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03 Feb, 2012

Plus Markets puts itself up for sale Struggling UK exchange operator Plus Markets has put itself in the shop window, commencing a formal sales process to identify potential investors.

03 Feb, 2012

Reuters opens social media hub Reuters has launched a new social media hub, providing a real-time sentiment guide to what news, companies and people are hot on the Web.

03 Feb, 2012

La Caixa opens access to banking via TV remote Spain's La Caixa is to offer customers remote banking services via their TV remote control, through a partnership with Samsung.

03 Feb, 2012

UK and Swiss watchdogs launch formal investigations into UBS over trading scandal UK and Swiss regulators have launched formal proceedings against UBS over the £2.3 billion unauthorised trading loss made at the bank last year.

03 Feb, 2012

Garanti gives cardholders Facebook Credits Turkey's Garanti Bank is to start offering its Bonus cardholders free Facebook Credits when they use their cards to make online and offline purchases.

03 Feb, 2012

SunGard models euro breakup impact on asset classes A Piigs exit from the single currency would bring a 40% drop in euro yield curve and 20% fall in euro equities, according to modelling from SunGard's APT risk system.

03 Feb, 2012

Misys and Temenos in merger talks UK core banking vendor Misys has confirmed that it has begun talks with Swiss rival Temenos about a possible all share merger.

03 Feb, 2012

US digital banking adoption and satisfaction on the up - comScore Mobile banking adoption grew steadily in the US last year, with 16% of cell phone owners using their handset to access financial information in the second quarter, according to figures from comScore.

02 Feb, 2012

US lawmakers bid to shut Iranian banks out of Swift network US politicians have proposed a bill that would block Iranian banks from using the Swift network for sending and receiving payment messages.

02 Feb, 2012

Microsoft launches Kinect for Windows; Amex on board Microsoft has shipped Kinect for Windows, widening the appeal of its motion sensor technology beyond gamers to big business, with American Express among the firms already developing applications.

02 Feb, 2012

TSE trading hit by glitch The Tokyo Stock Exchange has blamed a faulty data distribution server for the suspension of trading in the shares of 241 companies this morning at the peak of the Q3 earnings reporting season.

02 Feb, 2012

MPs call for government cybercrime awareness campaign The UK government should launch an awareness-raising campaign to teach Brits how to stay safe online and avoid malware which could steal their personal and bank details, a group of MPs say.

02 Feb, 2012

Westpac wields the axe Australia's Westpac is set to axe 400 positions and offshore another 150 roles in the latest round of job cuts at the bank.

02 Feb, 2012

Facebook IPO: Payments biz 2011 revenues hit $557m Facebook pulled in revenues of $557 million from its payments business in 2011 as its decision to force games developers to use its virtual currency bared fruit, according to the social network's IPO filings. (1 comment)

01 Feb, 2012

City bins broadcast financial news City workers not glued to their BlackBerrys can now still keep up with the latest financial news as they walk the streets, thanks to a batch of new recycling bins featuring screens showing content from the likes of the LSE and Economist.

01 Feb, 2012

Brussels blocks Deutsche Börse/Nyse Euronext merger As expected, European Union anti-trust officials have blocked the proposed mega-merger between Deutsche Börse and Nyse Euronext over fears that the deal would stifle competition in the derivatives markets.

01 Feb, 2012

Vista Equity Partners completes acquisition of Thomson Reuters risk unit Vista Equity Partners has completed the acquisition of Thomson Reuters' trade and risk management technology business, re-branding the unit Turaz.

01 Feb, 2012

Bloomberg opens up market data distribution API Bloomberg has opened up its market data distribution technology, letting developers use its API without any costs or restrictions.

31 Jan, 2012

Visa joins $40m TrialPay funding round Transactional advertising outfit TrialPay has secured $40 million in a funding round joined by payments giant Visa.

31 Jan, 2012

Citi adds credit card account analysis tools to iPad app US bank Citi has added visual tracking and account analysis tools for US credit card customers to its iPad app.