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NatWest signs five-year Accenture and AWS deal to overhaul data and AI systems

NatWest signed a five-year agreement with Accenture and AWS on 23 July 2025 to merge its data, analytics and AI systems onto one bank-wide platform, deepening the bank's reliance on Accenture's consulting and Amazon's cloud.

Verified AI-drafted Accenture press release, 23 July 2025

What it does not test. It does not disclose the contract's value or whether any of NatWest's data moves onto EU or UK sovereign cloud terms.

How this item counts. This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the European Sovereignty Index.

How this item was made. Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above and published under the editor’s responsibility without a person reading it first. How the record is made

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