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The $9.1 billion acquisition of SunGard Data Systems would deepen FIS' bench in banking and asset management services and add products for capital markets, dovetailing with banks' desire to narrow the list of companies that serve them.

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A near-collapse of the global software vulnerability database exposed critical weaknesses that could leave banks unable to track cyber threats.

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