Banco Santander has chosen Accenture to support the bank’s global operations in a two year deal worth 100m Euros.

In the first phase of the operation, Accenture will provide systems integration services to support Santander’s acquisition of Banco Real in Brazil; Royal Bank of Scotland’s European consumer finance unit; and the integration of Abbey National and Alliance & Leicester (A&L) into Santander Group in the United Kingdom. As part of its engagement in the United Kingdom, Accenture is also overseeing change management.

Mr. José Mª Fuster, general technology and operations manager of Grupo Santander, commented, “Thanks to this agreement, we can significantly strengthen our execution capabilities to continue implementing our strategic systems vision, which has made us the most efficient global bank in the world.”