** The mobile payments processing company's shares jumps as much as 17.2 pct after it said it was in talks withSantander Group, Telefonica and MasterCard Inc to support the growth of its global platform.
** The three companies will invest 49.2 mln pounds inMonitise in exchange for an 8.2 pct in the company.
** Stock posts largest single-day rise since March 2011.Chart: http://link.reuters.com/pep53w
** Telefónica and Santander will have right to nominate asingle non-executive director to company's board.
** Monitise also said it has expanded its partnership withIBM to deploy IBM's cognitive computing engine Watson.
** The mobile banking technology provider's shares have morethan halved this year, hurt by falling revenue as it moved to asubscriptions-based business model and its biggest customerexploring options for its stake in the company.
** The company backs its current year and long-termfinancial forecasts. (abhiram.nandakumar.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)