Aankondiging • Jul 01
Worldline SA Announces Resignation of Mr. Daniel Schmucki as Director, Effective June 29, 2026 Worldline SA acknowledged the resignation of Mr. Daniel Schmucki, director of the Company initially appointed upon proposal of SIX Group AG in 2020, effective June 29, 2026, following his announced departure from SIX Group AG. At this stage, no new Board member is expected to be appointed upon proposal of SIX Group AG to replace Mr. Daniel Schmucki. Following this resignation, the Board of Directors of Worldline is now composed of 11 members, including two employee directors. Excluding employee directors, the Board of Directors comprises 44% women, 67% independent directors, and 67% international nationality. The composition of the Board of Directors' committees remains unchanged. Aankondiging • Jun 24
Worldline Enables Click to Pay for Recurring Payments Worldline became the first payment provider in Europe to enable Click to Pay for recurring payments, bringing one-click checkout to the full subscription lifecycle for international merchants. Click to Pay is a fast, secure digital checkout that removes friction and improves payment success across recurring payments. Available on Global Collect, Worldline’s global cross-border payments platform, this new capability enables digital-first businesses to scale subscription payments seamlessly across markets, while increasing conversion, reducing involuntary churn, and protecting recurring revenue. Conversion friction at checkout and payment failures remain major barriers to growth in digital commerce. Click to Pay can increase checkout conversion by up to 6%, while involuntary churn, often caused by expired or reissued cards, can account for up to 40% of total subscription churn. By extending Click to Pay to recurring and stored credential payments, Worldline enables merchants to improve both acquisition and retention. At the initial transaction, Click to Pay securely stores tokenised payment credentials. These tokens are then used for recurring billing, with automatic updates when cards are renewed or replaced, with no interrupt billing cycles. This is particularly valuable for subscription businesses such as SaaS, streaming, gaming, and digital memberships, where acquisition and retention directly drive growth and profitability. Based on EMVCo Secure Remote Commerce standards and supported by major card schemes, Click to Pay allows consumers to register once and check out instantly across merchants, without passwords, manual entry or lengthy forms. For merchants, the impact across the payment lifecycle includes: Higher conversion through fast checkout; Reduced involuntary churn with updated tokens; Stronger security and simplified compliance. With millions of users worldwide and 89% of consumers rating Click to Pay equal to or better than other digital payment methods, adoption continues to accelerate. Worldline’s Click to Pay solution will be available on the Global Collect platform from 30 July 2026. Aankondiging • Jun 13
Worldline Announces Board and Committee Changes Worldline held its Annual General Meeting on June 11, 2026. Shareholders approved all the resolutions submitted to them by the Board of Directors, including the renewal of the term of office of Mr. Thierry Sommelet as director for a period of three years and the early renewal of the terms of office of Ms. Nazan Somer Özelgin and Ms. Sylvia Steinmann as directors for a period of three years. Following the Annual General Meeting, the Board of Directors was composed of 12 directors, including two employee directors. Excluding employee directors, the Board comprised 60% independent directors, 40% women, and 70% international directors. Following the Annual General Meeting, the Board of Directors approved the new structure of its Committees: Audit Committee: Rodolfo Savitzky (Chair), Sylvia Steinmann, Nazan Somer Özelgin, and Daniel Schmucki; Risks Committee: Nazan Somer Özelgin (Chair), Jérôme Grivet, Rodolfo Savitzky, and Daniel Schmucki; Nomination and Remuneration Committee: Wilfried Verstraete (Chair), Agnès Park, Thierry Sommelet, and Sébastien Lacroix; Technology and Transformation Committee: Sylvia Steinmann (Chair), Mette Kamsvåg, Jérôme Grivet, and Thierry Sommelet; SER Committee: Agnès Park (Chair), Sylvia Steinmann, and Stephan Van Hellemont. Aankondiging • May 07
Worldline SA, Annual General Meeting, Jun 11, 2026 Worldline SA, Annual General Meeting, Jun 11, 2026. Location: 10 bis rue du quatre septembre, paris France Aankondiging • Apr 30
ANZ NBH Pty Ltd entered into a binding agreement to acquire remaining 51% stake in Worldline Australia Pty Ltd from Worldline SA (ENXTPA:WLN) for an enterprise value of AUD 89 million. ANZ NBH Pty Ltd entered into a binding agreement to acquire remaining 51% stake in Worldline Australia Pty Ltd from Worldline SA (ENXTPA:WLN) for an enterprise value of AUD 89 million on April 29, 2026. Upon completion, ANZ NBH Pty Ltd will own 100% stake in Worldline Australia Pty Ltd. There will be no change to the existing ANZ Worldline operations on completion, with customers continuing to use ANZ Worldline services and products as they do today.
The transaction is subject to Subject to Australian Competition and Consumer Commission approval, completion is expected to occur in the second half of the 2026 fiscal year. Aankondiging • Mar 16
ANZ Reportedly Mulls Buyout of Worldline Stake in Merchant Payments Joint Venture Speculation is mounting that ANZ Group Holdings Limited (ASX:ANZ) is moving towards a decision to buy out French payments giant Worldline SA (ENXTPA:WLN)'s 50% stake in their $925 million merchant payments joint venture after a year-long strategic review by Macquarie Capital revealed the partnership was unworkable. Sources understand that ANZ has reached the decision after private equity groups including Brookfield and Bain Capital examined the business but were unable to make the numbers work. The bank opened a data room as part of the review process as it sought a solution for the joint venture, which has not lived up to expectations since it was struck in 2020. One sticking point has been Worldline's European banking technology stack, which sources say doesn't work for the Australian market. While the likes of Brookfield may have examined the opportunity, it doesn't have an existing payments technology platform, say sources, and would have had to build one from scratch. Sources say ANZ needed to retain ownership of the customer relationships. The review has been complicated by the recent departure of former Macquarie Capital -financial services banker Laura Golis, who had been leading the strategic options process with assistance from investment bankers in Macquarie's technology division. Ms Golis recently moved to Jefferies and is currently on gardening leave, not starting in her new role until August. It's understood the process may be picked up by Jefferies once she starts. DataRoom revealed last week that Macquarie Capital was weighing options for the joint venture amid speculation Worldline was looking to exit following a fraud scandal that wiped more than $700 million off its market value. Options being considered at the time included selling the entire platform to a third party or ANZ buying back Worldline's 50% stake. ANZ sold its merchant-acquiring business into the joint venture in 2020, choosing to partner with the world's fourth-largest payments processor rather than spend an estimated $200 million and three years building its own platform. At the time, ANZ managed two billion transactions annually for 80,000 physical and online merchants. Worldline was attracted by Australia's high adoption of electronic payments - ranking fourth globally for payment terminals per capita - and the shift from cash to cards accelerated by the pandemic. But last year the company was engulfed in scandal after several media outlets reported it had covered up fraud by some customers to shield its own revenue, The Wall Street Journal reported. The shares collapsed 38%. Aankondiging • Feb 25
IndiaIdeas.com Limited entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Worldline India Private Limited from Worldline SA (ENXTPA:WLN) for €60 million. IndiaIdeas.com Limited entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Worldline India Private Limited from Worldline SA (ENXTPA:WLN) for €60 million on February 25, 2026. A consideration of €60 million will be paid by IndiaIdeas.com Limited. As part of consideration, €60 million is paid towards None of Indian payment activities of Worldline SA.
The transaction remains subject to customary regulatory approvals and closing conditions. The expected completion of the transaction is July 1, 2026 to December 31, 2026.
BNP Paribas SA acted as financial advisor for Worldline SA. Hogan Lovells LLP acted as legal advisor for Worldline SA. Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas acted as legal advisor for Worldline SA. Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co acted as legal advisor for IndiaIdeas.com Limited. Ernst And Young India Private Limited acted as due diligence provider for IndiaIdeas.com Limited. Aankondiging • Jan 19
Worldline and YouLend Launch Cash Advance to Unlock Fast, Seamless Capital for Europe's SMBs Worldline and YouLend announced the launch of Cash Advance, an innovative financing solution designed to empower small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) with fast, data-driven access to capital. Cash Advance enables merchants to apply for funding through a simple, fully integrated user experience - eliminating traditional friction, paperwork, and uncertainty. By combining Worldline's extensive payments infrastructure with YouLend's advanced embedded financing technology, the two companies have created a transformative lending experience tailored to the needs of modern SMBs. Cash Advance empowers business owners to plan ahead, fuel growth initiatives and manage short-term cash needs with confidence and ease. Leveraging real-time payments data, Cash Advance delivers fast, personalised financing offers that accurately reflect a merchant's financial performance. Eligible businesses can access up to EUR250,000 in as little as 48 hours, with repayments automatically linked to daily turnover - making it ideal for companies looking to stabilize cash flow, restock inventory, invest in expansion or hire additional staff during peak seasons or busy periods. Following the successful rollout in Belgium and the Netherlands, Worldline and YouLend plan to expand Cash Advance across Europe, alongside new product features designed to meet the evolving needs of SMBs in every market. Aankondiging • Jan 16
Worldline SA to Report First Half, 2026 Results on Jul 30, 2026 Worldline SA announced that they will report first half, 2026 results on Jul 30, 2026 Aankondiging • Sep 16
Worldline Announces CFO Changes Worldline announced that it appointed Srikanth Seshadri as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Committee member, effective on 8 September 2025. He replaces Gregory Lambertie who has decided to leave Worldline to pursue other opportunities. Srikanth Seshadri brings deep global finance expertise to Worldline. With a robust foundation in financial control, corporate finance, and strategic funding, his career spans high-impact roles across international markets. Srikanth's early experience in Audit & Risk consulting at Arthur Andersen, combined with his leadership tenure at Alstom in complex global environments, equips him to drive meaningful change and financial agility at Worldline. Aankondiging • Jul 30
Worldline Reportedly Seeks to Sell Unit to Focus Business After Stock Crash Worldline SA (ENXTPA:WLN) entered into talks to sell its digital-services unit as the French payments company seeks to focus its activities after its stock collapsed following media reports alleging that it turned a blind eye to fraud. The firm “entered into exclusive negotiations” with Magellan Partners (The Magellan Partners Group SAS) after receiving a binding offer that values the Mobility & e-Transactional Services business at €410 million ($473.6 million), according to a statement on July 29, 2025. The unit has about 3,800 employees. Aankondiging • May 14
Worldline Reportedly Looks to Sell India Payments Business French payments company Worldline SA (ENXTPA:WLN) has hired investment bank BNP Paribas to explore a potential sale of its India business, two people aware of the matter said. Discussions are at a preliminary stage, and the deal size could be above $200 million, one of the two people said on the condition of anonymity. "The sale is expected to happen through an auction process among a wide buyer pool, including strategic players in the payments space in India," the person added. The exit plan comes at a time Worldline is restructuring its global portfolio to restore investor confidence and revive growth and profitability amid macroeconomic headwinds. Worldline declined to comment, while queries emailed to BNP Paribas remained unanswered. According to the second person, Indian payments companies such as Razorpay and PayU could gain scale from an acquisition of the business. Worldline's new chief executive Pierre-Antoine Vacheron said at an earnings call last month that the company would exit non-performing geographies and segments to revive growth, without sharing details. "We need to be more selective given the investment required to address innovation and compliance requirements. This will mean exiting from segments or geographies inherited from past acquisitions and considered as non-core, " he said. Aankondiging • May 02
Worldline SA, Annual General Meeting, Jun 05, 2025 Worldline SA, Annual General Meeting, Jun 05, 2025. Location: 100 110 esplanade du general de gaulle, la defense France Aankondiging • Nov 19
Worldline SA to Report Fiscal Year 2024 Results on Feb 26, 2025 Worldline SA announced that they will report fiscal year 2024 results on Feb 26, 2025 Aankondiging • Nov 02
Worldline SA Provides Earnings Guidance for the Full Year 2024 Worldline SA provided earnings guidance for the full year 2024. For the year, the company expected organic revenue growth of around 1%. Aankondiging • Jun 15
Worldline SA Announces Board Appointments Worldline SA Announced that at its Shareholders Meeting held on June 13, 2024, approved the appointment of three new directors, Mrs. Agnès Park, Mrs. Sylvia Steinmann and Mr. Olivier Gavalda for a period of three years. The company also approved the Wilfried Verstraete as Chairman of the Board of Directors and governance update. Upon recommendation of the Nomination Committee, the Board of Directors also approved the new composition of its Committees: Audit and Risks Committee:Aldo Cardoso (Chairman), Mette Kamsvåg, Nazan Somer Özelgin, Sylvia Steinmann and Daniel Schmucki; Nomination Committee:Giulia Fitzpatrick (Chairwoman), Wilfried Verstraete (Vice- Chairman), Agnès Park and Thierry Sommelet; Remuneration Committee:Wilfried Verstraete (Chairman), Giulia Fitzpatrick; Vice-Chairwoman), Agnès Park, Thierry Sommelet and Marie-Christine Lebert; Investment Committee: Daniel Schmucki (Chairman), Aldo Cardoso, Olivier Gavalda, Gilles Grapinet, Mette Kamsvåg, Thierry Sommelet and Wilfried Verstraete; CSR Committee: Agnès Park (Chairwoman), Giulia Fitzpatrick (Vice-Chairwoman), Gilles Grapinet, Sylvia Steinmann and Stephan Van Hellemont. Aankondiging • Mar 20
Crédit Agricole and Worldline Announces Executive Appointments to its Joint-Venture Crédit Agricole and Worldline announce the creation of their joint-venture for digital payment services for merchants in France. At the first Board meeting, held on 19 March 2024, Laurent Bennet, Chief Executive Officer of Crédit Agricole des Savoie, was elected Chairman of the Board of Directors and Meriem Echcherfi was appointed Chief Executive Officer. The commercial brand of the joint venture will be unveiled very soon. Mr. Laurent Bennet, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the joint-venture: After starting his career in an agricultural trade organisation, Mr. Laurent Bennet spent most of his career at Crédit Agricole, firstly at the Morbihan Regional Bank as a corporate account manager, then as agricultural market manager and deputy credit manager. In 2004, he joined the Pyrénées Gascogne Regional Bank, where he held a number of positions, including Business Manager and Network Manager. He was appointed Deputy General Manager of the Savoie Regional Bank in 2009. In 2013, he joined Crédit Agricole S.A. as Deputy Head of Group Risks and Permanent Controls before being appointed Head of Agriculture, Agrifood and Business Services. Since January 2019, Laurent Bennet has been Chief Executive Officer of Crédit Agricole des Savoie. Laurent Bennet is a graduate of AgroParisTech and the Institut Technique de Banque. Mrs. Meriem Echcherfi, Managing Director of the joint-venture: Meriem Echcherfi began her career at Société Générale in 2004, within the risk department on the Basel II project implementation and then in the corporate and investment banking division as director of market Risk Advisory and derivative sales for corporate clients. In 2012, she joined the Boston Consulting Group as project leader for financial institutions in Paris and Casablanca, before becoming Head of Mastercard Advisors France in 2016, then Vice President in charge of business development in 2018. Meriem Echcherfi joined Crédit Agricole in 2019 as head of Credit Agricole SA Group Strategy, then Head of Merchant Services in 2023. Aankondiging • Feb 28
Worldline SA to Report First Half, 2024 Results on Aug 01, 2024 Worldline SA announced that they will report first half, 2024 results on Aug 01, 2024 Aankondiging • Feb 15
Worldline SA, Annual General Meeting, Jun 13, 2024 Worldline SA, Annual General Meeting, Jun 13, 2024. Aankondiging • Dec 03
Worldline Reportedly Weighs Asset Sales to Shore Up Investor Confidence French digital payments company Worldline SA (ENXTPA:WLN) is considering options including asset sales as part of efforts to reassure shareholders after a sharp drop in its share price, three people familiar with the matter said. The company lost more than half its market capitalisation in late October and sent ripples across the sector after it cut its full-year financial targets, citing the economic slowdown and heightened scrutiny over money-laundering risks in Germany. The most likely disposals could come from Worldline's Mobility division, home to digital payment solutions for ticketing services, one of the people said. Another said assets sales may come from its software businesses but suggested these might not be sizeable enough to revitalise its shares. Worldline declined to comment. The potential asset sales are part of discussions being held with shareholders, two of the people said, as Worldline looks to follow Dutch rival Adyen N.V. (ENXTAM:ADYEN) in appeasing at least some market concerns by setting "more realistic" targets. The steep fall in Worldline's share price has made it vulnerable to a potential takeover, piquing the interest of U.S. rivals and private equity firms, the first person said. This has raised concern within the French government, which is closely monitoring the situation and would favour a French-led offer for Worldline, a source familiar with the government's thinking said. French lender Crédit Agricole S.A. (ENXTPA:ACA), already an existing partner of the payments firm, is looking at potentially buying shares in the company, a fourth person familiar with the matter said. Other French banks could also partner with Credit Agricole for a role in Worldline's future, this person added. Bloomberg first reported Credit Agricole's interest in buying a stake in Worldline, prompting its shares to soar by almost 12% earlier on December 1, 2023. Credit Agricole declined to comment. "This rumour should not surprise the market, it is not breaking news that payment companies are attractive at these levels," said Tommaso Nieddu, an analyst at AlphaValue, on Credit Agricole's potential interest. "This interest puts a floor on the valuation, but I am doubtful that without more information, it will be sufficient to drive the company's valuation higher". Aankondiging • Oct 19
Worldline SA to Report Fiscal Year 2023 Results on Feb 28, 2024 Worldline SA announced that they will report fiscal year 2023 results on Feb 28, 2024 Aankondiging • Oct 13
Worldline Launches FlexCommissions, Enabling Increased Cashflow and Payout Customization for Partners Worldline announced the launch of FlexCommissions, a new flexible payout feature for its e-commerce solution that increases cash flow for partners across North America. Instead of being tied to the standard monthly/30-day payout period, Worldline FlexCommissions provides software and independent sales organization partners with the opportunity to choose the frequency at which they receive their revenue-sharing profits. The new payout feature is available for Worldline's revenue-sharing program partners with merchants processing on the North American e-commerce solution. The ability to receive fast and increased access to funds allows software vendors more agility to manage business expenses and invest the profits back into their business for further growth. FlexCommissions also enables tailored allocation with the option to divide the frequency and distribution of payouts based on factors like region, industry, or department - for example, a government software provider choosing to receive payouts for specific municipalities at a custom time. Many processors offer revenue sharing but have processing minimums or specific product platform and feature usage requirements to qualify. Both FlexCommissions and Worldline's standard revenue sharing requires no minimums. FlexCommissions is also competitively priced with a transparent flat monthly fee, often making the offering more affordable for partners than the common use of percentage-based fees for features from other payment processors. FlexCommissions is available in North America on the Worldline e-commerce solution. Aankondiging • Jan 13
Worldline SA (ENXTPA:WLN) completed the acquisition of 40% stake in Online Payment Platform. Worldline SA (ENXTPA:WLN) agreed to acquire 40% stake in Online Payment Platform on September 29, 2022. The remaining 60% stake will be owned by both the founder and the Chief Executive Officer of Online Payment Platform. The transaction is subject to approval from the Dutch Central Bank and expected to close by the end of 2022. Worldline will have call option to buy the remaining 60% stake in 2026. Bernard Spoor, Wiebe Dijkstra, Peter Nolten, Eva Schram and Bart de Rijke of De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek N.V. acted as legal advisor to Worldline SA (ENXTPA:WLN) .
Worldline SA (ENXTPA:WLN) completed the acquisition of 40% stake in Online Payment Platform on January 12, 2023.