All articles by Robert Prendergast

Robert Prendergast

Rothschild & Co top M&A financial adviser in retail sector in H1 2024

Rothschild & Co achieved the leading position by advising on eight deals of worth $2.8bn

GenAI to revolutionise financial services with enhanced decision-making and personalisation, says GlobalData

GenAI is advancing through distinct phases, giving enhanced decision-making, personalised services, and innovative product development

Santander and Google launch artificial intelligence course  

Santander Google: Artificial Intelligence and Productivity has launched on the Santander Open Academy platform in English, Spanish and Portuguese

Barclays to sell German business to BAWAG

The acquisition will expand BAWAG Group’s footprint and position it for future growth in one of the bank’s core markets

HSBC Expat first to adopt new digital ID verification technology

Tiller Technologies is rolling out its new digital ID verification technology for international customers

Broadstone acquires Vestigo Partners to deepen its credit risk and analytics capabilities

Vestigo specialises in credit risk services to lenders and financial investors, alongside wider modelling, analytics and reporting services

Banking fraud and financial crime trends in Germany

A recent report from BioCatch found that Germans are less likely to receive scam refunds than other countries in the EU

HSBC to sell its business in Argentina

The completion of the deal will result in a lose of $1bn for HSBC as the banking group continues to withdraw from markets around the world

Should banks disclose mental health statistics?

Wells Fargo, Morgan Stanley and JP Morgan Chase are among the companies that have formalised their approach to workplace mental health

BNY Mellon deploys AI supercomputer powered by NVIDIA

BNY Mellon has become the first global bank to deploy an AI supercomputer powered by NVIDIA DGX SuperPOD with DGX H100