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Nasdaq OMX is talking to bankers about financing a possible move to hijack Deutsche Bourse's bid for Nyse Euronext, according to media reports.
15 March 2011
Exchange merger-mania has hit Japan, with the Tokyo and Osaka bourses set to hold talks this month about a possible tie-up.
10 March 2011
JPMorgan is in talks to buy a 10% stake in Twitter that could value the popular micro-blogging Web service at $4.5 billion.
28 February 2011
Speculation is mounting that Nasdaq OMX could move to hijack Deutsche Bourse's bid for Nyse Euronext as exchange operators scramble for tie-ups in what LSE chief Xavier Rolet predicts is just the start of a round of consolidation that could leave as few as three super groups standing in five years.
23 February 2011
US mobile payments start-up Paydiant has raised $7.6 million in a series a funding round led by North Bridge Venture Partners and General Catalyst Partners.
22 February 2011
The rush by exchange operators to consolidate continues apace, with Bats Global Markets inking a definitive agreement to buy Chi-X Europe.
21 February 2011
Investment management firm Octopus has invested £1.6 million in Vega-Chi, an electronic trading platform dedicated to European convertible and high-yield bonds.
17 February 2011
London-based online credit outfit Wonga has completed a £73 million funding round led by US venture capitalist Oak Investment Partners.
Temenos has nabbed Guy Dubois from mobile communications firm Mach Group to take over as CEO, replacing Andreas Andreades who moves upstairs as chairman. News of the shake-up comes as the Swiss core banking vendor posts mixed full year results.
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway has offloaded its entire stake in fintech vendor Fiserv as part of a $1.2 billion selling spree that also saw Bank of America stock dumped.
16 February 2011
Deutsche Börse and Nyse Euronext have reached agreement on a merger deal, creating the world's biggest exchange operator.
15 February 2011
Despite what it calls "challenges in the financial markets", trading technology vendor Fidessa has posted a 10% rise in full year revenues and 11% jump in adjusted operating profits.
14 February 2011
Nyse Euronext and Deutsche Börse have confirmed they are "engaged in advanced discussions regarding a potential business combination".
09 February 2011
Visa has stepped up its assault on the e-commerce market with the $190 million acquisition of PlaySpan, provider of a payments platform for digital goods.
The London Stock Exchange (LSE) has agreed an all share "merger of equals" with Canada's TMX Group, creating a global superpower that will have a strong technology emphasis.
FIS has acquired Gifts Software, a provider of funds transfer, cash management and anti-money laundering (AML) technology. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
08 February 2011
BillGuard, a US start-up that crowdsources information on hidden credit card charges and then alerts users, has raised $3 million in angel funding, according to TechCrunch.
03 February 2011
A group of Temenos executives have quit the Swiss core banking vendor and set up as new outfit hawking customer channel experience technology.
01 February 2011
Shares in embattled British bank note maker De La Rue dipped this morning after it confirmed business with a major client - widely understood to be the Reserve Bank of India - is still suspended following printing irregularities.
28 January 2011
Misys has reported flat first half revenues as growth in treasury and capital markets was again offset by a slight decline in banking. Meanwhile, the UK vendor has also revealed it will hand over to shareholders another £145 million from the sale of healthcare unit Allscripts.
25 January 2011
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