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3201 Results from 2003

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Finextra Research signs off for Christmas and New Year break

The Finextra office will be closed after Friday 19 December, re-opening Monday 5 January.

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US Treasury gives $2 million to financial security centre

The US Treasury Department has awarded the financial services information sharing and analysis centre (FS/ISAC) $2 million to help member firms protect against physical and computer security threats.

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CLSA Asia-Pacific Markets implements SmartStream's TLM platform

CLSA Asia-Pacific Markets, a Hong Kong-based subsidiary of Credit Lyonnais, has licensed SmartStream Technologies' Transaction Lifecycle Management (TLM) platform.

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BNP Paribas signs EUR1bn IT services deal with IBM

French bank BNP Paribas has signed a multi-year agreement, worth up to EUR1 billion, with IBM for 'on demand' IT services.

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Global Payments to acquire majority stake in Czech Republic's Muzo

Atlanta-based electronic transactions company Global Payments has reached an agreement to acquire 52.6% of the outstanding shares of Czech payments processing firm Muzo from Komercni Banka for $34.7 million in cash.

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Finexpo set to take the pulse of 2004

With 300 delegates already registered, a near sold-out exhibition floor, and full seminar programme, Finextra's second City Technology Strategies show, Finexpo CTS, is all set to take the pulse of the financial markets as we enter 2004.

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Wachovia in $5000 Christmas giveaway for 50 millionth cheque image

US bank Wachovia is giving away $5000 this Christmas to the online banking customer who logs on to their account and views the bank's 50 millionth cheque image.

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Banco General and First Data establish South American processing centre

Panama-based Banco General is teaming with First Data to establish a card processing centre that will provide outsourced services to financial institutions across Latin America and the Caribbean.

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Thain's appointment heralds new technology era at Nyse

The appointment of Goldman Sachs' John Thain as chief executive of the New York Stock Exchange is likely to usher in a new era of electronic trading at the embattled exchange.

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Merchant e-Solutions raises $7 million funding; buys Transcom Payment Services

California-based e-payment services provider Merchant e-Solutions has secured a $7 million Series C financing round led by 3i US. Concurrent with the funding, the vendor has acquired credit card payments services firm Transcom Payment Services.

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Cbot promotes Bryan Durkin to EVP and COO

The Chicago Board of Trade (Cbot) has promoted senior vice president Bryan Durkin to the newly created position of executive vice president (EVP) and chief operating officer (COO).

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SunGard Trading and Risk adds Stanning, Strickland and Reddy to senior team

SunGard Trading and Risk Systems has appointed Bill Stenning as chief operating officer, trading, Gary Strickland as chief financial officer of its Bancware business unit and Michael Reddy to the newly created position of managing director of financial services for its Enform unit.