KPMG | Global news | Innovation

An overview of KPMG global news on Innovation:

Saudi Arabia

Middle East | Saudi Arabia

Samer Abdallah (KPMG) on government innovation in Saudi Arabia In a new report, KPMG explores the state of government-led innovation in Saudi Arabia, finding that the government is investing significantly not only to remain at the forefront of its own innovation
23 May 2023
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

UK consumers still wary of socialising via metaverse The metaverse may take longer than five years to become mainstream, according to 28% of UK consumers.
16 May 2023
Australia

Oceania | Australia

KPMG launches search for Australia’s top tech innovators Australian tech entrepreneurs are being invited to apply for KPMG’s latest Tech Innovator competition, with the local pitch winner set to go up against innovators from 25+ other countries in the glob
15 May 2023
Australia

Oceania | Australia

KPMG expands start-up challenge to Papua New Guinea and Fiji Now into its second year, KPMG’s Nature Positive Challenge has an increased prize-pool and expanded geography, with Papua New Guinea and Fijian environmental start-ups now eligible to participate.
11 April 2023
Australia

Oceania | Australia

KPMG and Stone & Chalk accelerator opens for space sector startups Applications are now open for the second round of the Future Technology Program, a joint KPMG and Stone & Chalk accelerator for local start-ups – with this year’s focus centred on the space sector.
20 March 2023
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

KPMG jumps into metaverse with new collaboration hub As the consulting industry continues to scramble for virtual land, KPMG has become the latest big firm to enter the metaverse.
08 July 2022
Australia

Oceania | Australia

10 predictions on the future of extended reality and metaverse Extended reality and the metaverse will revolutionise work and life as we know it, according to a number of experts surveyed by KPMG, with many of the shifts to occur before the decade is out.
07 April 2022
Europe

Europe | Regional

Investments in fintech start-ups and scale-ups return to $200+ billion Investments in fintechs have risen sharply over the past year despite the ongoing corona pandemic.
16 February 2022
Saudi Arabia

Middle East | Saudi Arabia

Investments in Bahraini, Saudi and UAE fintech scene picking up Global professional services firm KPMG has released its mid-year analysis of the deals landscape in the fintech scene. A round-up of the report’s findings for three key Middle East markets.
06 September 2021
Bahrain

Middle East | Bahrain

Harish Gopinath on KPMG’s Tech Innovator competition in Bahrain KPMG has kicked off the 2021 edition of its global Tech Innovator competition, with Bahrain alongside the UAE and Saudi Arabia the MENA countries among the sixteen KPMG member firms hosting the conte
22 July 2021
Saudi Arabia

Middle East | Saudi Arabia

Rapidly evolving technologies demand digital leadership With digital transformation becoming more complex than ever, digital leadership at all levels and functions is required for success – Mazhar Hussain, KPMG Saudi Arabia’s Head of Digital Science and I
13 July 2021
Middle East

Middle East | Regional

KPMG financial services experts on the Middle East's fintech scene Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, funds pumped into FinTech companies globally topped $100 billion for only the third time in history, demonstrating the sector’s growing importance within the wider fina
14 April 2021
Singapore

Asia | Singapore

Singapore considered top alternative tech hub to Silicon Valley Singapore has taken top spot as a potential world-leading technology hub according to KPMG’s latest survey of industry insiders, with seven out of the top ten locales situated in Asia.
20 March 2020
Australia

Oceania | Australia

Investments in Australian start-ups balloons to record level Australia’s venture capital scene has yet again booked a record breaking year, with total spending on promising start-ups breaching the $2 billion barrier for the first time.
23 February 2020
Middle East

Middle East | Regional

GCC states missing from annual Deloitte and KPMG tech lists The Big Four professional services firms Deloitte and KPMG have released their annual tech and fintech benchmarks – with firms from the GCC failing to make an impact.
20 November 2019
Singapore

Asia | Singapore

Consultancies to showcase innovation labs across Singapore As part of the Singapore Fintech Festival, the coming two days will see a large number of enterprises across the city open the doors to their innovation labs.
14 November 2019
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

KPMG launches innovation scale-up with Axillium partnership As clients look to tap greater levels of government support for their research and development efforts, KPMG has forged a new partnership with research and innovation agency Axillium.
12 November 2019
Romania

Europe | Romania

KPMG eyes tech startups in Romania with accelerator contest In a bid to add innovative technology expertise to its footprint, KPMG Romania is organising a tech startup competition.
19 September 2019
United States

North America | United States

KPMG launches new innovation and technology center in Chicago Accounting and consulting firm KPMG has opened its seventh (and largest) US Ignition Center in Chicago.
14 May 2019
United States

North America | United States

Majority of tech leaders expect Silicon Valley to be eclipsed in next four years Of 740 leaders surveyed in in KPMG’s seventh annual Global Technology Industry Innovation Survey, 58% said Silicon Valley won’t be the tech innovation center of the world in four years.
12 March 2019
Europe

Europe | Regional

Investors pumping more funds into a smaller number of startups The sums of money flowing from venture investors into startups has reached its highest point in history. Last year, a staggering $255 billion was pumped into startups.
12 February 2019
Australia

Oceania | Australia

The top six strategic priorities of Australia's leaders in 2019 Big Four firm KPMG recently polled over 220 of Australia’s C-suite leaders in the private and public sector to identify the top issues facing businesses in the nation.
13 December 2018
Middle East

Middle East | Regional

Four firms from the Middle East make KPMG's top 100 fintech list Firms from four Middle Eastern nations have made this year’s KMPG Fintech 100 list, with Bahrain, the UAE, Jordan and Israel represented among the world’s top established and emerging financial techn
21 November 2018
China

Asia | China

Chinese firms continue to dominate KPMG global leading fintechs list KPMG has revealed its 2018 list of the world’s leading fintech pioneers, with Chinese companies continuing to dominate – taking three of the top five spots.
02 November 2018
Netherlands

Europe | Netherlands

KPMG buys stake in a startup it lauded as a top 50 FinTech globally Accounting and consulting firm KPMG has taken a minority stake AdviceRobo, FinTech startup which its acquirer last year lauded as one of the globe’s 50 most promising FinTechs.
19 September 2018
United Arab Emirates

Middle East | United Arab Emirates

KPMG and ADGM fintech innovation challenge finalists to showcase in a fortnight The second edition of the FinTech Abu Dhabi Innovation Challenge hosted by KPMG and the Abu Dhabi Global Market will reach its culmination in under a fortnight, with start-up contenders this year pai
04 September 2018
Canada

North America | Canada

Canadian fintech deal volume up in H1 2018, but deal value down Venture capital and mergers and acquisitions deals in Canada’s fintech industry reached a value of $263 million in the first half of 2018, down from the $510 million recorded in the second half of 20
09 August 2018
Australia

Oceania | Australia

Venture capital in Australia reaches $630 million, early stage start-ups losing steam Investments by venture capitalists hit US$630 million in Australia over the 2017/18 financial year according to Big Four professional services firm KPMG.
08 August 2018
Australia

Oceania | Australia

Innovation consultancy UDKU acquired by KPMG Australia KPMG has snapped up the Sydney based innovation and consulting agency UDKU or U Don’t Know Us for an undisclosed sum. The consultancy is aptly named as it helps its clients embrace the unknown.
31 July 2018
Singapore

Asia | Singapore

JLL responds to real estate disruption with 'proptech' accelerator in Singapore As the real estate industry faces significant disruption in the coming years, the global real estate consultancy JLL has teamed up with property group Lendlease to launch Singapore’s first ‘proptech’
28 June 2018
United States

North America | United States

KPMG and Google join forces to bring Industry 4.0 solutions to clients Big Four professional services firm KPMG has teamed up with Google to provide digital solutions powered by the the tech giant’s Cloud Platform.
06 June 2018
United States

North America | United States

US edges China as global hotspot for disruptive innovation Global tech leaders believe disruptive innovation is most likely to come from the US, a new study has found, but China is catching up quick on its rival technology superpower.
25 May 2018

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