Deutsche Bank to Sign Multi-Year Contract with Google
- Date: 09-Jul-2020
- Source: Al Bawaba
- Sector:Financial Services
- Country:Bahrain
Deutsche Bank to Sign Multi-Year Contract with Google
Published July 8th, 2020 - 11:30 GMT
Highlights
Earlier this year, Deutsche invited bids from Google, Microsoft, and Amazon to overhaul the bank's outdated and fragmented technology networks, according to Reuters.
Deutsche Bank said on Tuesday it has agreed a strategic, multi-year partnership with Google to give the German lender access to cloud services and drive innovation in technology-based financial products for clients.
Earlier this year, Deutsche invited bids from Google, Microsoft, and Amazon to overhaul the bank's outdated and fragmented technology networks, according to Reuters.
The deal is part of a 13 billion euro ($14.70 billion) technology investment Deutsche has planned up to 2022 as it restructures to recover from years of losses.
Google and Deutsche have now signed a letter of intent and plan to sign a multi-year contract within the next few months, the bank said.
A source familiar with the matter said that Deutsche Bank expects the partnership to generate more than 1 billion euros ($1.13 billion) in accumulated earnings before income and tax over the next ten years.
"The partnership with Google Cloud will be an important driver of our strategic transformation,“ said Deutsche Bank Chief Executive Christian Sewing.
"It demonstrates our determination to