equensWorldline
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 Equens building in Utrecht | |
| Predecessor | Interpay, Transaktionsinstitut für Zahlungsverkehrsdienstleistungen AG |
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| Founded | 2006 as equens, 2016 as equensWorldline |
Area served | Single Euro Payments Area |
| Website | worldline.com/financial-institutions |
equensWorldline SE (formerly Equens) is a
UK.[2]
History
Equens was established in 2006 as Europe's first pan-European payment processor. This followed the
merger of Europe's two largest payment processors: Interpay
from The Netherlands and the Transaktionsinstitut für Zahlungsverkehrsdienstleistungen AG from Germany.
In July 2008, Equens SE was formed as
Istituto Centrale delle Banche Popolari Italiane. In 2011, Equens Italia became a wholly owned subsidiary of Equens SE, and in 2013 it turned into a permanent establishment of Equens.[2]
In 2016, equensWorldline was created, following the merger between Equens SE and Worldline's Financial Services activities in France, Benelux and Germany.[2]
Initially, Worldline hold 63.6% of the shares, the rest (36.4%) being held by Dutch, German and Italian banks.[3] However, Worldline had a call option on the minority shares, which it exercised in 2019, hence becoming the sole owner of equensWorldline.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Completion of the acquisition of the minority 36.4% stake in equensWorldline". Worldline. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
- ^ a b c "equensWorldline, about us: history". equensWorldline. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
- ^ "Worldline s'allie avec Equens pour se renforcer dans le paiement.N360968". Usine nouvelle. 2015-11-03. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
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