Experience in Financial Services

A new wave of digital technology has become a great enabler for supporting strategies to be more competitive in a sector that demands rising to the challenge of client, regulator and legislative demands and where margins are constantly under threat.

Ergo has been providing IT Services to leading players in Banking, Insurance, Aircraft Leasing, Asset Management and Investment Funds for over 30 years. Knowing what technology to deploy where – and when – is why we end up in long-term partnerships.

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Years in Financial Services
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Serving Leading Financial Institutions
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Of top 25 Financial Services Clients with us for 4+ years

Financial Services Propositions

Our proactive approach uses automation and process transformation to ensure error-free alignment with a fast-changing regulatory roadmap overseen by ESAs (European Supervisory Authorities). Our experts will devise and maintain well-documented ICT risk management frameworks with advanced reporting capabilities to help stay compliant.

We devise strategies, policies, protocols and have layered security tools and solutions to effectively protect financial services companies against increasingly sophisticated cyber threats and fraud. Our Data Protection & Governance service addresses some of the biggest threats to an organization’s security and reputation, backed up Managed Detection & Response that provide 24/7 intelligent security scanning with proactive incident tracking and post-breach resolution.

Market demands drive Ergo’s focus on cost optimization and operational efficiency. We integrate diverse infrastructure environments, including public and private clouds and legacy data centers, connecting them with versatile virtualized networks to enhance support for multi-site environments.

Pandemic lockdowns led financial services companies to adopt hybrid workplaces, an ongoing initiative. Our digital transformation experts create tailored environments, balancing employee work/life preferences without compromising productivity and security.

Ergo has a proven method for aiding financial services companies in M&A. We streamline and expedite the integration of IT systems, applications, and architecture between the acquirer and the acquired. Leveraging our digital transformation expertise, we guide the enlarged company towards increased profitability and future growth post-M&A.

We empower data-driven strategies through open APIs and advanced business intelligence in the cloud. Our secure and scalable cloud-native BI platform, along with best practice governance, ensures high-quality data for insightful analysis. We create customizable rules engines to query vital databases for financial services companies.

With the rise of competition from newcomers like challenger banks, financial services companies must innovate swiftly for revenue. We specialize in cloud-native development, employing portable reference architectures and DevOps principles. Our efficient processes enable fast, compliant, and innovative product delivery.

Ergo, a pioneer in Managed Services in Ireland, remains at the forefront, managing the IT estate for FS companies and allowing them to focus on core business. For companies retaining core functions in-house but facing skills gaps, our IT resourcing division provides skilled talent for project work, enabling the adoption of new technologies.

In partnership with Ergo, we had prepared for a secure remote working scenario which has proven vital given the restrictions COVID-19 has imparted on us. This allowed Octium to continue servicing its European clients and operate within strict risk requirements in a highly regulated environment. We see Ergo as a strategic long-term partner to our business.

Eamon Slevin

Chief Operating Officer, Octium