Capgemini has established a dedicated generative AI practice to rapidly scale its capability, solutioning and delivery, as well as a Generative AI Lab that follows the evolution of the technology and researches the most relevant use cases and collaborations with businesses. The Group has also announced new partnerships in the generative AI value chain, including with Google Cloud and Microsoft. Capgemini aims to train a large part of its workforce on generative AI, embedding AI training as a key requirement into all of our development and training curricula.
Capgemini already boasts global silicon engineering capabilities that rank among the world’s largest and now these have been extended thanks to our acquisition of HDL Design House, a leading independent provider of silicon design and verification services in Europe. The deal also reinforces silicon services as a key enabler of the intelligent industry revolution where the Group is a leader. With headquarters in Belgrade, HDL Design House comprises approximately 300 highly skilled engineers delivering advanced custom chip designs for multiple industries.
Capgemini signed an agreement to acquire the Financial Crime Compliance (FCC) division of Exiger, a global market leading practice. This acquisition will strengthen the Group’s offerings in financial crime, risk management and regulatory compliance services. Founded in 2013, the FCC division of Exiger comprises a team of experts located in North America, EMEA and APAC, who specialize in advisory, analytics and managed services relating to antimoney laundering, Know Your Customer (KYC), antibribery and corruption, suspicious activity monitoring, sanctions, transaction monitoring and fraud. Its client roster is highly complementary and includes major players in banking, capital markets and fintech.
Capgemini is strengthening its position as a sustainable partner and helping push the boundaries of aerial mobility by working with French aeronautical company Euro Airship on the design, manufacturing and assembly of the Solar Airship One. The solarpowered airship is scheduled to take off in 2026 for a nonstop fossil fuelfree flight around the equator in the world’s first demonstration of a completely new lowcarbon mobility solution. Operating at an altitude of approximately 20,000 feet (6,000 meters), this cuttingedge aircraft is powered by a combination of a covering of solar film, batteries, and hydrogen fuel cells to generate power both day and night, theoretically enabling it to fly indefinitely.