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Interactive Data agrees $3.4bn sale

Interactive Data says it has inked a definitive agreement to be acquired by private equity firms Silver Lake and Warburg Pincus in a cash deal worth around $3.4 billion.

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Nasdaq OMX waves white flag on pan-European ambitions

Nasdaq OMX is to shutter its pan-European Multilateral Trading Facility Neuro, marking the first signs of a forecast contraction in the crowded MTF market.

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Wall Street Systems makes eBAM move with Speranza acquisition

Wall Street Systems has acquired the assets of electronic bank account management (eBAM) specialist Speranza Systems. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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Moneris emerges as WorldPay frontrunner

A five-strong shortlist of bidders, which includes surprise package Moneris, has emerged for the Royal Bank of Scotland's WorldPay payment processing business, according to Reuters.

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Visa agrees $2bn CyberSource acquisition

Visa has upped its assault on the e-commerce market, agreeing a $2 billion deal to buy online payment and security outfit CyberSource.

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Oberthur posts FY results as holding firm secures investment

Oberthur Technologies has posted full year revenues of EUR904.6 million, up 2.5% on 2008, and revealed that its holding company has received capital investment from Brussels-based Sofina.

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MasterCard opens tech R&D arm

MasterCard has launched a global research and development arm, headed by former Orbiscom chief Garry Lyons, as it bids to bring new payments technology to the market faster.

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Voice Commerce out of WorldPay running as field narrows

Royal Bank of Scotland has narrowed down the list of potential buyers for its WorldPay payment processing business, with Voice Commerce Group among those now out of the running.

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Gloomy outlook at iE as retail banking depression continues

Operating in the depressed retail banking sector, UK software house Intelligent Environments has warned of tough times to come, after reporting flat revenues and profits below guidance for the year ending Decemeber 2009.

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RBS inundated with WorldPay offers

Royal Bank of Scotland has received over a dozen bids for its Global Merchant Services business, which includes WorldPay, with private equity groups, payment processors and IT vendors all in the frame.

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Gemalto buys Todos

French smart card supplier Gemalto has acquired Swedish online banking authentication specialist Todos. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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Prosper closes in on series d funding

US P2P lending site Prosper says it has inked a letter of intent with existing investors for a series d funding round of up to $15.8 million.

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Deutsche Telekom buys ClickandBuy

Deutsche Telekom has agreed a deal to buy Internet payment service provider ClickandBuy. Financial terms were not disclosed.

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First Derivatives secures Invest Northern Ireland money for risk R&D

Capital markets tech house First Derivatives has received £1.29 million from Invest Northern Ireland towards a major research and development push.

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Informatica acquires low latency messaging firm 29West

Data integration outfit Informatica has acquired low latency messaging firm 29West. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

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E*Trade names Citi exec Freiberg CEO

Online brokerage E*Trade Financial has named Citi veteran Steven Freiberg chief executive officer and outlined plans for a reverse stock split.

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PayPal targets Asia Pacific with new staff and China Unionpay tie-up

PayPal has stepped up its efforts to conquer the Asia Pacific market, vowing to double its staff numbers in the region and inking an agreement with China UnionPay.

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SunGard upbeat despite Q4 net losses

Technology giant SunGard's overall fourth quarter net losses widened on a $1.13 billion goodwill write down in its Availability Services business. With the ripple effect of the credit crisis continuing to make waves, the group's financial services unit performed better than anticipated, reporting Q4 income down just eight per cent on the same period in 2008.

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Pegasystems agrees $161.5m Chordiant acquisition

BPM specialist Pegasystems is to buy customer relationship management software firm Chordiant in a cash deal worth around $161 million.

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Misra to head new algo trading technology firm

Hirander Misra, former chief operating officer of Chi-X Europe has resurfaced as CEO and founding director of new firm Algo Technologies.