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IBM to buy SPSS for $1.2bn

IBM has agreed to buy Chicago-based predictive analytics software and services firm SPSS in a cash deal worth around $1.2 billion.

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RBS WorldPay sells German POS acquiring business to easycash

The Royal Bank of Scotland's German domestic acquiring arm, RBS WorldPay, has sold its merchant point-of-sale portfolio to local outfit easycash. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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Oracle to buy GoldenGate

Oracle has agreed a deal to buy GoldenGate, a provider of real-time data integration software that counts Bank of America and VocaLink among its customers. Financial terms were not disclosed.

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Equinix buys Frankfurt data centre as demand from financial firms builds

Equinix has acquired a data centre in Frankfurt and outlined plans to expand one of its New York sites on the back of strong demand from financial services firms.

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Wincor Nixdorf suffers during economic crisis

Shares in Wincor Nixdorf slipped 6.5% in morning trading after the German ATM vendor posted disappointing third quarter results and warned that business is "declining" during the economic crisis.

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Citi opens Singapore operations and technology hub

Citi has opened a global operations and technology hub in Singapore that houses 2000 staff supporting various bank businesses across 40 countries.

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Citadel takes majority stake in Equiduct

US hedge fund Citadel Investment Group is taking a majority stake in Equiduct, the European multi-lateral trading facility operated by Borse Berlin.

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Nasdaq OMX president Magnus Bocker quits for SGX role

Nasdaq OMX president Magnus Bocker is quitting the market operator to take over as chief executive officer of the Singapore Exchange.

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TCS Q1 profit soars as demand from banks picks up

Increased demand from financial services firms has led to better than expected first quarter earnings for Indian IT firm Tata Consultancy Services (TCS).

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LCH.Clearnet rebuff's Icap-led takeover approach - Reuters

LCH.Clearnet last month rejected a takeover offer from an Icap-led consortium due to concerns about the business plan, according to a report from Reuters citing "two people familiar with the matter".

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Bid action keeps Morse afloat as second half wanes

Shares in Morse have held steady on the back of potential bid action, as the UK IT services group reports a dip in second half revenue in an unaudited trading update for the 12 months ended 30 June 2009.

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Software AG acquires Swiss Swift specialist Teconomic

IT systems house Software AG is to expand its presence in the market for Swift-related services with the acquisition of Swiss fintech firm Teconomic.

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Thomson Reuters buys Webcasting firm Streamlogics

Thomson Reuters has acquired Canadian Webcasting firm Streamlogics. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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Microgen leads Finextra50 higher

The Finextra50 Financial Technology Index continued to rise in June - up nearly two points - with Microgen, Mphasis and Online Resources all gaining more than 20% during the month. In contrast, only one firm in the index, Fico, saw shares slide more than 10%.

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Markit acquires TZ1 environmental registry from NZX

Financial information group Markit has acquired the TZ1 environmental registry from the New Zealand Stock Exchange (NZX) in an all-share transaction valued at $37.1 million.

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Tesco may bid for Northern Rock - The Times

UK supermarket chain Tesco may be a surprise bidder for nationalised bank Northern Rock, the Times newspaper has reported.

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Tsys knocked by Bank of America/First Data joint venture plans

Payments processor Tsys says it stand to lose four per cent of its annual revenue as a result of plans by Bank of America to switch its 240,000 merchant relationships to a new joint venture company in partnership with First Data.

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Bank of New York Mellon takes stake in clearing counterparty IDCG

The Bank of New York Mellon has taken a minority stake in Nasdaq OMX majority-owned subsidiary International Derivatives Clearing Group (IDCG).

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Visa signs $13 million deal and takes minority stake in Monitise

Visa is to take a 14.4% stake in Monitise after signing a $13 million partnership deal with the UK mobile banking outfit.

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Clear2Pay acquires Dutch consultancy Ereon; launches 'Sepa in a box' for SDD processing

Belgian payments outfit Clear2Pay has acquired the assets of specialist Dutch consultancy Ereon. Financial terms were not disclosed.