Worldline finalises ANZ Australia and India divestments, closing its disposal programme

Worldline finalised the sale of its 51% stake in ANZ Worldline Payment Solutions in Australia to joint-venture partner ANZ at an enterprise value of about €107m on a 100% basis, and days later completed the sale of its Indian payment activities to BillDesk at an equity value of about €60m. Worldline retains long-term technology and software agreements with both buyers for operational continuity.

Combined net cash proceeds from all announced disposals — MeTS, North America, Cetrel, PaymentIQ, India, New Zealand and Australia — are estimated at €590m–€640m, expected in 2026.

The divestments end Worldline's presence in merchant acquiring outside its European core and turn a diffuse portfolio into cash for deleveraging. For European merchants and partners the strategic signal is narrowing: Worldline is now a Europe-first acquirer competing on a smaller footprint, while retaining software revenue from the businesses it sold.

Whether the €590m–€640m proceeds land inside 2026 as guided, and whether the retained technology contracts hold once the buyers complete their own migrations.

• investors.worldline.com
• GlobeNewswire (India / BillDesk)