On June 17, 2025, HCL Technologies Ltd. (HCLTech), a global technology leader headquartered in India, announced a landmark partnership with ASISA, one of Spain's leading healthcare and insurance providers. The collaboration is poised to digitally transform ASISA’s business operations and expand its footprint across the Iberian Peninsula.

Strategic Objective of the Partnership

The newly announced partnership positions HCLTech as ASISA’s strategic IT partner, with a core mandate to accelerate ASISA’s digital transformation. The partnership will cover a comprehensive modernization of ASISA’s IT platforms, with a strong emphasis on AI-driven solutions, mainframe upgrades, and infrastructure agility.

ASISA, serving over 2.2 million customers, is aiming to position itself at the forefront of healthcare innovation in Spain and Portugal. The collaboration with HCLTech is part of a long-term strategy to enhance patient services, optimize operations, and ensure scalable growth across a competitive healthcare ecosystem.

HCLTech’s Role in Digital Transformation

Under this partnership, HCLTech will leverage its extensive experience in AI, cloud computing, infrastructure modernization, and engineering services to transform ASISA’s traditional systems into agile and scalable platforms. This includes mainframe modernization that is crucial for eliminating legacy system bottlenecks and enabling smoother integration of digital health services.

HCLTech will also provide consulting, systems integration, and managed services, ensuring that ASISA can reduce operational costs, improve service efficiency, and enhance the digital experience for its vast customer base.

Quoting José Pereira, CTO of ASISA:

“Partnering with HCLTech marks a key step in our digital transformation journey. By modernizing our platforms and embracing cutting-edge technologies, we are reinforcing our commitment to delivering exceptional service to our customers. This collaboration will empower ASISA with a more agile, scalable, and efficient infrastructure—driving innovation and preparing us for the future.”

Adding to that, Sudip Lahiri, Executive Vice President and Head of Financial Services for Europe at HCLTech, stated:

“We are proud to partner with ASISA on this transformative journey. This deal highlights our commitment to investing in Iberia and delivering cutting-edge solutions that drive business success. Our extensive mainframe and infrastructure services will enable ASISA to achieve its strategic goals and set new benchmarks in the Iberian region.”

About ASISA

ASISA Group is the largest healthcare group in Spain, operating under a non-profit model owned by Lavinia S. Coop, a Spanish healthcare cooperative comprising nearly 10,000 doctors. The group includes over 70 companies, divided across three verticals: insurance, healthcare, and non-healthcare operations.

Founded in 1971, ASISA offers a broad spectrum of insurance products such as health, dental, life, accident, pet, travel assistance, and more. It also runs the HLA Hospital Group, consisting of 19 hospitals and 39 multi-specialty centers, all dedicated to providing cutting-edge medical care.

ASISA reinvests its profits into technological upgrades and medical training, thus reinforcing its patient-centric approach and enhancing customer satisfaction.

About HCLTech

HCL Technologies Ltd. (HCLTech) is one of the top global IT service providers, with more than 223,000 employees across 60 countries. The company specializes in areas such as digital transformation, cloud services, AI, engineering, and software product development. Its clientele spans major industries including financial services, healthcare, life sciences, telecom, semiconductors, retail, and public services.

As of the fiscal year ending March 2025, HCLTech reported consolidated revenues of $13.8 billion, demonstrating its global reach and ability to execute complex transformation mandates.

HCLTech’s strategy of "Supercharging Progress" for clients blends technological expertise with business insights to deliver real, measurable value.

Significance of the Deal in Iberia

This partnership is particularly important as it strengthens HCLTech’s presence in the Iberian market, especially in the healthcare and insurance sector, which is undergoing rapid digital disruption.

For ASISA, this relationship provides a trusted global partner to support its long-term innovation goals, helping the company not only digitally elevate its operations but also to meet evolving consumer expectations in Spain and Portugal.

This move also indicates HCLTech’s strategic interest in Europe, as it continues to make inroads into regional markets by aligning with industry leaders like ASISA.

Conclusion

The strategic alliance between ASISA and HCLTech is expected to significantly reshape the technological backbone of Spain’s healthcare insurance sector. It is a fusion of HCLTech’s global capabilities and ASISA’s industry leadership, aimed at delivering a superior experience to millions of customers and setting a digital benchmark in Iberia.

With a focus on scalability, agility, AI, and infrastructure modernization, this deal is not just a contract—it is a roadmap for the digital future of healthcare in Europe.

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