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First Derivatives to take controlling interest in Kx Systems

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First Derivatives to take controlling interest in Kx Systems

First Derivatives has agreed a £36 million deal to acquire a further 46.47% stake in high performance database outfit Kx Systems, giving the firm a leg-up into the market for big data systems in capital markets and other vertical industries.

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Iceland's Snorrason acquires Handpoint merchant portfolio

Snorrason Holdings ehf, a leading provider of international payment processing services, announced today that it has signed an agreement with Handpoint, a leading mPOS (mobile point-of-sale) platform provider, to acquire Handpoint’s Icelandic merchant portfolio.

Cuscal to acquire Strategic Payments Services

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Cuscal to acquire Strategic Payments Services

Australia's Cuscal is to acquire Strategic Payments Services, a payment processing joint venture launched by Bendigo Bank and MasterCard in 2006, as it strives to carve out a position in the emerging mobile and digital payments market.

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ICE completes $350 million acquisition of SuperDerivates

Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE), the leading global network of exchanges and clearing houses, has completed its previously announced acquisition of SuperDerivatives, a leading provider of risk management analytics, financial market data and valuation services.

Boku acquires carrier billing competitor mopay

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Boku acquires carrier billing competitor mopay

US carrier billing company Boku has acquired one of its leading competitors, Germany-based mopay, extending its network to hundreds of new online merchants and consumers worldwide.

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FIS completes Clear2Pay acquisition

FIS™ (NYSE: FIS), the world’s largest provider of banking and payments technology solutions and a global leader in consulting and outsourcing solutions, today announced it has completed its acquisition ofClear2Pay.

Wall Street firms take on Bloomberg with new messaging platform

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Wall Street firms take on Bloomberg with new messaging platform

A group of Wall Street firms, led by Goldman Sachs, has acquired instant messaging outfit Perzo and set up a new company to help them break free of their reliance on Bloomberg.

EBay and PayPal to split

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EBay and PayPal to split

EBay is to spin off Paypal into a publicly traded company in 2015 and has appointed American Express executive Dan Schulman as president and CEO of the payments business in anticipation of the move.

Misys on the block as Vista Equity Partners agrees Tibco acquisition

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Misys on the block as Vista Equity Partners agrees Tibco acquisition

Vista Equity Partners is seeking buyers for core banking supplier Misys after agreeing a $4.3 billion deal to acquire business process software firm Tibco.

Barclaycard buys The Logic Group

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Barclaycard buys The Logic Group

Barclaycard is boosting its capabilities in the lucrative rewards market through the acquisition of payments and loyalty specialist The Logic Group. Financial terms have not been disclosed.

New Zealand's Heartland Bank invests in P2P lending platform

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New Zealand's Heartland Bank invests in P2P lending platform

New Zealand's Heartland Bank has bought a 10% stake in local online peer-to-peer lending platform HarMoney. Financial terms were not disclosed.

ICE agrees $350m SuperDerivatives acquisition

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ICE agrees $350m SuperDerivatives acquisition

IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) has agreed a $350 million cash deal to acquire SuperDerivatives, a provider of risk management analytics, financial market data and valuation services.

FIS agrees EUR375 million Clear2Pay acquisition

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FIS agrees EUR375 million Clear2Pay acquisition

FIS is to pay EUR375 million to acquire Brussels-based payments technology vendor Clear2Pay.

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Oberthur acquires display card outfit NagraID Security

Oberthur Technologies (OT), a world leader in digital security solutions for the mobility space, today announced that it has completed its acquisition of NagraID Security.

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Tungsten to acquire DocuSphere

Tungsten Corporation plc (TUNG), the global electronic trading network, is delighted to announce that through its wholly owned subsidiary, Tungsten Network Inc, it has conditionally agreed to acquire DocuSphere, a provider of accounts payable automation services, to bring additional strength to the Tungsten offering.

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LSE posts interim Q1 results ahead of $1.6bn rights issue to fund Russell acquisition

London Stock Exchange Group is publishing interim results for the three months ended 30 June 2014 (Q1), to provide latest financial information in connection with the Group's proposed acquisition of Frank Russell Company and associated fully underwritten rights issue.

Heartland buys mPOS outfit Leaf

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Heartland buys mPOS outfit Leaf

Payment processing giant Heartland Payment Systems has acquired Leaf, a Boston-based mPOS start-up with its own purpose-built tablet. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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ACI Worldwide closes ReD acquisition

ACI Worldwide (ACIW), a leading global provider of electronic payment and banking solutions, announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Retail Decisions (ReD), a leader in fraud prevention solutions.

Misys acquires Custom Credit Systems

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Misys acquires Custom Credit Systems

Misys is looking to extend its footprint into the multi-billion dollar market for commercial lending software with the acquisition of Custom Credit Systems (CCS), a US-based provider of commercial loan origination and workflow management software.

Rocket Internet scores EUR333m investment for emerging markets payments push

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Rocket Internet scores EUR333m investment for emerging markets payments push

German Internet-focused VC and incubator Rocket Internet has sold a 10% stake to Philippines-based telco PLDT for EUR333 million in a deal that will also see the two firms team on building online and mobile payments services in emerging markets.

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