The deal will see Emtech’s CBDC solutions and its regulatory and compliance sandboxes integrated into Accenture’s offerings.
Information and financial technology services company Accenture has invested in fintech startup Emtech, which provides software-as-a-service to central banks and fintech companies. Accenture plans to integrate Emtech products into its core banking services.
Emtech was founded in 2019 by former IBM Blockchain executive Carmelle Cadet. It counts seven central banks — those of Ghana, Nigeria, the Republic of Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, The Gambia and the Bahamas — among its clients. It also created a central bank digital currency (CBDC) proof-of-concept for the Bank of the Republic of Haiti.
In addition to the infrastructure for CBDC, Emtech offers a regulatory sandbox feature and is developing a compliance feature for financial service providers. Emtech states that it has over 200 fintech clients. Cadet said in a statement:
