All articles by Robert Prendergast

Robert Prendergast

Mollie Capital launches in the UK

With the Mollie Capital launch, SME merchants, traditionally neglected by major lenders can now access up to £250,000 to help drive growth

Virgin Money to buy out abrdn’s JV stake

Virgin Money agrees to buy out abrdn 50% stake and take full ownership of investments joint venture to accelerate future growth

Finastra partners with SYSTEX

SYSTEX becomes solution partner for Finastra’s Kondor and Risk solutions to support the growth of banks in Taiwan

Women are feeling financially prepared for retirement 

Due to growing involvement in financial planning, along with support from financial advisors, more women are in control of their own finances

RF Group to implement ERI’s OLYMPIC Banking System

The system will be installed for RF Group’s three main banking entities in the Bahamas, Barbados and the Cayman Islands

Sinch partners with Temenos

Sinch has formed a partnership with Temenos to expand their financial services offering on the Temenos Exchange

SoFi becomes the official banking partner of the NBA

SoFi will also partner the NBA G League, NBA 2K League and USA Basketball, as well as NBA All-Star Jayson Tatum

Goldman Sachs and Rothschild & Co top M&A financial advisers by value and volume in 2023: GlobalData

Goldman Sachs achieved the position in by advising on $500.8bn worth of deals, while, Rothschild & Co led by advising on a total of 260 deals

Kirkland & Ellis top M&A legal adviser in both value and volume in 2023: GlobalData

Kirkland & Ellis achieved the leading position by advising on 488 deals worth $354.4bn in 2023, the only firm to advise on more than 400 deals

BMO scales digital banking capabilities with Dynatrace

AI-powered analytics unify enormous volumes of cloud data and deliver precise answers and automation that fuel continuous development