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Euclid Opportunities, the vehicle set up by interdealer broker Icap last year to provide seed funding to new fintech companies, has invested in London-based post-trade software firm Model Two Zero.
18 January 2012
Jumio, a US start-up that has developed a system to turn Web cams and smartphone cameras into credit card readers, has raised $25.5 million.
12 January 2012
GE Capital has agreed to buy life insurer MetLife's US retail deposit business, giving it around $7.5 billion in deposits and a new online banking platform. Financial terms were not disclosed.
05 January 2012
Dion Global Solutions has acquired a controlling stake in Frankfurt-based Swissrisk Financial Systems. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
04 January 2012
Lombard Risk Management has acquired the regulatory reporting business of Sofgen for $4.25 million in cash, loan notes and equity.
19 December 2011
New York-based mobile and online payments start-up Zipmark has raised $2 million in a seed funding round led by Village Ventures and Contour Venture Partners.
15 December 2011
Deutsche Börse and Nyse Euronext have offered the European Commission more concessions in a bid to allay antitrust concerns and secure approval for their $9 billion merger deal.
13 December 2011
The London Stock Exchange (LSE) has agreed a £450 million cash deal to buy the 50% stake in FTSE International it does not already own from publisher Pearson.
12 December 2011
Thomson Reuters CEO Tom Glocer is stepping down, replaced by chief operating officer James Smith, following a tough few months for the firm's markets division and a steady decline in its stock price.
02 December 2011
MasterCard has made a strategic investment in US mobile money outfit mFoundry, leading a funding round that also includes Intel Capital, Fidelity Information Services and Motorola Mobility.
01 December 2011
Canadian exchange operator TMX Group has agreed a deal to buy Australia's Razor Risk Technologies for around C$10.18 million in cash.
30 November 2011
Hit hard by the collapse of its largest customer, MF Global, troubled UK screen-dealing software house Patsystems has been approached about a takeover by ION Trading.
28 November 2011
US pre-paid card outfit Green Dot has been given the all clear by regulators to buy Bonneville, a small Utah-based bank.
24 November 2011
Ffastfill has posted a pre-tax loss of £107,000 for the first half on flat revenues of £7.3 million. The UK derivatives trading vendor has also agreed to buy the business and assets of Chicago-based WTD Consulting for up to £7.6 million.
22 November 2011
The Tokyo and Osaka stock exchanges have agreed to merge in 2013 as they seek to strengthen their positions in a global market in the midst of a wave of consolidation.
Visa Europe has taken a minority stake in Beyond Analysis, a UK-based analytics firm, as it looks to gain deeper insight into consumer behaviour from card transaction spending patterns.
15 November 2011
Belgian electronic payments outfit Clear2Pay has inked an agreement to buy UK ATM testing specialist Level Four Software. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
14 November 2011
Vantiv, a payment processor owned by Fifth Third Bancorp and Advent International, has filed with regulators for an initial public offering.
11 November 2011
The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged Longtop Financial Technologies with failing to file accurate reports, paving the way for a ban on broker-dealers trading in the Chinese fintech vendor.
MineralTree, a US start-up providing cloud-based payment services specifically designed for small and medium businesses, has formally launched after securing $1.5 million in funding.
10 November 2011
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