Software Mind and Alma Team Up to Bring Digital Transformations to Pension Funds and Insurance Companies

Software Mind, a trusted software development partner for organizations around the globe, and Alma, the Swiss-based consultancy firm, have just formalized a partnership that will enable experts from both companies to design and deliver innovative solutions for companies operating in life, health and pension sectors.

The combination of Alma’s expertise guiding organizations through digital transformation strategies and Software Mind’s technical skills with leading technologies, including AI, cloud computing, embedded software and data science, means that Swiss companies in the insurance industry will find the support they need to pursue digital transformation strategies that take into account all aspect of their operations, from products and processes to technologies and culture.

This partnership will enable both companies to bring their specialized offers to a wider audience and share their experiences and expertise, especially with digital transformations, cloud migrations and integrations with third party APIs. Alma will be responsible for giving advice as regards business strategies, practical use cases and compliance, while also providing business requirement analysis and domain knowledge consultancy services. Software Mind will manage technical requirements, which includes building cross-functional teams to carry out software development, monitoring post-release success and managing any future upgrades.

Alma, founded in 2017, provides consultancy services to companies who are looking to accelerate their digital transformations and bring their business to the next level through evolutive solutions. By understanding business goals, defining targets, prototyping solutions and implementing them, Alma’s experts truly deliver change that inspires.

Software Mind, founded in 1999, provides companies with fully autonomous development teams who manage software life cycles from ideation to release and beyond. Top-notch engineering teams combine high levels of ownership with domain expertise and leading technologies, including cloud, AI, data science and embedded software.

Close collaboration between Software Mind and Alma brings real-world benefits. According to Jacek Szmatka, Head of Digital Transformations and Software Consulting at Software Mind, “We’re excited to help Swiss-based companies with software services and deliver tailor-made solutions that reflect current needs and anticipate changing goals. Switzerland is a thriving market for insurance companies, who expect world-class services, superb quality and fast results that we can provide. Alma is an experienced leader who will be the perfect partner, given their extensive market knowledge, and we know that together, our companies will have many opportunities to support digital transformations.”

Markus Kreienbühl, Co-owner of Alma, says, “Alma has built a trusted reputation for providing comprehensive consultancy services that are tailored to clients’ business needs, growth strategies and changing market forces. We are known for delivery high-quality results, which makes partnering with Software Mind a natural fit. Our team is looking forward to working with a technology partner that shares our mission of achieving cost-effective, evolutive digital transformations for pension funds and insurance companies throughout Switzerland, and beyond.”

Alma’s experience and insights, combined with Software Mind’s talented engineering teams, mean that insurance companies in need of digital transformation support can easily access the expertise and resources they need to implement new technologies, speed up time to market and get ahead of the competition.