Wells Fargo announces Digital Infrastructure Strategic Partnerships With Microsoft and Google Cloud

The American multinational financial services Wells Fargo announces Digital Infrastructure Strategic Partnerships With Microsoft and Google Cloud.

The strategy includes clubbing multi-cloud approach with third-party data centres to drive technological speed, agility, and scalability for its customers and employees.

Wells Fargo’s Central to the digital infrastructure strategy is selection of two industry leaders as its public cloud providers: Microsoft Azure as its primary public cloud provider and Google Cloud providing additional business-critical public cloud services.

The company will leverage the Microsoft Azure platform to empower the creation of innovative solutions across all bank functions and provide a trusted and secure foundation for strategic business workloads.

The two companies will partner to use analytics services and critical data to improve Wells Fargo’s digital transformation, including delivering enhanced customer experiences and enabling increased employee collaboration.

Google Cloud will drive complex artificial intelligence, advanced workloads and data solutions which will allow the company to move faster on driving personalised experiences

Wells Fargo’s head of Technology, Saul Van Beurden, said:

“Launching our new digital infrastructure strategy is a critical step in our multiyear journey to transform Wells Fargo, making it easier for customers to do business with us and creating a better working experience for our employees,”

“The Wells Fargo of tomorrow will be digital-first and offer easier-to-use products and services, and all of that starts with driving speed, scalability, and enhanced user experience through the next generation digital infrastructure strategy we’re announcing today.”

The president of Google Cloud, Rob Enslin, said:

“We’re proud to support Wells Fargo on its multi-cloud journey, with artificial intelligence and data solutions that will not only transform the business but also power the future of personalized experiences for its customers and clients,”

“Google Cloud is committed to providing financial institutions with cloud technology that empowers banks to evolve, and to create digital experiences that customers demand.”