GlobalLogic joins The Platforms Association as an Associate Member

The Platforms Association, the trade body representing the UK’s investment platform sector, today announced that GlobalLogic, a Hitachi group company and a leader in digital engineering, has joined as an Associate Member, bringing AI and technology expertise to support the industry’s digital transformation.

GlobalLogic’s membership comes at a pivotal moment as investment platforms increasingly explore AI applications within financial planning, bridging the UK’s advice gap and creating new market opportunities for retail investors. GlobalLogic will support The Platforms Association’s ongoing work as part of its AI & Data Workstream and future tech hub. 

Their membership reinforces The Platforms Association’s commitment to collaborative industry standards development, with the association now representing more than £1.4 trillion in Assets under Administration within its foundational year. 

Keith Phillips, CEO of The Platforms Association, said: “We’re delighted to welcome GlobalLogic to The Platforms Association.  Our recent industry benchmarking report highlighted the that the industry is proactively embracing transformation rather than simply reacting to challenges. Facilitating AI and its integration into the platforms industry will continue to be a focus of the association. ”  

Vivek Daga, Managing Director for UK, Ireland and Emerging Markets at GlobalLogic, said: “As the industry scales AI adoption, building a robust data foundation and integrating ethical standards and responsible frameworks into investment platforms requires strong collaboration and purposeful execution. GlobalLogic’s mission is to build digital products, platforms and services designed for desirability, curated for intelligence and engineered for excellence.  We continue to invest in and scale a powerful set of composable, GenAI-powered capabilities under our Velocity.AI framework, for acceleration of engineering, modernisation and innovation. We are delighted to join the Platforms Association and collaborate with members to make a positive contribution to the future of UK investment platforms.”