Explore how our teams across KPMG’s Consulting practice have partnered with leading TMT organisations to solve complex business challenges, strengthen governance and risk management capabilities, navigate regulatory change and deliver transformational outcomes.
These client success stories showcase the breadth of consulting engagements delivered across the sector, highlighting how we work alongside clients to drive innovation, build resilience and create value.
How a global technology company secured its path to continued growth across the EEA
Designing and mobilising a regulated Irish entity to support long-term compliance, operational resilience and future expansion.
The client’s existing EEA payments model relied on regulatory exemptions that were expected to come under increasing regulatory scrutiny. As regulatory expectations evolved, the client needed to reassess its operating model and establish a sustainable framework to support ongoing digital payments activity across the EEA.
To support future growth and compliance with payments regulations, the client sought to establish a regulated Irish entity and obtain the necessary regulatory authorisation. This required the design of a new target operating model, supporting governance structures and regulatory documentation across multiple business functions.
KPMG supported the assessment and design of the regulated business model, target operating model and regulatory licencing strategy. We provided regulatory and transformation expertise across governance, risk and compliance, financial crime, finance, technology, data, security and customer servicing workstreams.
Working closely with client stakeholders, we supported the development and enhancement of licence application policies, frameworks, governance artefacts and end-to-end process documentation. Our multidisciplinary approach helped translate regulatory requirements into practical operating capabilities required to establish and mobilise the new regulated entity.
Leading global technology company enhances governance and regulatory readiness
KPMG supported a leading global technology company to enhance privacy, AI governance, third-party oversight and regulatory readiness frameworks, strengthening accountability and governance across key compliance functions.
The client required support across multiple privacy, governance and regulatory workstreams as regulatory expectations and internal oversight requirements continued to evolve.
Existing governance arrangements required greater clarity around roles, responsibilities and decision-making across data protection, AI governance and risk review activities.
The client sought to strengthen regulatory readiness, third-party oversight and data lifecycle management processes to support effective governance at scale.
Developed governance documentation, operating models and supporting guidance to strengthen data protection decision-making, risk review processes and regulatory readiness activities.
Conducted current-state assessments across AI governance, third-party oversight and data lifecycle management, facilitating stakeholder engagement and identifying opportunities for enhanced governance and control.
Supported the design of reporting, escalation and oversight mechanisms, including AI governance reporting, regulatory readiness partnership structures and third-party management controls.
Navigating complex global finance integration following a major acquisition
Supporting a global technology organisation in assessing and managing finance, controllership, audit and statutory compliance considerations across multiple jurisdictions.
The client was undertaking a major, large scale acquisition and needed to assess and manage the accounting, statutory compliance, audit, and controllership implications of integrating a global portfolio of legal entities across multiple jurisdictions.
KPMG was engaged pre-close to assess the international finance, compliance, and controllership impacts of the transaction and later supported the post-close integration programme. Embedded within the International Controllership team, we evaluated key integration activities across legal entity governance, intercompany structures, employee onboarding, supplier-to-pay processes, and purchase price allocation.
We developed detailed entity assessments and served as a central coordination point between the integration programme and regional controllers, ensuring timely visibility of risks, obligations, and critical decisions. We also authored a Megadeal Integration Playbook, outlining the key finance, controllership, and compliance requirements for future acquisitions.
Enabling a leading online platform to demonstrate DSA compliance with confidence
Acting as independent auditor for a Very Large Online Platform (VLOP) under the Digital Services Act (DSA) for three years, and providing assurance over all applicable DSA obligations, regulatory reporting and the Code of Conduct on Disinformation (CoCD).
As a VLOP, this client must obtain independent assurance over compliance with applicable DSA obligations, including the statutory audit requirement in Article 37.
The scope spans complex, cross-functional requirements, including protection of minors (Article 28), systemic risk assessment and mitigation (Articles 34 and 35), and regulatory reporting.
A second major workstream covers the VLOP’s commitments under the Code of Conduct on Disinformation.
For three consecutive years, KPMG has provided independent DSA assurance across all applicable articles and reporting requirements.
Our work combines extensive stakeholder interviews and process walk-throughs with review of key controls, substantive testing and data analysis.
We apply the same rigorous, evidence-led approach to the CoCD audit, with scope and testing grounded in the Code.
Streamlining complex payroll and VAT processes at global scale
Supporting a global technology organisation with payroll and VAT process optimisation, reconciliation automation, controls enhancement and operating model improvements.
The client operated complex payroll and VAT processes across multiple entities, regions and general ledger structures. Manual reconciliations, journal entries and adjustment activities created operational effort and increased complexity across finance processes.
The client sought opportunities to standardise processes, reduce manual intervention and strengthen controls to support scalable operations.
KPMG supported a range of payroll and VAT transformation initiatives focused on reconciliation optimisation, process automation and operational standardisation.
KPMG worked across finance, payroll, tax, accounting and engineering stakeholders to identify process improvements, automate key activities, enhance reconciliation frameworks and embed governance and control measures.
Supporting long-term DSA compliance through robust governance and controls
Supporting a leading global online platform to assess DSA compliance maturity, strengthen its risk and control framework and establish a repeatable approach to audit readiness.
A major online platform needed to strengthen its readiness for future DSA audits.
The client sought to assess the maturity of existing compliance processes, identify gaps in documentation and controls, and establish a structured controls-based approach to demonstrate compliance and auditability.
Delivery required coordination across business functions responsible for evidence, governance, reporting and control execution.
Phase 1: Quick-scan: assessed key DSA obligations, identified priority gaps and established the foundations of a risk and control framework.
Phase 2: Fit-gap assessment: evaluated selected obligations in detail, including the design and operational maturity of compliance processes, controls and governance arrangements.
The outputs informed a practical, risk-based roadmap for remediation and future audit preparation.
