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CIOREVIEW >> December 2025

Engine Brasil, a leading SAP consulting powerhouse, has carved out the distinctive SAP HCM-as-a-Service niche in Brazil’s increasingly complex enterprise landscape and unique regulatory environment. Since its founding in 2011, Engine pioneered an innovative Business-as-a-Service model, becoming the first SAP partner in Brazil to deliver real SaaS applications fully based on services with a clear mission: to help companies compete globally by providing solutions that increase their competitiveness against both local and international players. “We have become a key partner in helping enterprises from public institutions to large multinationals navigate the complexities of modern HR management,” says Fábio Barnes, CEO. Today, SAP HCM-as-a-Service represents the natural evolution of this unique model, enabling clients to access a true One-Stop Shop for enterprise management solutions, transforming HR into a strategic engine for workforce performance, data-driven decision-making, and digital-first employee experience. While HCM has been central to Engines growth, the company’s expertise extends far beyond people management. Over the last decade, Engine has expanded into high-impact industries such as logistics, consumer goods, manufacturing, life sciences and public services, delivering end-to-end SAP solutions built on global best practices. This diversification strengthened Engines position as a long-term transformation partner, capable of integrating Success Factors People Management, S/4HANA, Analytics, and SAP BTP IA, IOT and RPA innovations into a cohesive digital core that supports mission-critical operations at scale. This vision for SAP HCM-as-a-Service is what sets Engine apart in the marketplace. While many global consultancies use standardized solutions, Engine understood that a one-size-fits-all approach would not be effective in Brazil. The company embraced the philosophy that successful HCM implementation requires more than just technical expertise; it requires a deep understanding of the cultural, legal, and operational challenges unique to Brazil. ”We have become a key partner in helping enterprises from public institutions to large multinationals navigate the complexities of modern HR management.” To meet this need, Engine developed its Reference Models. These models incorporate Brazil’s legal requirements, such as eSocial and the country’s labor reforms, directly into the architecture of SAP HCM solutions. The result is a tailored system that is compliant with local regulations from day one, offering clients a significant competitive advantage by reducing the risk of non-compliance and the associated penalties. This customized approach has allowed Engine to deliver SAP HCM solutions that are not only scalable but also sensitive to the nuances of Brazilian business practices. Adapting SAP HCM for Brazilian Enterprises At the core of Engine’s approach to SAP HCM-as-a-Service is its ability to adapt the solution to meet the unique needs of Brazilian businesses. Engine’s Reference Models take into account the regulatory landscape, labor laws, and tax requirements specific to Brazil, ensuring that businesses remain compliant while optimizing their HR processes. These models are not static; they are constantly refined as new laws and regulations are enacted, ensuring that Engine’s solutions remain ahead of the curve.

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Top Data Intelligence Solution in Latin America 2025

User experience and business insight are often treated as separate goals in most organizations. U-All Solutions shows that there are two sides of the same coin. Built at the intersection of connectivity and intelligence, U-All’s smart Wi-Fi platform transforms something as routine as logging into guest Wi-Fi into a shared win for both sides of the screen. What feels effortless for users becomes invaluable behavioral insight for operators. This capability is a key reason U-All Solutions is recognized as the Top Data Intelligence Solution in Latin America of 2025. The moment someone walks into a store, hotel or gym and connects to the venue’s network, U-All’s smart hotspot takes over. A branded login page appears automatically, with no typing, searching or friction. The experience feels instant because the platform is built around intuitive interaction, where sophisticated technology disappears behind effortless design. Whether users tap “Connect,” sign in through social media, scan a QR code or use an NFC tag, every option turns simplicity into engagement. Crucially, the login process requires users to provide explicit consent for data usage, ensuring full compliance with privacy laws like Brazil’s Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados (LGPD). Once consent is secured, the platform begins collecting essential session data and technical metrics. The resulting stream of identity and behavioral data is fed into U-All’s data-intelligence engine, which instantly analyzes behavioral patterns, including visit frequency, dwell time and engagement trends. These insights offer businesses a real-time, 360-degree view of how customers navigate physical spaces and what drives their engagement. It’s a win-win situation for users and businesses. Every simple, seamless connection on the user side becomes a powerful data point on the business side. The easier it feels to connect, the smarter the insight that follows. For instance, a gym network used U-All’s automation to send personalized discount vouchers 28 minutes after a workout began, the moment members were most engaged. Each voucher was tailored to the user’s profile, directing customers to the right product, resulting in a 38 percent increase in supplement sales with no additional marketing spend. U-All’s platform connects every digital touchpoint into one unified ecosystem. Its embedded analytics transform interactions into measurable business intelligence, while AI interprets them in real-time to anticipate customer needs and optimize engagement. When a customer completes a purchase, the platform automatically links that transaction to their session data, syncing with existing CRM and marketing tools to create a single, intelligent view of the customer journey. This is how a hospitality group with dozens of properties used U-All, connecting it to their CRM and loyalty program to turn every guest login into a relationship opportunity. In just 90 days, the program experienced a growth of more than 300 percent. Today, 72 percent of new sign-ups originate directly through the platform.

Top AI Powered Money Laundering Solution In Latin America 2025

Trust decides the fate of every financial relationship. A customer deposits money, opens an account, or completes a transaction only when confidence exists between both sides. Criminal networks work to dismantle that confidence through synthetic identities, mule operations, crypto channels, and complex cross-border schemes. Banks and fintech firms across LATAM face rising regulatory pressure and growing operational demands in financial crime prevention. Conventional AML systems rely on fixed rules that cannot interpret behavior or adapt to new laundering patterns. AI has changed that dynamic. Modern AI-driven platforms can analyze transaction patterns, behavioral cues, and contextual risk data across institutions to uncover hidden connections that static systems would overlook. This continuous learning approach replaces manual, reactive processes with real-time insight and precision, allowing institutions to act faster. Guardline is pioneering this technology. The company treats trust as the most valuable currency in finance and directs its mission toward protecting it through AI, automation, and regulatory expertise. It steps in at a crucial moment for banks, fintech firms, and digital players across LATAM, delivering intelligence that learns, adapts, and strengthens compliance at scale. “We believe that by strengthening the foundation of trust, we will enable sustainable financial growth for millions of people and institutions across the region," says Rafael Nova, co-founder and CEO. Inside the Platform That Powers Financial Integrity Guardline is a RegTech platform that integrates AI, automation, and regulatory expertise for financial institutions. It strengthens onboarding, transaction analysis, and reporting across LATAM. Clients rely on Guardline to reduce operational effort, maintain compliance, prevent financial crime, and create trusted digital finance experiences. The platform adapts to each institution through a modular architecture that supports KYC, KYB, transaction monitoring, anomaly detection, and regulatory reporting within a single connected environment. Its continuously evolving AI studies behavior, detects emerging tactics, and reduces false positives by up to 60 percent. Alignment with FATF guidance and local regulations gives institutions a clear path to scale in an open and secure ecosystem. Guardline calls this vision the clearing intelligence of data trust for LATAM, driven by real detection and meaningful context. Guardline advances its platform through a proactive model grounded in research, ecosystem collaboration, and continuous adaptation. The Kevin Risk Engine applies machine learning, graph analytics, and behavioral analytics to uncover hidden networks and advanced laundering patterns. Its focus on synthetic identities and crypto-enabled schemes equips institutions to handle the most complex threats in the region. The results became clear through the experience of a regional financial institution that modernized its AML and onboarding operations using Guardline. The compliance team had previously spent most of its time on manual reviews, fragmented data checks, and repetitive reporting tasks. Guardline integrated its AI-driven risk engine through a single API and transformed the entire process. The institution reduced manual work by more than eighty percent, tripled onboarding speed, and achieved real-time fraud and AML risk detection across sanctions, PEP, and behavioral transaction analysis. It now runs a unified compliance layer that connects KYC, KYB, and AML modules while supporting seamless regulatory reporting and multi-country scalability. This shift delivered a mature, intelligence-driven compliance program that provides clarity and speed without disrupting growth. Proactive, Not Reactive Guardline maintains ongoing collaboration with regulators, industry associations, and innovation hubs across LATAM, which enables it to anticipate regulatory shifts before they reach the market. Clients value flexibility, reliability, speed of execution, and a partnership mindset. The company co-creates compliance intelligence with each client rather than delivering software within a rigid framework. One hundred percent retention and zero churn reflect that commitment, as institutions expand deployments and recommend Guardline across multiple countries. They see the company as a long-term ally in building a safer financial ecosystem for Open Finance.

Top CIOs in Latin America 2025

CIO, Supermayorista Vital

Alexander Gonzalez Linares is an experienced Information Technology Solutions Architect with over 20 years in the technology and retail sectors. Specializing in SAP services, he has led S/4HANA implementations, ERP rollouts, and upgrades. His expertise spans SAP Business Objects, WMS, and retail credit solutions, with a strong focus on global project delivery.

CIO, Technology Division, Galicia Seguros

Martin Kasanetz is working in the Technology Division for over 25 years at Galicia Seguros as CIO and is responsible for the entire technology division transforming this society by implementing technical solution which focuses on the customers.

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EDITORIAL

Advancing Digital Transformation

The enterprise technology ecosystem across Latin America is undergoing rapid acceleration as organizations expand their digital footprints and modernize mission-critical operations. With regulatory pressure increasing, data volumes multiplying and workforce transformation becoming a strategic priority, enterprises are turning to trusted solution providers that can strengthen compliance and ensure seamless business continuity.

Innovation is fueling this momentum. AI-powered compliance platforms are transforming the landscape of anti–money laundering through behavioral analytics and predictive detection models that identify risk earlier with greater accuracy. Advanced data intelligence platforms are empowering organizations to centralize, interpret and activate their information with speed and confidence, improving decision-making and creating clearer visibility across business operations.

At the infrastructure level, cloud migration frameworks, containerization and automated deployment methodologies are elevating the modernization of data centers and ensuring operational resilience as systems evolve. Meanwhile, SAP HCM solutions are driving a new era of workforce enablement through integrated process automation and intelligent HR analytics that align talent strategy with organizational growth and long-term business objectives.

This edition of CIOReview Latin America spotlights the solution providers leading this evolution and the technologies that position them at the forefront of enterprise modernization.

It features insights from industry leaders including Hugo Henri, Head of Customer Experience & Innovation - International at Aramark, who emphasizes that while technology drives change, solving real problems, serving communities and leading with accountability are what truly define progress. Dr. Alejandro P. Bagliano, LATAM South Medical Affairs Head at Biogen, states that AI will fundamentally reshape healthcare and life sciences by improving diagnosis, accelerating research and transforming decision-making and operational models.

The edition also highlights innovators like Engine, which delivers SAP HCM-as-a-service solutions that accelerate digital transformation for enterprises across Brazil.

We hope this edition provides meaningful insight, actionable ideas and a deeper understanding of the technologies, practices and leaders shaping the future of enterprise operations across the region.

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