Welcome to the virtual pressroom for Microsoft Corp.’s Financial Services Industry Group. This Web site is designed to provide members of the press with important information about Microsoft’s involvement in the financial services industry. Microsoft’s Financial Services Group focuses on core industry verticals, such as banking, insurance and capital markets.

May 15, 2012
Microsoft Industry Reference Architecture for Banking lays groundwork for new business models, revenue streams and customer experiences.
Highlights
It’s Raining Jobs!
March 15
IDC Study finds that cloud computing will generate nearly 14 million new jobs in all vertical industries by 2015.
Auto Insurance Provider Uses Windows Phone 7 to Connect with Customers
Nov. 10
Auto insurance provider GEICO provides coverage to more than 10 million people in the United States and uses Windows Phone 7 to connect with them. We invite you to watch the case study.
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer Discusses Global Alliance with Misys to Extend Financial Services Applications to the Cloud
Oct. 25
Microsoft today announced at SIBOS a new strategic partnership with Misys, the global application software and services company, to enable innovative delivery of banking services on the Windows Azure Platform.