Oct. 22, 2025

— Jeff Ward, Lehigh Valley News Briefs

Shift4, the Lehigh County-based processor of credit-card payments, is in exclusive negotiations to acquire businesses that serve about 140,000 customers.

The company said in a statement today that it is in talks to buy the Bambora North America subsidiaries of Worldline.

“Bambora North America serves over 140,000 merchants across the United States and Canada,” according to the Shift4 statement. No financial terms were noted, and as of now, no deal has been completed.

“This is a textbook Shift4 acquisition, delivering a massive funnel of gateway customers and payments volume to cross-sell onto our global acquiring platform,” said Shift4 Chief Executive Officer Taylor Lauber.

Shares of Upper Saucon Township-based Shift4 (NYSE:FOUR) were down $1.26 to $75.65 at 10:30 a.m. today. Worldline shares traded in the U.S. over the counter were a $3.07.

Worldline is based in Paris.

Meanwhile, the Wall Street Journal has reported that Shift4 founder and former CEO Jared Isaacman may be up yet again for the job of running NASA.

Isaacman is a billionaire and two-time voyager into space. He went into orbit on missions with SpaceX, Elon Musk’s aeronautics business. Isaacman founded what is now Shift4 in the basement of his New Jersey family home in 1999, when he was 16.

He was nominated to run NASA earlier this year, but no hearings were held on the appointment.

There is a link above to the company statement about Wordline, and here’s a cut-and-paste version:

Shift4 To Acquire Worldline’s North American Subsidiaries

The acquisition represents a significant cross-sell opportunity for Shift4 with 140,000 gateway merchants across the US & Canada.

CENTER VALLEY, PA. – October 21, 2025 – Shift4 (NYSE: FOUR), the leader in integrated payments and commerce technology, has entered into exclusive negotiations to acquire Bambora Inc, Bambora Holding Corp, Bambora Corp, and Worldline SMB US, Inc (collectively “Bambora North America”), Worldline’s (Euronext: WLN) North American subsidiaries. The contemplated transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2026, subject to usual customary approvals.

Bambora North Americaserves over 140,000 merchants across the United States and Canada. Their gateway supports a mix of online and in-person payments in a range of specialized verticals, distributed primarily through a network of 500+ Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) that cater to the company’s target markets.

“This is a textbook Shift4 acquisition, delivering a massive funnel of gateway customers and payments volume to cross-sell onto our global acquiring platform,” said Shift4 CEO Taylor Lauber. “This deal is similar to past transactions that have enabled us to rapidly grow our customer base by offering these merchants significant value and a better payments experience with a streamlined end-to-end commerce solution.”

Barclays acted as sole financial adviser and Bennett Jones LLP as Legal advisor to Shift4.

Jefferies acted as sole financial adviser and Norton Rose as Legal advisor to Worldline SA.

About Shift4

Shift4 (NYSE: FOUR) is boldly redefining commerce by simplifying complex payments ecosystems across the world. As the leader in commerce-enabling technology, Shift4 powers billions of transactions annually for hundreds of thousands of businesses in virtually every industry. For more information, visit shift4.com.