PwC | Global news | Technology

An overview of PwC global news:

United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Climate tech investment tumbles 40% over 2023 Climate technology has been one of the major casualties of the last year’s M&A slowdown, with the volume and value of related deals sinking to their lowest rates in over five years.
24 October 2023
India

Asia | India

PwC agrees India-focused alliance with Zoho and O9 Solutions Global consulting firm PwC has in recent weeks struck alliances with two technology vendors, beefing up its digital capabilities in customer experience, employee experience, and supply chain.
13 July 2023
India

Asia | India

Indian enterprises increasing their adoption of AI and ML The uptake of artificial intelligence and machine learning in India’s corporate landscape sector continues to grow, according to a new report.
30 June 2023
Australia

Oceania | Australia

Analysis: Over 40% of PwC Australia staff now work in tech Having built its brand as one of the world’s biggest accounting and advisory firms, PwC has evolved to such an extent in recent years that now more than two in every five of its Australian employees
11 April 2023
Middle East

Middle East | Regional

The consultancies shaping the agenda of tech event LEAP One of the world’s top technology events, LEAP, is back, and is promising to be even bigger and better than last year’s award-winning inaugural edition.
04 February 2023
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Consultancies join North West technology talent consortium As the North of England continues to rebuild its economy around technology and innovation, a group of large employers in the North West are collaborating to grow and diversify the region’s pool of di
30 September 2022
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Tech investment could be better targeted to cut emissions While investment from venture capital and private equity is pouring into the climate tech sector, a new report suggests that not enough of it is targeting the reduction of greenhouse gasses.
17 December 2021
Singapore

Asia | Singapore

Singapore tech startup scene poised for rebound after Covid-19 Funding has dried up for technology startups in Singapore since the start of this year, although PwC expects a resurgence in the near future as new opportunities emerge.
26 October 2020
India

Asia | India

PwC and ASG Technologies to deliver data governance solutions PwC and global tech solutions firm ASG Technologies are set to help clients across India with managing their data and ensuring that it complies with governance frameworks.
14 July 2020
India

Asia | India

SEBI shortlists six consulting firms for IT and risk overhaul Seeking consulting support to develop a robust IT and risk management infrastructure, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is now choosing between EY, KPMG, PwC, RSM Astute Consulting, B
08 July 2020
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Meet UK's 80 female technology leaders of tomorrow Eighty professionals have been named a ‘Future Star of Tech’, of which around twenty work in the consulting industry.
01 June 2020
Australia

Oceania | Australia

Work from home culture an opportunity for IT services The current ‘work from home’ culture forced upon people due to the Covid-19 crisis will drive significant benefits for providers of IT services, according to PwC partner Mohammad Chowdhury.
09 April 2020
United Arab Emirates

Middle East | United Arab Emirates

PwC calls $4 billion boost to UAE through virtual/augmented reality Global professional services firm PwC has touted a potential $4 billion-plus boost to the UAE economy over the next decade through virtual and augmented reality technology.
16 January 2020
Australia

Oceania | Australia

PwC, Colorcon and TruTag develop smart pharma pills PwC Australia has partnered with Colorcon and TruTag to develop a novel solution that promotes supply chain transparency in the pharmaceutical sector.
12 January 2020
South Africa

Africa | South Africa

Financial services and TMT must collaborate to reach FinTech potential While the financial services sector is undergoing comprehensive disruption from financial technology (FinTech), new PwC analysis has revealed that FinTech has a considerable contribution to make in t
10 December 2019
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

AR and VR to add £1.4 trillion to economy by 2030 With Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality finally taking off as commercial technology following a decade of hype, the mediums could soon benefit the UK economy to the tune of £62.5 billion.
03 December 2019
Middle East

Middle East | Regional

PwC Middle East launches platform for digital risk management PwC Middle East has launched a new self-service online platform for companies to assess their exposure to digital risks.
23 October 2019
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Large and SME consulting firms on government's DOS4 framework The UK government has selected nearly 3,000 large, mid-sized and boutique consulting firms, digital agencies and technology providers for its Digital Outcomes and Specialists 4 framework (DOS4).
21 October 2019
South Africa

Africa | South Africa

Lack of digital skills is weighing down on financial services firms Despite a significant range of changes that financial services firms in South Africa are making to their operations, inertia in the talent development department appears to be hindering their progres
21 October 2019
Middle East

Middle East | Regional

PwC points to priorities for the future of tech-enabled tax functions PwC has examined the future tax function landscape in the Middle East, identifying six priority areas for regional businesses.
15 October 2019
South Africa

Africa | South Africa

Human-tech collaboration is crucial for the financial services sector The much anticipated interplay between technology and a human workforce in the near future is a particularly pertinent reality for the financial services sector, according to analysts at Big Four acc
10 October 2019
United States

North America | United States

Future of health finds biopharma firms at strategic crossroads With the future of healthcare accelerating toward a prevention and digital-centered future, biopharma firms are faced with the strategic choice of branching outward from the profitable drug-centric m
01 October 2019
South Africa

Africa | South Africa

South Africans are engaged in efforts to develop digital skills General emphasis on the need for South Africans to develop skills of the future appears to be having tangible effects, as PwC reports that as many as 90% of workers in South Africa are currently work
19 September 2019
South Africa

Africa | South Africa

South Africa could draw from developing markets to modernise payments Drawing on best practices from economically similar countries, PwC has identified that making individual transactions easier and cheaper is the key to modernising South Africa’s overall payments scen
30 August 2019
Africa

Africa | Regional

Businesses across Africa are prepared to invest in digitalisation Despite facing a number of additional barriers to economic transformation, private business leaders in Africa appear to be more open to digital transformation than leaders in Europe, according to new
26 August 2019
Asia

Asia | Regional

Synpulse and PwC fintech leader take honours at Asian Private Banker awards Synpulse has again taken the crown as Best Integration Advisor at the Asian Private Banker Technology Awards for 2018 – the fourth year running for the financial sector consultancy.
24 April 2019
South Africa

Africa | South Africa

Smartphones are the device of choice for ecommerce in South Africa As the online retail market continues to expand in South Africa, customers are reporting that smartphones are their devices of choice when shopping online, more so that PCs and tablets.
08 April 2019
Nigeria

Africa | Nigeria

Technology is essential to simplifying the tax compliance process in Nigeria Despite increasing pressure on public coffers and the expanding need for tax collection, inefficiency and a lack of user-friendly mechanisms are posing a major barrier to paying taxes in Nigeria, acc
03 April 2019
Singapore

Asia | Singapore

PwC and EY fintech leaders to speak at Money20/20 event in Singapore The respective Asia fintech leaders of Big Four professional services firms PwC and EY will appear among the featured speakers for next week’s Money20/20 event in Singapore.
12 March 2019
Singapore

Asia | Singapore

Leading global consultants grace the stage for Singapore Fintech Festival
14 November 2018
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

PwC partners with UK Black Tech to bolster diversity in technology In order to encourage greater diversity in the technology sector, PwC and UKBlackTech have joined forces to host Tech Insight and networking events across the UK.
08 November 2018
Vietnam

Asia | Vietnam

Vietnamese companies flag significant Industry 4.0 investments PwC has taken the pulse of the Vietnamese workforce to gauge perceptions on the coming impact of Industry 4.
31 October 2018

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