Market moving news and financial data from Refinitiv, formerly the financial and risk business of Thomson Reuters, is to be embedded into a suite of Microsoft services, including Excel, MSN Money and Bing.
The collaboration brings financial data to the masses, starting with Excel, which has over one billion users. The integration with Excel is expected to be available as soon as the end of this year.
Under the agreement, Microsoft News will also publish financial data from Refinitiv via MSN.com, the MSN Money app and other Microsoft products.
The financial information provided by Refinitiv includes fundamental company information, covering 181 markets in 36 languages, and pricing information, with up to 7 million updates per second over 70 million financial instruments.
Jean-Philippe Courtois, EVP and president, Microsoft global sales, says: “This agreement empowers our customers with access to high quality, trusted financial data directly in Microsoft apps and services helping them be more productive and make fast, informed decisions.”