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Worldline
Acquirer · Processor
France€580.0mMarket cap · as of 24 Jun 2026 · stockanalysis.com
- Revenue
- €4.6B (FY2024)
- Employees
- ~18,000
- Headquarters
- La Défense, France
- Website
- worldline.com
What it does
European payments processor and acquirer for merchants and financial institutions.
Terminals under its own name · 1
Deals
- Apr 2026·sold Cuscal — ASX-listed Cuscal acquired Worldline's New Zealand business, Paymark (NZ in-store processing, ~1.5bn transactions/yr), for ~A$27M cash; renamed Cuscal Paymark
- Apr 2026·sold ANZ — ANZ buys back Worldline's 51% stake in Worldline Australia Pty Ltd (trading as ANZ Worldline Payment Solutions), the Australian merchant-acceptance JV formed in 2022 (ANZ 49% / Worldline 51%); ANZ takes full ownership. EV ~€107M on a 100% basis (reported ~A$89M for the 51% stake)
- Oct 2025·sold Shift4 — Shift4 acquired Worldline's North American subsidiaries — Bambora Inc/Holding/Corp and Worldline SMB US, Inc (~140k merchants, 500+ ISVs)
- Jul 2025·sold Magellan Partners Group — Magellan acquired Worldline's MeTS business line plus selected Financial Services activities (~€450M 2024 turnover); €400M EV, ~€280M net cash proceeds
- Feb 2022·sold Apollo Global Management — Worldline divested its TSS (Terminals, Solutions & Services, the former Ingenico) business unit to Apollo
- Feb 2020·acquired Ingenico — terminals + acquiring combination
Funding
- Jun 2014·€575M
Developments
- ~May 2026·Worldline unwinds ANZ Australia JV: ANZ buys back 51% stake for €54M (paid €300M in 2022) — completing full retreat from non-European markets
- 31 Mar 2026·Worldline announces successful completion of €392M rights issue — €500M capital raise fully executed
- 28 Apr 2026·Worldline Q1 2026: Merchant Services returns to growth (+1.6%) for first time since Q4 2024; 2026 outlook confirmed; reverse 40:1 stock split set for May
- 28 Apr 2026·Worldline Q1 2026: Merchant Services returns to growth; Australia/NZ divestments announced
- 15 Apr 2026·Worldline and YouLend launch Cash Advance financing for Polish SMEs
- 14 Apr 2026·Worldline divests New Zealand activities (Paymark) to Cuscal for €17M; combined disposal proceeds estimated at €560-610M
- 12 Mar 2026·Worldline launches €392M rights issue — final step of €500M capital raise
- 12 Mar 2026·Worldline's recovery plan: 30% workforce reduction, €500M raise, and strategic refocus
- 11 Jun 2026·Worldline 2026 AGM approves all resolutions; board expanded and committees restructured under North Star 2030
- 06 Mar 2026·Worldline launches €108M reserved capital increase with Bpifrance, Crédit Agricole, BNP Paribas
- 02 Mar 2026·Worldline finalises divestment of North American activities to Shift4
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