Inviqa Acquires Software Consultancy Byng to Expand Digital Innovation Services

LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Inviqa, a leading web and software development company, today acquired
software consultancy Byng to grow its digital innovation practice and
expand its suite of customer engagement services.

Byng – whose client portfolio includes BT, Virgin Atlantic, Allianz and
Telefonica – brings to Inviqa its expertise in mobile app development,
Dev Ops, micro-services, Scala and machine learning – enabling Inviqa to
expand its digital services for leading brands, publishers, and
retailers, such as Missguided, Virgin, BBC, and Victoria Beckham.

Inviqa CEO Yair Spitzer, said: ‘Today’s acquisition is a significant
expansion to our thriving digital innovation practice and builds upon
the broad portfolio of bespoke solutions we can provide organisations
looking to transform their digital capability and offerings.

‘In today’s fast-paced digital era, swift and agile technology has never
been more important in enabling brands to keep pace with changes in
customer behaviour in order to meet their business goals. Byng’s
expertise complements Inviqa’s experience in ecommerce, content
management, and digital innovation, and will help ensure our clients
continue to reach their customers in new and innovative ways’.

He added: ‘In the last nine years, Inviqa has grown both organically and
through mergers and acquisition. This year we unified with our sister
agencies Session Digital and iKOS to forge a new, multi-discipline breed
of technology partner and we are delighted to welcome Byng into the fold
to enhance our digital innovation offering’.

Byng CEO and founder Ollie Maitland joins Inviqa today as the company’s
Digital Innovation Practice Manager. In his new role, Ollie will be
focused on further expanding the growing digital innovation practice.

Ollie said: ‘We are delighted to join Inviqa – a digital leader that
prides itself on putting its customers’ business goals first. The
acquisition brings to Inviqa new digital skillsets and expertise, a
broad network of consultancies and agencies, and new business
opportunities. Together we’re excited to help our clients tackle
technology challenges and deliver world-class digital products and
services’.

ENDS

About Inviqa

Inviqa is a technology partner that puts business first. A specialist in
content management systems and ecommerce, Inviqa helps pioneering brands
and organisations to engage, convert and retain their customers through
digital innovation.

Inviqa has offices across the UK and Europe and employs more than 200
professionals, including software engineers, consultants, business
analysts, project managers, and UX specialists – an award-winning
combination that enables Inviqa to support some of the largest
organisations worldwide including Virgin, Graze.com, Total Gas & Power,
and Heidelberg. Visit inviqa.com
for more information.

About Byng:

Byng is a software consultancy and a specialist in mobile app
development, Dev Ops, micro-services, Scala and machine learning. We
create online services and automate business models for start-ups and
enterprise businesses such as BT, Virgin Atlantic, The-Pool.com,
Allianz, and Telefonica – across industries including financial
services, fintech, insurance and logistics. For more information visit www.byng.com

Contacts

For further terms of the deal please contact
Inviqa
Isobel
Pearce, Tel: 020 3179 9555
marketing@inviqa.com