Worldline

Worldline is a global leader in payments technology. We help businesses of all shapes and sizes to accelerate their growth journey – quickly, simply, and securely. With advanced technology, local expertise, and solutions customised for hundreds of markets and industries, Worldline powers the growth of millions of businesses around the world.

Website

www.worldline.com

Head office

Tour Voltaire

1 Place des Degrés

CS 81162

92059 Paris la Défense Cedex

Core solution

Our suite of solutions helps businesses accelerate their growth journey, from in-store and online commercial acquiring, to digital services and highly secure payment transaction processing. Wherever you are or want to go, our solutions help you get there.

Target markets

Merchants (retail, digital goods and services, self-service, petrol and energy, hospitality and travel, transportation), marketplaces, PSPs, fintechs, banks, brokers, crypto, FX

Contact details

infoWL@worldline.com

Geographical presence

Global: geographical presence in 40 countries and commercial activities in more than 170 countries encompassing Europe, North America, LATAM, and APAC 

Year founded

1973

Funding rounds and investors

Please refer to https://investors.worldline.com/en/home.html

Licence type

PI (Payment Institution) or API (Authorised Payment Institution)

Member of industry associations and/or initiatives

EMVCO, W3C, FIDO Alliance, EDPIA, EPI, MAG (ECB)

Standards and certifications

ISO 9001:2015, ISO 22301:2019, ISO 27001:2013, PCI, ISAE 3402 and ISAE 3000, SWIFT SIP 2021 certified

Brand tagline

Payments to grow your world.

Service provider type

Payment gateway

Yes

Payment service provider – acquirer

Yes

Payment orchestration platform

Yes

Cross-border payment infrastructure

Yes

How do you define your company's primary category or technology market?

Payments technology, innovation, growth. 

Channels

Online

Yes

POS/in-store

Yes

Payment capabilities

Hosted pages

Yes

White-label solution

Yes

Recurring payments

Yes

Payment methods supported

Yes, 150+ payment methods supported

Settlement currencies

Yes, 20+ currencies including EUR, GBP, USD 

Tokenization

Yes

Payout/disbursements

Yes

Payment orchestration

Yes

Cryptocurrency payments solution

Yes

Reconciliation and reporting

Yes

B2B payments

Yes

Reporting/dashboards

Consolidated data and reporting dashboard

Yes

Financial and compliance capabilities

FX 

Yes, 20+ currencies including EUR, GBP, USD 

Current account/settlement account

Yes

Embedded Finance/lending to SMEs or merchants

Yes

Embedded Finance/BNPL for consumers

Yes

Client onboarding (KYC/KYB)

Yes, for acquiring and collecting

Fraud and risk management capabilities

Chargeback management

Yes

Fraud and risk management partners

RiskShield by INFORM 

Clients 

Future developments 

Worldline partners with Opn to help international ecommerce companies grow their business with Thai consumers. 

Worldline partners with Visa to launch virtual card issuing solution for Online Travel Agencies. 

Worldline and Tabesto launch the first all-in-one ordering and payment kiosk.  

Main clients/references 

Subway, Trip.com, UniCredit, PSA, Sephora, KLM, Marks & Spencer 

Awards 

AI Tech of the Future Award at the PayTech Awards 2024 

Transactions 

Transaction volume 

c. 30.6 billion acceptance and acquiring transactions per year