KPMG forms global alliance with Anthropic for Claude

KPMG has formed a global alliance with Anthropic to deploy Claude across its business and workforce, giving more than 276,000 employees access to the artificial intelligence system.

The professional services firm is also embedding Claude into its Digital Gateway platform, used by staff and clients for day-to-day work, starting with tools for tax and legal clients. Anthropic has also named KPMG a preferred partner for private equity work, and the two companies plan to build products for portfolio companies.

The agreement expands KPMG's use of Anthropic's technology after two years of adoption in its US business, including its AI and Data Labs and internal teams. The broader rollout will bring Claude into more business functions and client work across KPMG's network in 138 countries and territories.

Bill Thomas, Global Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of KPMG International, linked the alliance to the firm's broader artificial intelligence strategy. "At KPMG, we're innovating and redefining how work gets done," Thomas said. "This global alliance with Anthropic reflects our shared commitment to responsible AI, prioritizing security, trust, and governance as KPMG firms scale these capabilities to our clients and people around the world."

Anthropic described the partnership as a broad deployment inside one of the largest professional services networks. "KPMG works in industries where accuracy, accountability, and trust aren't optional, and they're applying the same standard to AI. They're rolling Claude out to 276,000 people across the business, and using it for client work in tax and private equity. They're also bringing it into cybersecurity, where it helps find and fix vulnerabilities. That's what a firm-wide commitment to AI looks like, and we're proud to be the partner they chose," said Daniela Amodei, Co-founder and President of Anthropic.

Platform rollout

Digital Gateway, KPMG's main platform for client work, runs on Microsoft Azure. It brings together the firm's tax tools, internal expertise, and client data, and will now include Anthropic's Claude Cowork and Managed Agents tools.

The integration is intended to cut the time needed to build AI agents for specific tasks. KPMG cited helping clients respond to changing tax regulations as one example, saying the work previously required teams to move between several tools and chat interfaces.

"Building an AI agent to help clients adjust to changing tax regulations used to take weeks and required teams to switch between multiple tools and chat windows," said Rema Serafi, Vice Chair, Tax, KPMG US. "With Cowork and Managed Agents integrated in Digital Gateway, that same capability takes minutes. This is a totally different way of working."

Private equity focus

Under the agreement, KPMG will act as a preferred consultant for deploying Claude and Anthropic's agents in private equity portfolio companies. The work will focus on helping those businesses build new products, processes, and services using AI.

KPMG has also developed a set of offerings for private equity clients, including KPMG Blaze. Blaze can use Claude Code to help companies modernise older information technology systems and develop AI-based software more quickly.

Cybersecurity work

The alliance also covers cybersecurity. KPMG and Anthropic said their teams will use Claude to identify and fix vulnerabilities in critical systems, with the work guided by KPMG's Trusted AI framework.

Tim Walsh, Chair and Chief Executive Officer of KPMG US, said the partnership would affect both client services and internal operations. "Our clients depend on us where accuracy, judgment, and knowledge matter most," Walsh said. "AI is changing how we deliver-trust and innovation are the core of this new offering and we're proud to partner with Anthropic to deliver incredible value to our clients and our people. It's one of the most important things we'll do."

Human oversight

KPMG also pointed to joint research with the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin on how organisations use artificial intelligence in practice. The research examines the role employees play in evaluating outputs, shaping workflows, and making decisions alongside AI systems.

"Organisations often talk about keeping a 'human in the loop' when using AI, but KPMG and UT Austin's research helps clarify what that human should be doing," said Ethan Burris, Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, McCombs School of Business at UT Austin. "We find that the greatest value comes not just from technical adoption, but from the ways employees exercise judgment, shape workflows, interface with the technology, evaluate its outputs, and make decisions with AI. As these tools become more embedded in consequential work, responsible deployment will require both capable technology and a much clearer understanding of the human role in creating value."