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Markit launches secondary offering of common shares and share repurchase

Markit (Nasdaq:MRKT), a leading global diversified provider of financial information services, today announced the launch of a secondary public offering of its common shares.

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Blockchain-based financial contract platform Mirror secures $8.8m

Mirror, a blockchain-tapping peer-to-peer trading platform, has raised $8.8 million in a Series A funding round led by Route 66 Ventures.

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Brazilian startup Nubank raises $30 million

Brazilian mobile banking startup Nubank has secured $30 million in funding as it bids to expand beyond credit cards and take on the entrenched banking industry with additional savings and credit products.

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CBOE buys Livevol

CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the market data services and trading analytics platforms of Livevol, Inc., a leading provider of equity and index options technology and market data services to professional and retail traders.

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First Derivatives FY prelims beat market expectations

FD (AIM:FDP.L, ESM:FDP.I), a leading provider of software and consulting services, today announces its results for the year ended 28 February 2015.

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Mobile fintech investment soaring

Fintech may be all the rage, but it is in the mobile arena where the biggest bets are being placed, with over $1.1 billion raised globally across 58 financings in Q1 alone, according to data from CB Insights.

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The British Business Bank invests in Passion Capital’s £45 million second fund

The British Business Bank today announces that it has invested £17.5 million in Passion Capital II LP, the £45 million second fund from one of the UK’s best known venture investment firms.

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Payfirma raises $13m

Payfirma Corp. ("Payfirma" or the "Company") a multi-channel payment platform provider for small and mid-sized companies, is pleased to announce that it has completed an oversubscribed Series A private placement financing.

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B2B FX platform Kantox raises $11 million

London-based business-to-business currency exchange Kantox has raised $11 million in Series B funding.

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Mitek agrees $10.6m IDchecker acquisition

MITK, the leading innovator of mobile capture and identity solutions for customer acquisition, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire IDchecker, a global provider of cloud based identity document verification and facial recognition solutions, for an aggregate purchase price of up to $10.6 million, of which $5.85 million will be payable in cash, $2.75 million in Mitek common shares at the close of the acquisition, and, subject to the achievement of certain revenue and net income targets for IDchecker through September 30, 2016, up to an additional $2 million in Mitek common shares.

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PayItSimple secures $10 million in funding

PayItSimple, a patented, PCI-compliant payment solution technology that enables merchants to offer consumers the ability to make purchases using interest-free installments, announced today that it has secured $10 million in funding from Simpel Management, LLC, NY-based company.

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GlobalCollect chief Manten invests in Newgen Payments

Jan Manten, founder & former CEO of GlobalCollect, has announced that he has invested in Newgen Payments, a New Delhi and Amsterdam-based Online Payments and E-Commerce solution provider that provides a 360° approach in taking brick-and-mortar merchants online quickly and seamlessly.

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Cennox buys PSSI International

Cennox Plc announce that Sterling Bank Services (a Cennox Group company) has acquired PSSI International Inc, a Project Management, Electronic Security, and Installation Company for government, financial, and commercial industries.

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WePay raises $40m

E-commerce payment processor WePay has raised $40 million in a Series D funding round led by FTV Capital and joined by Japan's Rakuten.

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The Tall Group buys cheque printing firm DLRS

The Tall Group of Companies has today strengthened its position as market leader in the provision of secure print and payment solutions with the acquisition of DLRS (NI) Ltd, based in Lisburn, Northern Ireland.

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Overstock buys stake in ATS for digital securities push

Online retailer Overstock has stepped up its plans to issue "digital securities" through the acquisition of a 25% stake in alternative trading system (ATS) PRO Securities, according to Wired.

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Investment banks launch Visible Alpha

Five of the world’s leading investment banks – BofA Merrill Lynch, Citi, Jefferies, Morgan Stanley and UBS – have announced the formation of a new company, Visible Alpha LLC, to create a common language and platform for analysts’ financial models and forecasts.

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PayItSimple raises $10m

PayItSimple, a patented, PCI-compliant payment solution technology that enables merchants to offer consumers the ability to make purchases using interest-free installments, announced today that it has secured $10 million in funding from Simpel Management, LLC, NY-based company.

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Feedzai secures $17.5 million funding round

Feedzai, a data science company that makes banking and commerce safe by using real-time, machine-based learning to analyze big data to detect and prevent fraud, today announced it has raised a $17.5 million Series B financing round. Oak HC/FT led the financing, along with existing investors, Sapphire Ventures (formerly SAP Ventures) and Espirito Santo Ventures.

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Ripple scores $28 million funding round

Digital currency outfit Ripple Labs has closed a $28 million Series A funding round that includes IDG Capital Partners and the venture arms of CME Group and global data storage company Seagate Technology.