NEC buys Swiss firm Avaloq for $2.2bn in global fintech push

Japanese electronics company makes biggest acquisition to date

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NEC plans to plug the Swiss fintech company into its own sales channels to continue expansion in the growing sector. © Reuters

JADA NAGUMO and NIKI MIZUGUCHI, Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO -- Japanese electronics giant NEC will purchase Swiss banking software developer Avaloq Group for 2.05 billion Swiss francs ($2.2 billion), the company said on Monday.

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