{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"40199","rtpr_id":"nPretnxQ3a","ticker":"ZIG","exchange":"LSE","all_tickers":["ZIG"],"title":"ZIGUP plc announces strategic collaboration with Microsoft to accelerate its AI-powered smarter mobility","author":"PR Newswire","published_at":"2026-05-20T08:00:02.266Z","article_body":"ZIGUP plc announces strategic collaboration with Microsoft to accelerate its\nAI-powered smarter mobility\nPR Newswire\n\nLONDON, May 20, 2026\n\nLONDON, May 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- ZIGUP plc (LSE: ZIG), the leading\nintegrated mobility solutions platform, today announces a strategic\ncollaboration with Microsoft to accelerate its digital transformation through\nthe adoption of advanced AI tools across its operations, supporting the next\nphase of the Group's strategic evolution.\n\n(https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/2983453/ZIGUP.html)\n\nHighlights:\n* As a \"Frontier Firm\" the collaboration is aligned with ZIGUP's strategic\nambition to modernise its mobility platform through technology and digital\ntransformation, simplifying and scaling the business for growth\n* Leverages the potential of ZIGUP's data and will generate further insights\nto sharpen decision making and enhance the customer experience\n* Rollout of Microsoft 365 Copilot to around 3,500 employees across the\nGroup, supported by a structured AI training and enablement programme for all\ncolleagues\n* Designed to drive simpler, faster and more responsive operations, enhancing\ncustomer service and supporting the Group's long-term ambitions & sustainable\ngrowth.\nThe collaboration with Microsoft accelerates ZIGUP's ongoing digital\ntransformation programme of adopting the latest technologies across branch\noperations, customer service and central functions. By embedding Microsoft 365\nCopilot securely into day–to–day workflows, it will enable colleagues to\nfocus on higher–value customer engagement, driving measurable improvements\nin productivity & delivering more responsive and higher–quality experiences\nfor customers.\n\nMartin Ward, CEO of ZIGUP, said:\n\n\"This strategic collaboration is a natural next step in our evolution as a\ngroup and it will accelerate our ongoing programme of adopting the latest\ntechnologies across the business, both in branch operations and central\nservices.\n\n\"We're building a business that is simpler, faster and more responsive to\ncustomer needs and AI has the potential to be a key enabler of that. Combining\nour expertise with Microsoft, we're scaling this across ZIGUP in a way that\nwill deliver real performance improvement.\"\n\nTheo Michalopoulos, General Manager, Enterprise Commercial Microsoft UK &\nIreland, added:\n\n\"By combining ZIGUP's operational insights with our AI-powered technologies,\nemployees across the group will be able to unlock new levels of productivity\nand enable faster, more responsive and more personalised experiences for\ncustomers.\n\n\"As a Frontier Firm, ZIGUP is demonstrating how organisations that pair deep\nsector expertise with advanced AI can translate innovation into measurable\nproductivity gains and differentiated customer experience at scale.\"\n\nPhoto - https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/2983453/ZIGUP.jpg\nLogo - https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/2983454/Zigup_Logo.jpg\n\n(https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/2983454/Zigup_Logo.html)\n\nView original content to download\nmultimedia:https://www.prnewswire.co.uk/news-releases/zigup-plc-announces-strategic-collaboration-with-microsoft-to-accelerate-its-ai-powered-smarter-mobility-302776682.html\n\n\n\nJamie Hooper Buchanan Communications, zigup@buchanancomms.co.uk\n\nPhoto: \nhttps://mma.prnewswire.com/media/2983453/ZIGUP.jpg\nhttps://mma.prnewswire.com/media/2983454/Zigup_Logo.jpg\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. All Rights Reserved.","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nPretnxQ3a","title":"ZIGUP plc announces strategic collaboration with Microsoft to accelerate its AI-powered smarter mobility","author":"PR Newswire","ticker":"ZIG","created":"2026-05-20T08:00:02.266Z","tickers":["ZIG"],"exchange":"LSE","article_body":"ZIGUP plc announces strategic collaboration with Microsoft to accelerate its\nAI-powered smarter mobility\nPR Newswire\n\nLONDON, May 20, 2026\n\nLONDON, May 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- ZIGUP plc (LSE: ZIG), the leading\nintegrated mobility solutions platform, today announces a strategic\ncollaboration with Microsoft to accelerate its digital transformation through\nthe adoption of advanced AI tools across its operations, supporting the next\nphase of the Group's strategic evolution.\n\n(https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/2983453/ZIGUP.html)\n\nHighlights:\n* As a \"Frontier Firm\" the collaboration is aligned with ZIGUP's strategic\nambition to modernise its mobility platform through technology and digital\ntransformation, simplifying and scaling the business for growth\n* Leverages the potential of ZIGUP's data and will generate further insights\nto sharpen decision making and enhance the customer experience\n* Rollout of Microsoft 365 Copilot to around 3,500 employees across the\nGroup, supported by a structured AI training and enablement programme for all\ncolleagues\n* Designed to drive simpler, faster and more responsive operations, enhancing\ncustomer service and supporting the Group's long-term ambitions & sustainable\ngrowth.\nThe collaboration with Microsoft accelerates ZIGUP's ongoing digital\ntransformation programme of adopting the latest technologies across branch\noperations, customer service and central functions. By embedding Microsoft 365\nCopilot securely into day–to–day workflows, it will enable colleagues to\nfocus on higher–value customer engagement, driving measurable improvements\nin productivity & delivering more responsive and higher–quality experiences\nfor customers.\n\nMartin Ward, CEO of ZIGUP, said:\n\n\"This strategic collaboration is a natural next step in our evolution as a\ngroup and it will accelerate our ongoing programme of adopting the latest\ntechnologies across the business, both in branch operations and central\nservices.\n\n\"We're building a business that is simpler, faster and more responsive to\ncustomer needs and AI has the potential to be a key enabler of that. Combining\nour expertise with Microsoft, we're scaling this across ZIGUP in a way that\nwill deliver real performance improvement.\"\n\nTheo Michalopoulos, General Manager, Enterprise Commercial Microsoft UK &\nIreland, added:\n\n\"By combining ZIGUP's operational insights with our AI-powered technologies,\nemployees across the group will be able to unlock new levels of productivity\nand enable faster, more responsive and more personalised experiences for\ncustomers.\n\n\"As a Frontier Firm, ZIGUP is demonstrating how organisations that pair deep\nsector expertise with advanced AI can translate innovation into measurable\nproductivity gains and differentiated customer experience at scale.\"\n\nPhoto - https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/2983453/ZIGUP.jpg\nLogo - https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/2983454/Zigup_Logo.jpg\n\n(https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/2983454/Zigup_Logo.html)\n\nView original content to download\nmultimedia:https://www.prnewswire.co.uk/news-releases/zigup-plc-announces-strategic-collaboration-with-microsoft-to-accelerate-its-ai-powered-smarter-mobility-302776682.html\n\n\n\nJamie Hooper Buchanan Communications, zigup@buchanancomms.co.uk\n\nPhoto: \nhttps://mma.prnewswire.com/media/2983453/ZIGUP.jpg\nhttps://mma.prnewswire.com/media/2983454/Zigup_Logo.jpg\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. 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