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Core banking vendors Misys and Temenos have agreed the key terms for their proposed merger, with shareholders of the UK firm taking 53.9% of the combined group and the Swiss outfit the remaining 46.1%.
08 February 2012
Goldman Sachs is preparing to spin off its Redi Technologies unit, inviting other banks and brokers to take a stake in the business, according to Dow Jones.
07 February 2012
Connecticut-based fintech vendor SS&C Technologies says it is considering a move to buy GlopeOp Financial Services, despite the latter striking a £508 million deal with TPG Capital last week.
06 February 2012
Struggling UK exchange operator Plus Markets has put itself in the shop window, commencing a formal sales process to identify potential investors.
03 February 2012
UK core banking vendor Misys has confirmed that it has begun talks with Swiss rival Temenos about a possible all share merger.
Vista Equity Partners has completed the acquisition of Thomson Reuters' trade and risk management technology business, re-branding the unit Turaz.
01 February 2012
ATM manufacturer NCR has taken a minority equity stake in Utah-based video banking outfit uGenius. Terms of the investment were not disclosed.
31 January 2012
Hedge fund services provider GlobeOp Financial Services is in talks with private equity firms Advent International and TPG Capital about possible takeover offers.
06 January 2012
GE Capital has agreed to buy life insurer MetLife's US retail deposit business, giving it around $7.5 billion in deposits and a new online banking platform. Financial terms were not disclosed.
05 January 2012
Dion Global Solutions has acquired a controlling stake in Frankfurt-based Swissrisk Financial Systems. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
04 January 2012
Lombard Risk Management has acquired the regulatory reporting business of Sofgen for $4.25 million in cash, loan notes and equity.
19 December 2011
Deutsche Börse and Nyse Euronext have offered the European Commission more concessions in a bid to allay antitrust concerns and secure approval for their $9 billion merger deal.
13 December 2011
The London Stock Exchange (LSE) has agreed a £450 million cash deal to buy the 50% stake in FTSE International it does not already own from publisher Pearson.
12 December 2011
Canadian exchange operator TMX Group has agreed a deal to buy Australia's Razor Risk Technologies for around C$10.18 million in cash.
30 November 2011
Hit hard by the collapse of its largest customer, MF Global, troubled UK screen-dealing software house Patsystems has been approached about a takeover by ION Trading.
28 November 2011
US pre-paid card outfit Green Dot has been given the all clear by regulators to buy Bonneville, a small Utah-based bank.
24 November 2011
Ffastfill has posted a pre-tax loss of £107,000 for the first half on flat revenues of £7.3 million. The UK derivatives trading vendor has also agreed to buy the business and assets of Chicago-based WTD Consulting for up to £7.6 million.
22 November 2011
The Tokyo and Osaka stock exchanges have agreed to merge in 2013 as they seek to strengthen their positions in a global market in the midst of a wave of consolidation.
Deutsche Börse and Nyse Euronext are proposing to divest their overlapping equity options business across Europe and open up third party access to Eurex Clearing in an effort to win EU approval for their $9 billion merger deal.
18 November 2011
Visa Europe has taken a minority stake in Beyond Analysis, a UK-based analytics firm, as it looks to gain deeper insight into consumer behaviour from card transaction spending patterns.
15 November 2011
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