KPMG identifies Google as competitor
KPMG has revealed that future threats from companies like Google were a key reason for its £40m investment into accounting services for small and start-up businesses.
When asked about its reasons for creating the cloud-based service, Iain Moffatt, head of Enterprise at KPMG, said it was partly a response to the prospect of large tech companies entering the accountancy market and using “big data” to steal market share from incumbent firms, including the Big Four.
“When we talked about
“Today, our profession is all about data. The more data you have, the more powerful you are. With big data you can create more-effective KPIs, better benchmarking, and more accurate insights. That’s the secret. That’s what the future holds.”
Moffat argued that the market in which KPMG operates is changing fundamentally as start-ups become less interested in established brands, and more focused on the quality of data supplied by their services organisations:
“Fundamentally
If you’re a new company, are you bothered about whether you deal with KPMG, Google, ABC, or XYZ? No, you care about what that company can do for you.”
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