PayLens /Companies
Worldpay
Acquirer · Processor
United KingdomFounded 1971- Revenue
- US$4.9B (2023)
- Employees
- ~8,500
- Headquarters
- Cincinnati, Ohio, US
- Website
- worldpay.com
Ownership
- Owned by
- Global Payments
Deals
- Apr 2025·acquired by Global Payments — Cash-and-stock; bought 55% from GTCR and 45% from FIS in a three-way deal alongside FIS taking Issuer Solutions
- Jul 2023·acquired by GTCR — GTCR bought a 55% majority stake in FIS's Worldpay unit (FIS retained 45%); $18.5B EV incl. up to $1B contingent on GTCR returns
- Mar 2019·acquired by FIS — Cash-and-stock: $11 cash + 0.9287 FIS shares per Worldpay share (~$43B EV incl. debt)
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