18 november, 2021. – Softtek, the global company dedicated to helping organisations evolve through digital technology, and BOTECH, specialists in cybersecurity, cyberintelligence and anti-fraud, have signed an agreement to collaborate commercially and enhance business development within the industrial, financial and retail sectors. The scope of the agreement combines Softtek’s more than 4 decades of experience and worldwide sales network with BOTECH’s expertise in offering cybersecurity fraud prevention, detection and management services.
Softtek, which has close to 15,000 professionals globally, 3,000 of them in Europe, develops digital capabilities seamlessly and constantly, from ideation and construction to execution and its evolution to ensure the business continuity and core operations of its clients. This partnership is a perfect match, combining the former’s capabilities with BOTECH’s extensive knowledge and experience in analytics, fraud management and its broad service offering to prevent and minimise customer risk.
Cybercrime is a growing and ever-changing phenomenon with increasingly sophisticated attacks. According to data from the National Institute for Cybersecurity, there was an alarming increase in cyber attacks during the pandemic, with attacks not only targeting individuals, but also administrations and critical health and energy infrastructures. This is a reflection of the current issues and the great importance of cyber security in all sectors.
Through this agreement, Softtek adds BOTECH’s solutions to its portfolio and strengthens its range of services focused on fraud prevention. The agreement will be deployed globally by combining BOTECH’s operations in Latin America, the United States and Spain with Softtek’s operations in more than 20 countries.
"The acceleration of digital transformation and the need to improve digital resilience has increased the relevance of digital security and risk mitigation,”, said Carlos Funes, Managing Director for the banking and financial services sector at Softtek. “he close collaboration with BOTECH allows us to offer our clients an even broader and more robust range of cybersecurity solutions”.
Miguel Angel Rojo, CEO of BOTECH, said: “The agreement with Softtek is a great opportunity for BOTECH that will allow us to reach many more clients and geographic areas, where we now have a point presence and have launched an ambitious expansion process based on our offices in Mexico City and Miami”.
Softtek is a global digital solutions provider with nearly four decades of history. Recognised as the creator and pioneer of the Nearshore global delivery model, which enables the implementation of high-performance, large-scale agile models on a global scale. It has 19 delivery centres in the Americas, Europe and Asia. Its Cognitive Automation platform, FRIDA, was recently recognised as a Major Contender by Everest Group.
Karen Liedl
