Meltwater × FIS
For John Box
June 15, 2026 · Confidential
FIS Global · Deal brief

Front runner to power FIS global comms.

$114K, closing by June 30. FIS is consolidating a fragmented stack into one AI-led platform, with the option to route procurement through their Microsoft Azure MACC to offset spend. Trial is live, their team is hands-on, and the only competitor left has not been given access.

Who's who at FISThe fast reference, decision makers and our working team.
Who decides
Nicole Alley
VP, Communications
Economic Buyer
Ellyn Raftery
Chief Marketing & Communications Officer
Exec Sponsor
Our team at FIS
Molly Battles
Manager, Public Relations
Champion
Sharyn Soh
Senior Manager, PR (APAC)
Driving Procurement
Melanie Hesketh
Communications Lead (US)
Supporter
Your pocket card · your contact tonight

Priyanka KaruvelilSVP, Strategy & Business Operations, FIS

She sits in Strategy, outside the comms buying group, so nothing to sell. Two lines that position Meltwater as already inside FIS and pointed where she is going:

"We are piloting a consolidated PR and communications framework with your comms team. If Meltwater is selected, we can embed that data through the Claude MCP to power key decision makers in and out of comms."
"Your comms team is putting AI front and center. Meltwater is leading the way in our sector, and we are extremely excited about the potential of this relationship."
The deal in detailWhy we win, and where it stands right now.
01

One platform

Earned media, social, broadcast, premium licensed content, and AI visibility in one contract and one taxonomy. Not three point tools stitched together.

02

AI at the core

Mira reads the narrative today, and our Claude MCP is teed up as the growth path into the same AI environment FIS is building with Anthropic. We are pointed where they are going.

03

Truly global

Dedicated support across North America, EMEA, and APAC with 24/7 crisis coverage. One contract, every region. Their APAC agency already runs on us.

04

Built for regulated sectors

SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, GDPR, plus prebuilt taxonomies for reputation, regulatory, and cyber risk. Enterprise-grade for a company that powers 12% of the global economy.

My read

This is ours to lose. Get them on paper before July 1, then the Claude MCP opens a multi-year expansion once we are embedded.

Keifer MacInnes · Global Account Executive, Meltwater
FIS Global · Evaluate · $114K · Close target June 30