All articles by Robert Prendergast

Robert Prendergast

Bank of Africa and Bank of Palestine form partnership

The two banks have agreed to develop banking cooperation in Trade Finance and to exchange their experience in financing SMEs

Tide launches business accounts in Germany with Adyen

The partnership is the start of Tide’s market expansion in Europe with Adyen’s solution set to help Tide’s growth in Germany

Orion Innovation signs deal with BNI Madagascar

Orion will implement Temenos’ cloud-based core banking platform into BNI’s operations, modernising its product portfolio in Madagascar 

Finastra partners with OpenFin

Finastra selects OpenFin to unlock advanced user experiences, enhanced productivity and tailored workflows for Kondor customers

Tyl by NatWest announces new payments partnership with FSB

FSB members will have access to a range of simple, reliable and cost-effective payment solutions from Tyl by NatWest

FINOS launches open-source AI initiative for Financial Services

FINOS launches AI Readiness as the cornerstone effort of an industry-wide open-source AI initiative for Financial Services.

Crown Agents Bank partners with Invest Africa

Crown Agents Bank and Invest Africa launch ‘The Payments Exchange’ to drive new insight to the role of FX and payments in Africa

Sci-Net secures first IP-backed loan from NatWest

Sci-Net has secured a £700,000 Intellectual Property-backed loan from NatWest to support its business growth

Interview: Synechron’s Ryan Cox on chatbots and banking

“We are transparent about AI’s limitations”: The co-head of AI at Synechron tells Robert Prendergast how chatbots are adapting as banking becomes more digital

62% of smartphone theft cases face severe financial risks

New research shows that security is failing to keep pace with smartphone utilisation by consumers, with phone lose becoming more dangerous