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SunGard posts Q2 results

SunGard Data Systems Inc. (“SunGard” or the “Company”), one of the world’s leading financial software companies, today reported results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2015.

30 July 2015

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Commerzbank venture fund invests in iwoca

The venture capital arm of Germany's CommerzBank has joined in a $20m funding round for UK-based SME lending platform iwoca.

30 July 2015

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Xoom reports Q2 net loss

Xoom Corporation (NASDAQ:XOOM), a leading digital money transfer provider, today announced financial results for the second quarter of 2015.

30 July 2015

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Behalf secures $119M funding as Gene Lockhart joins the board

Behalf, the payments platform targeted at small and mid-sized businesses, today announced a Series B equity round and credit facility totaling $119M.

30 July 2015

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First Data again narrows Q2 net losses

First Data Corporation has reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2015.

30 July 2015

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MasterCard revenue misses forecasts

MasterCard Incorporated (MA) today announced financial results for the second quarter of 2015.

29 July 2015

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Thomson Reuters revenue hit by currency movements

Thomson Reuters (TSX / NYSE: TRI) today reported results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2015. The company also re-affirmed its full-year 2015 outlook.

29 July 2015

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NCR posts Q2 loss

NCR Corporation (NCR) reported financial results today for the three months ended June 30, 2015.

28 July 2015

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Tsys posts Q2 results

Tsys (TSS) today reported results for the second quarter and year to date.

28 July 2015

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Stripe lands new funding; signs deal with Visa

Hot payments startup Stripe has landed a new round of funding from investors including American Express, Visa and Sequoia Capital, valuing the San Francisco-based company at $5 billion.

28 July 2015

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Swisscom makes investment in Cognia

Cognia, the leading global provider of cloud PCI payment solutions for telephone-based transactions, today announces its latest investment from Swisscom Ventures, the corporate venture arm of Switzerland's largest telecommunications provider.

27 July 2015

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Big data firm Palantir raises $450m

Palantir Technologies, a big data startup co-founded by Peter Thiel, has completed a massive $450 million funding round that values the company at $20 billion.

24 July 2015

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Visa confirms Visa Europe acquisition talks

Visa has confirmed that it is in talks about buying back its former subsidiary Visa Europe, with a decision on whether to complete a deal expected by October.

23 July 2015

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Japan's Nikkei pays £844m for FT Group

Japanese media giant Nikkei has struck a deal to buy the Financial Times Group from publisher Pearson for £844 million in cash.

23 July 2015

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Ipreo buys iLevel

Ipreo, a global leader of data, market intelligence and productivity solutions to capital markets and corporate professionals, today announced the acquisition of iLevel, a leading portfolio monitoring, analytics and transparency platform for global private capital markets.

23 July 2015

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Nasdaq OMX posts Q2 results

The Nasdaq OMX Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:NDAQ) today reported results for the second quarter of 2015. Second quarter net revenues were $518 million, down 1% from $523 million in the prior year period, driven primarily by a $29 million negative impact from foreign exchange rates.

23 July 2015

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Wincor Nixdorf posts 'significant' fall in operating profit

Wincor Nixdorf AG completed the first nine months of fiscal 2014/2015 with a slight dip in net sales, as anticipated, and a significant decline in operating profit as a result of the restructuring program initiated by the company.

23 July 2015

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American Express Q2 net income dips

American Express Company (AXP) today reported second-quarter net income of $1.47 billion, down from $1.53 billion a year ago. Diluted earnings per share decreased 1 percent to $1.42, from $1.43 a year ago.

22 July 2015

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Discover Financial Services second quarter net income falls

Discover Financial Services (DFS) today reported net income of $599 million or $1.33 per diluted share for the second quarter of 2015, as compared to $644 million or $1.35 per diluted share for the second quarter of 2014. The company's return on equity for the second quarter of 2015 was 21%.

22 July 2015

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PaaS outfit Apprenda closes $24m funding round

Apprenda, the leading enterprise Platform as a Service (PaaS), today announced the closing of a $24 million funding round led by Safeguard Scientifics (NYSE: SFE), with participation from New Enterprise Associates (NEA) and Ignition Partners.

22 July 2015