Bankon Management Consulting

What Bankon Management Consulting does

Bankon Management Consulting GmbH & Co. KG is a privately held, employee-owned management consulting boutique headquartered in Aschheim near Munich, Germany, founded in 2004 by Michael Rother. The firm serves leading financial service providers in the DACH region, including banks, Sparkassen, Landesbanken, Genossenschaftsbanken, and private banks, as well as their core IT providers. Publicly listed customer logos include Atruvia, LBBW, Deka Bank, BayernLB, Commerzbank, sbroker, NordLB, DWPbank, Helaba, S-Kreditpartner, DKB, LBS, SaarLB, Deutsche Postbank and Finanz Informatik.

The firm's service portfolio spans nine core areas: Strategy and Transformation, Management of Complex IT Projects, Process and Cost Optimization, Merger/Outsourcing Management, IT Architecture and Digital Transformation, Regulation/Compliance/Sustainability, Customer Management and Sales, Total Bank Control, and OSPlus Solutions. Core technical assets include the proprietary 'bankon-Masterplan' methodology (refined over approximately 20 years and applied in approximately 50 projects, including those exceeding EUR 100M in budget or 100,000 person-days) and a self-developed OSPlus Process Measurement Tool that automates KPI collection for the Sparkassen core banking system. The firm holds ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification.

Revenue is generated through project-based professional services engagements priced to client requirements. Delivery is direct, via on-site and remote consulting teams, supported by thought leadership (website content, LinkedIn, XING) and webinars with technology partners such as CPB. Headcount is stated in the 11-50 range, with a stated average of 25 years of banking experience across consultants and an owner-managed, employee-owned governance structure intended to preserve long-term independence.

Name

Bankon Management Consulting

Legal name

bankon Management Consulting GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://bankon.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Bankon Management Consulting is a Munich-based, employee-owned boutique consulting firm serving German banks, Sparkassen, Landesbanken and their IT providers across strategy, complex IT project management, process optimization, and regulatory compliance engagements.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Financial Services Management Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (541611)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Strategy & Corporate Development Consulting (BPAHACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Financial Management & Performance Improvement Consulting (BPAHACAF), Operations & Process Improvement Consulting (BPAHACAB)

Keywords

• Banking management consulting
• Core banking migration
• IT project management
• Regulatory compliance consulting
• Financial services advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

München

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Management Consulting Services: Professional consulting services delivered to financial institutions. Services are tailored specifically to customer needs and challenges. Work is performed in close collaboration with customer leadership teams. Revenue is generated through project-based consulting engagements.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Bankon Management Consulting is a boutique management consulting firm specializing in complex IT and banking-domain projects for financial service providers in the German-speaking market. It delivers nine service areas including strategy and transformation, complex IT project management, process and cost optimization, merger/outsourcing management, IT architecture and digital transformation, regulation and compliance, customer management, total bank control, and OSPlus solutions, supported by a proprietary 'bankon-Masterplan' methodology and an OSPlus process measurement tool.

Product overview

Bankon Management Consulting is a management consulting boutique serving financial services companies. The company offers a unified portfolio of consulting services organized around nine core service areas: Strategy & Transformation, Complex IT Project Management, Process & Cost Optimization, Merger/Outsourcing Management, IT Architecture & Digital Transformation, Regulation/Compliance/Sustainability, Customer Management & Sales, Total Bank Control, and OSPlus Solutions. Key differentiators include a proprietary 'bankon-Masterplan' methodology for project planning and control, and a purpose-built OSPlus process measurement tool. Services are delivered by practitioners with an average of 25 years of banking experience, targeting leading financial institutions in Germany and German-speaking regions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Strategie und Transformation (Strategy and Transformation) Strategic consulting for banks to develop and execute transformation strategies, leveraging consultants with decades of leadership experience in banking.
• Management von komplexen IT-Projekten (Complex IT Project Management) Project management and control for complex IT transformation projects, with over 50 successful core banking migrations and a claimed 100% project success rate.
• Prozess- und Kostenoptimierung (Process and Cost Optimization) Process efficiency and cost optimization consulting including IT service processes per ITIL standards, SIAM methodology, and a proprietary OSPlus process measurement tool.
• Fusionsmanagement, Auslagerung und Neugründung (Merger Management, Outsourcing and Carve-out) Merger management, outsourcing (BPO), and carve-out consulting covering all strategic, structural, process, technical, personnel, and regulatory aspects.
• IT-Architektur und digitale Transformation (IT Architecture and Digital Transformation) IT strategy development, architecture design, and digital transformation consulting including cloud computing, microservices, APIs, data architecture, and cybersecurity.
• Regulierung, Compliance, Nachhaltigkeit (Regulation, Compliance, Sustainability) Regulatory compliance and sustainability consulting to help banks meet supervisory requirements with pragmatic, practice-tested solutions.
• Kundenmanagement und Vertrieb (Customer Management and Sales) Customer management and sales optimization consulting with focus on customer-centric approaches and digital channels.
• Gesamtbanksteuerung (Total Bank Control) Holistic bank management consulting covering all aspects of total bank control with focus on data-driven decision making.
• Lösungsangebote OSPlus (OSPlus Solutions) Specialized consulting for OSPlus (the standard IT solution for German Sparkassen banks) including implementation and optimization.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% project success rate across all IT projects completed
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability6 records

Feature2 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Capgemini Invent: Capgemini Invent is the global management and technology consulting arm of Capgemini, with a large German banking practice covering strategy, IT transformation, and regulatory compliance. It is a broad incumbent peer that competes with bankon on large-scale German bank mandates.
• McKinsey & Company (Financial Services): McKinsey's Financial Services Practice advises leading European banks on strategy, digital, and risk topics. It is a broad incumbent peer that competes with bankon on top-of-house strategy and transformation mandates at major German banks.
• Accenture: Accenture operates a global financial services consulting practice with substantial German bank engagement, spanning core banking modernization, regulatory programs, and digital transformation. It is a broad incumbent peer that frequently competes with bankon for large banking IT mandates.
• Deloitte Consulting (Financial Services): Deloitte's financial services consulting practice serves German and European banks across strategy, risk, regulatory, and technology. It is a broad incumbent peer with overlapping coverage of bankon's service portfolio.

Direct peers

• adesso: adesso is a German IT services and consulting firm with a strong banking practice covering core banking, regulatory, and digital transformation work for Sparkassen and cooperative banks. It is a direct peer in the German bank-IT consulting market.
• zeb: zeb is a leading European strategy and management consultancy specialized in the financial services industry, with deep German banking coverage. It is a direct peer to bankon given the same target market (banks), similar advisory services, and shared regulatory and digital transformation mandates.
• msg: msg is a German IT and consulting group with a dedicated banking practice covering core banking, regulatory, and digital transformation projects. It directly competes with bankon in the German Sparkassen and cooperative banking IT market.
• CGI Group: CGI has a sizable German financial services practice delivering IT and business consulting to banks and insurance companies. It directly competes with bankon on banking IT modernization, regulatory, and digital mandates in Germany.
• Sopra Steria (Sopra Banking Software): Sopra Steria has a major German banking IT practice delivering core banking, regulatory, and digital transformation services to Landesbanken, Sparkassen, and cooperative banks. It is a direct peer given overlapping target clients and services.

Regional players

• T-Systems: T-Systems is Deutsche Telekom's enterprise IT arm with a dedicated German banking practice spanning core banking, outsourcing, and digital transformation. It is a regional player in the same DACH market as bankon, often partnering with or competing against bankon on bank IT programs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bankon

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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