Integrated solution to help to expand product portfolio and enhance the bank’s services

20 December 2010 - Misys, the global application software and services company, has today announced that it has recently signed an agreement to deploy an integrated BankFusion Universal Banking solution. This will cover the retail banking, trade finance and treasury functions at the Co-operative Bank of Kenya Limited.

SOA approach to help the bank to integrate external programs 

9 December 2010 - BBAC, a leading Lebanese commercial bank with branches in Cyprus and Iraq, has chosen an integrated solution of Misys BankFusion Equation and Opics Plus to increase revenues and enhance operations.

Global alliance with Microsoft enables innovative delivery of banking services

AMSTERDAM - 25 October 2010 – Misys plc (FTSE: MSY.L), the global application software and services company, announces a new strategic alliance with Microsoft Corp. This new initiative builds on last year’s mission-critical applications development alliance and will deliver Misys’ banking and capital markets applications via the Windows Azure cloud platform. The technical collaboration with Microsoft, announced at Sibos 2010 in Amsterdam, will provide financial institutions with the choice and flexibility they need to maximise the return on their IT investment and deliver innovative services to their customers more rapidly.

22 November 2010 – Misys plc (FTSE: MSY.L), the global application software and services company, has won the “Best Trade Processing Product” category in the 2010 Banking Technology Awards.

Misys to acquire Sophis, a leading
capital markets software vendor

Misys to acquire capital markets software vendor Sophis
for €435m (£375m) enterprise value

Acquisition financed by sale of Allscripts shares,
new credit facilities and issue of convertible bond

£670m tender offer to Misys shareholders
launched with a 270-310p price range
 

2 November 2010 - Leading financial services professionals in Asia have voted Misys, the global financial application software and services company, as the number one solution provider for risk management in the region, according to the 2010 Asia Risk Technology Survey.

25 October 2010 – Misys plc (FTSE: MSY.L), the global application software and services company, today announces the launch of its SWIFTNet Service Bureau to any financial institution requiring SWIFTNet access. This established service has previously only been available to existing customers of the Confirmation Matching Service and trade finance solutions from Misys.

7 September 2010 – Misys plc (FTSE: MSY.L), the global application software and services company, today announces that Metropolitan Bank & Trust Company (Metrobank) has licensed Misys Opics Plus 2.1 as it grows its presence in China.

Latest release of the Misys Confirmation Matching Service helps banks respond to regulatory demands.

23 August 2010 – Misys plc (FTSE: MSY.L), the global application software and services company, today announces the latest release of its Confirmation Matching Service (CMS). This release includes inter-bank matching for Exotic FX Options (MT 306 messages) - extending the existing support for buy-side counterparties which went live earlier this year and is now used by more than a dozen banks and fund managers. Banks can now benefit from increased automation and improved risk management, whilst also reducing manual processes such as fax, telephone, and email confirmations.

Streamlined operations provides better service to its customers

11 August 2010 – Misys plc (FTSE: MSY.L), the global application software and services company, today announces that the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) of Chicago has completed the final phase of its implementation and is fully live with Misys Summit FT to manage its core business. The bank has retired many in-house, legacy and third-party systems and now manages a broad array of asset classes predominantly using a single platform developed on the latest .Net technology.
 

Version 5.5 of Misys Summit FT expands asset coverage, functional depth and technology platforms for lower TCO

9 August 2010 - Misys plc (FTSE: MSY.L), the global application software and services company, today announces the release of V5.5 of award-winning Misys Summit FT. Responding to market needs to reduce the total cost of ownership and improve efficiencies, the release is a result of major investment by Misys in a number of new modules, integrations, partnership agreements and technology features that grow the systems’ cross-asset and front-to-back coverage.
 

Misys Opics Plus solution to manage growth and minimise risk

5 August 2010 – Misys plc (FTSE: MSY:L), the global application software and services company, today announced that Philippine National Bank (PNB) has agreed to implement Misys Opics Plus 3.0, Opics Risk Plus and Eagleye to drive efficiencies as it expands its treasury business. The integrated solution will allow the bank to manage and grow its treasury operations more efficiently, keeping market risk low as it seeks new business opportunities in increasingly diverse asset classes.
 

19 July 2010 – Misys plc (FTSE: MSY.L), the global application software and services company, today announces that it has signed a partnership with Triple Point Technology, the leader in commodities management solutions, to extend the coverage of Misys Summit FT to include commodities.

Improves modeling, pricing and risk management of OTC derivatives and structured products

New York and London – 28 June 2010 – Misys plc (FTSE: MSY.L), the global application software and services company and Numerix, the leading provider of cross-asset analytics for derivatives valuations and risk management, today announced the expansion of their global partnership and distribution agreement.
 

Latest in a string of awards for the innovative solutions from Misys

15 June 2010 – Misys plc (FTSE: MSY.L), the global application software and services company, today announces that it has come first in the annual Structured Products Technology Rankings.
 

Lending solution reduces costs by as much as 20 per cent and improves loan turnaround time and efficiency 

14 June 2010 - Misys PLC, a global provider of application software and services for the banking and financial industry, has announced that the National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) will deploy its commercial lending solution, Misys Loan IQ, for its loan operations.
 

Ground-breaking partnership extends the breadth of processing capabilities in Misys Summit FT

7 June 2010 - Misys plc (FTSE: MSY.L), the global application software and services company, today announces that it has partnered with SmartStream Technologies to deliver improved risk control and greater efficiency across the entire trade transaction lifecycle.
 

BPNG adds latest risk solutions to improve risk management and compliance

4 June 2010 – Misys (FTSE: MSY.L), the global application software and services company, today announced that Bank of Papua New Guinea has gone live with Misys Opics Plus v3.0, Misys Opics Risk Plus and Misys Eagleye. The integrated solution will deliver enhanced efficiency and visibility in its reserves management operation and increased automation and management control of credit, market and operational risks.
 

5 May 2010 – Misys plc (FTSE: MSY.L), the global application software and services company, today announces that it has recently completed separate examinations in conformity with the AICPA’s Statement on Auditing Standards No. 70 (SAS70), Service Organizations, covering both its Misys Confirmation Matching Service and Misys Opics Plus software-as-a-service (SaaS) offerings. The SAS70 examinations were performed by the independent accounting and auditing firm Ernst & Young LLP.

Gulf state’s emergence as regional financial hub hikes demand for innovative financial technology solutions

April 19, 2010 - Latest research by Misys estimates the total size of Bahrain’s Information Technology (IT) market to be around USD 366 million, up six per cent from USD 345 million in 2009. Misys highlights that Banks in particular have been investing heavily into the sector to support new services and to achieve regulatory compliance, complementing Bahrain’s emergence as an important regional financial hub. Other areas that are also fueling local IT industry growth are enterprise applications, telecommunications, and government.
 

Next generation core banking platform and solution on show at Asian Banker Summit

19 April 2010 – Misys plc (FTSE: MSY.L), the global application software and services company, today announces that it will be demonstrating the flexibility and power of Misys BankFusion at The Asian Banker Summit in Singapore 18 to 21 April 2010.
 

Misys Opics solution implemented to expand treasury business

7 April 2010 – Misys plc (FTSE: MSY:L), the global application software and services company, today announced that Shunde Rural Commercial Bank (Shunde RCB) has gone live with Misys Opics Plus and Misys Opics Risk Plus. The integrated solution will allow the bank to manage and grow its treasury operations more efficiently, particularly its large-scale bond business, and to seek new business opportunities.
 

29 March 2010 – Misys plc (FTSE: MSY.L), the global application software and services company, announces today that Zürcher Kantonalbank (ZKB) is now live on the latest version of the enterprise-wide risk management software, Risk Vision. The bank is implementing the latest version of Misys Risk Vision to gather and analyse exposure to risk across its entire business on a local level as well as globally.

Availability of MT306 for banks and counterparties will improve efficiency and reduce risk

22 March 2010 – Misys plc (FTSE: MSY.L), the global application software and services company, today announces it has extended its Confirmation Matching Service (CMS) to include MT306 messages for matching Exotic FX Options. This extended capability within Misys’ market-leading matching engine enables the buy-side counterparties to benefit from increased automation and improved risk management, whilst also reducing manual processes executed by banks.
 

8 February 2010 – The rapid growth of the global Islamic banking market over the last five years has boosted the demand for specialised Islamic banking and finance software solutions, reports Misys plc (FTSE: MSY.L), the global application software and services company. With the influx of mainstream banking institutions, particularly leading Western brands, into Islamic banking throughout the world, the support from specialist solution vendors has become a necessity to ensure a smooth transition to Shariah-based banking.