All articles by Robert Prendergast
Robert Prendergast
95% of UK firms report rise in compliance screening costs
UK banks and fintechs spend £21.4k per hour fighting financial crime and fraud, pushing the UK’s annual compliance bill to £38.3bn, equivalent to Estonia’s GDP
Lloyds Bank and Oaktree partner to launch a new lending facility
Lloyds Bank to partner with Oaktree’s European Private Debt platform to support UK middle-market financings
Paris Olympics offers opportunities for cybercriminals and fraudsters
Officials warn of an increase in phishing attacks, ticket and rental scams, mobile device theft and more crimes
JP Morgan and UBS top M&A financial advisers in Asia-Pacific region during H1 2024
This is according to the latest financial advisers league table by GlobalData which ranks financial advisers by the value and volume of M&A deals
Aeropay launches proprietary bank aggregator Aerosync
Aerosync enables connections to underserved banks and powers custom-branded experiences for clients
Ant International and NTU Singapore collaborate on privacy-enhancing technologies
Ant International will contribute a total funding amount of S$5m for the five-year partnership until July 2029
Temenos to bring Visa money movement solutions to banks
Integration with Temenos Payments Hub will enable banks to use Visa’s payment capabilities and consolidate them with other payment services
Three in ten adults have been a victim of financial fraud
Despite the scale of the issue there is a social stigma around financial fraud and victims aren’t speaking openly about it
BNP Paribas partners with Ant International
BNP Paribas collaborates with Ant International on promoting cross-border payment solutions in Europe
Dosh applies to become registered bank in New Zealand
Dosh’s digital-only service enables us to achieve new efficiencies for banking consumers