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Piraeus and Accenture Team Up to Launch ΑΙ Hub in the Greek Banking Sector Powered by Anthropic
ATHENS, Greece, April 20, 2026--Piraeus (ATHEX: TPEIR) and Accenture (NYSE: ACN) announced a significant expansion of their long-standing collaboration with the launch of a dedicated AI Hub – supported by Anthropic – designed to accelerate Piraeus’ enterprise-wide AI transformation and set a benchmark for AI-driven banking in Greece.
About this update from Piraeus Bank S.a.
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