Crédit Agricole and Worldline launch joint venture for merchant payment services

PARIS, FRANCE: Crédit Agricole and Worldline have received the green light from the European Commission to establish a joint venture aimed at revolutionizing digital payment services for merchants across France. The partnership is set to position the new entity as a formidable force in the French payment services sector. The inaugural Board meeting, which took…

Atos sells shareholding in Worldline for €220 million

PARIS, FRANCE: Atos has completed the sale of its entire stake in Worldline of ca. 7.0 million shares representing ca. 2.5% of Worldline’s share capital. The sale was carried out by way of an accelerated book building to institutional investors. Atos has concomitantly entered into a derivative transaction to hedge its residual exposure to Worldline’s…

Worldline acquires 80% stakes in Eurobank Merchant Acquiring

BEZONS, FRANCE: Worldline has signed a binding agreement for the acquisition of 80% of Eurobank Merchant Acquiring activities, one of the main acquirers in Greece with a c. 20% market share. Worldline is the European leader in the payments and transactional services industry. Gilles Grapinet, CEO of Worldline, said: “I am very proud to announce…

ANZ enters JV with Worldline to provide payments technology, merchant services in Australia

AUCKLAND: Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ) announced it will enter into a joint-venture with European-based payments leader Worldline to provide its small business, commercial and institutional customers in Australia with access to the latest technology for fast, reliable and more secure point-of-sale and online payments. The joint venture arrangement involves ANZ and Worldline…