Operating and Financial Review
Business review
I am extremely proud
of the way in which
Temenos and all
Temenosians responded
– with commitment,
dedication and empathy
– supporting each
other, our clients and
partners through these
unprecedented times.
Introduction
Looking back on 2020, it has been an
exceptional year in every sense of the
word. No one could have predicted the
impact of the pandemic, both socially and
economically. And I am acutely aware of
the many losses that so many people and
communities have suffered over the last
12 months. I am extremely proud
of the way in which Temenos and
all Temenosians responded – with
commitment, dedication and empathy
– supporting each other, our clients and
partners through these unprecedented
times. Through the crisis, our employees
demonstrated our core values of
Temenosity. These are tenacity, velocity,
responsibility, authenticity and a constant
focus on community. This enabled us to
make great progress in 2020, despite
the crisis, and emerge even stronger.
We entered the pandemic in a very strong
position, with record sales and profit in
2019 providing significant momentum
at the start of 2020. We also benefit
from a large recurring revenue base,
which means that a significant portion
of our profit for the year was already
locked in. When the global financial
impact of the pandemic became clear
in the second quarter, we launched a
solidarity program, with the Executive
Committee and Leadership team taking
salary reductions. 85% of the global
workforce also voluntarily agreed to a
salary reduction for 2020, to protect the
company’s ability to invest in key areas,
in particular Research and Development.
This commitment from our employees
demonstrates the dedication to the success
of Temenos among our workforce.
Temenos AG – Annual Report and Accounts 2020
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Over Temenos’ 27-year history, our Within this market, we have been able to
business model has demonstrated many maintain our high win rates through 2020
Over Temenos' 27-year history, our business model
times that it can withstand crises and and have continued to take market share
emerge even stronger which we showed across our key products and geographies. has shown many times that it can withstand crises and
again in 2020. We did this by focusing on The on-premise competitive environment
emerge even strong