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BankSimple secures $10 million funding; partners with Visa, Bancorp and CBW Bank

Disruptive banking start-up BankSimple has announced partnerships with Visa, The Bancorp Bank and CBW Bank and secured a further $10 million in funding ahead of its planned launch later this year.

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HSBC sells US card business to Capital One

HSBC has agreed the sale of its US card and retail services business to Capital One for a premium of approximately $2.6 billion.

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E*Trade bows to Citadel and ditches Morgan Stanley

Bowing to pressure from Citadel, its largest shareholder, online brokerage E*Trade has fired Morgan Stanley and brought in Goldman Sachs to conduct the strategic review that could see it sold off.

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FIS takeover of Misys falls through

Shares in Misys fell by 18% in morning trading after the UK fintech vendor's proposed takeover by American counterpart FIS broke down.

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TMX Group buys Atrium Network

Canadian exchange operator TMX Group has acquired connectivity specialist Atrium Network. Financial terms were not disclosed.

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AIB to sell outsourcing unit to Capita

Allied Irish Bank (AIB) is selling off its international financial services business to outsourcing giant Captia for £29 million.

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LSE buys FSA's Transaction Reporting Service

The London Stock Exchange has agreed a £15 million cash deal to buy the Financial Services Authority's Transaction Reporting Service (TRS).

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Nyse Euronext to buy Japan's Metabit

Nyse Euronext has agreed a buy Metabit, a Tokyo-based provider of market access products throughout Asia. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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HSBC to cut 25,000 jobs

On the day it reported first half pre-tax profits of $11.5 billion, banking giant HSBC has outlined plans to axe around 25,000 jobs - nearly 10% of its workforce - by the end of 2013.

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Misys posts FY profit rise on banking recovery; no news on FIS deal, Kondor bid mooted

UK fintech vendor Misys has recorded a 12% rise in full year adjusted profits, boosted by strong uptake of its new BankFusion platform and the successful integration of recently acquired Sophis.

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NCR strengthens Brazilian position

NCR has sold a 49% stake in its Brazilian manufacturing and engineering operations to local player Scopus Tecnologia and signed a deal with its new partner's parent Banco Bradesco for the provision of around 30,000 ATMs.

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ACI makes offer for S1

Payments outfit ACI Worldwide has made a $540 million cash and stock takeover move for S1 Corporation, urging the latter's shareholders to spurn a proposed merger with Fundtech.

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E*Trade hires adviser to explore sale after Citadel criticism

Online brokerage E*Trade has responded to calls from Citadel, its largest shareholder, to sell itself by bringing in Morgan Stanley to carry out a strategic review.

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Wenig out as Reuters shakes up Markets division

Devin Wenig, the CEO of Thomson Reuters' global markets division is to leave the company in a surprise shake-up of the business intended to improve sales to financial sector clients.

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CVC to buy Convergex majority stake; Patsystems acquiring Mixit

US trading technology firm Convergex Holdings has abandoned a planned IPO, agreeing instead to sell a majority stake to funds advised by CVC Capital Partners.

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Misys shares rise as FIS deal nears

Shares in UK core banking vendor Misys rose nine per cent in morning trading as expectations rose that its proposed takeover by US firm FIS is nearing completion.

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Temenos profit warning weakens Misys

A profit warning at Swiss core banking vendor Temenos has hit UK rival Misys, as nervous investors fret about the viability of an FIS-led takeover bid in a depressed market.

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ITG cuts jobs, costs as volumes wilt

Investment Technology Group has announced a savage cost reduction plan in a bid to move $20 million off the bottom line in the face of continued weakness in institutional equity trading volumes in the US and Europe.

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Fiserv agrees $465m CashEdge acquisition

Fintech giant Fiserv has agreed a $465 million deal to acquire person-to-person payments specialist CashEdge.

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LSE calls off TMX deal; could become target itself

The London Stock Exchange has called off its planned merger with Canada's TMX Group, conceding defeat in its efforts to get enough shareholders to back the deal. Rival suitor Maple says it will continue to push for a deal with TMX while speculation is mounting that the LSE could itself become a target of Nasdaq OMX.