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Crédit Agricole
Bank acquirer · Issuer
FranceFounded 1894What it does
French cooperative banking group whose 39 Caisses régionales and LCL sign merchants for card acceptance as the acquiring bank, with Crédit Agricole Payment Services running the group's payment processing and CAWL, wholly owned since 30 June 2026, designing the merchant payment offers the group's banks sell, built on Worldline acceptance technology.
Deals · 2
- Jun 2026·acquired CAWL
- Apr 2023·sold Crédit Agricole Worldline joint venture (CAWL) to Worldline
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