All articles by Robert Prendergast

Robert Prendergast

Raqami Islamic digital banking and 1LINK join forces

The collaboration will enable RIDBL customers to transfer funds to over 32 banks and make payments to over 2,500 companies

Al Maryah Community Bank signs an MoU with Dubai Multi Commodities Centre

Using Mbank’s Corporate Platform, companies can now digitally complete their business bank account opening in six simple steps

Ageras raises €82m for new acquisitions

Despite the company announcing that it did not need to raise further funds it has now raised a total of over €200m

AuditBoard agrees to be acquired by Hg for over $3bn

Hg will help fuel further growth at AuditBoard, as the company continues to expand its platform and global reach

Orca raises $550k to fight fraud in emerging markets

South African startup Orca Fraud has closed a pre-seed round of $550k which it plans to use to protect emerging markets from fraud

Stanbic Bank Kenya partners with Orion

This latest agreement highlights Orion’s role in transforming the Financial Services industry across the MEA Region

Zopa enters £23bn renewable energy market with Octopus Energy deal

The digital bank has set its sights on the 28 million homes still off the solar grid with its fully regulated BNPL products

Challenger bank SilverRock obtains banking licence

SilverRock’s business model and strategy is built to partner with non-bank and other lenders to support them to compete more effectively

Burgan Bank signs core banking deal with TCS BaNCS

The deal is part of Burgan Bank’s transformation strategy which aims to facilitate a smooth transition from traditional to digital banking

FICO and Net.Bit partner to give EMEA financial services institutions a fast track to efficiency and decision power

The partnership will offer SaaS decision management solutions and bolster financial crime compliance