March 4, 2026
— Jeff Ward, Lehigh Valley News Briefs
Payment-processing company Shift4 has completed the acquisition of the North American subsidiaries of Worldline.
Upper Saucon Township-based Shift4 said the acquisition of the businesses known as Bambora North America add 140,000 merchants to its network.
Shift4 processes credit-card payments for restaurants, hotel, arenas and other businesses.
Shift4 Chief Executive Taylor Lauber said the deal adds payments volume and a chance to sell the entire line of the company’s products.
Terms were not disclosed in Shift4’s statement. A Worldline statement said the transaction was completed for an enterprise value of 70 million euros (USD $81 million).
Shares of Shift4 (NYSE:FOUR) have recovered some after scraping near 52-week lows. The closing price Monday was $49.89.
Worldline (WLN:Euronext) is based in Paris.
Here is a link to Shift4’s statement, and below is a cut-and-paste version:
March 2, 2026
Shift4 Completes Previously Announced Acquisition of Worldline’s North American Subsidiaries
Acquisition adds 140,000 merchants across the US and Canada to Shift4’s platform, delivering significant cross-sell opportunities
CENTER VALLEY, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Shift4 (NYSE: FOUR), the leader in integrated payments and commerce technology, today announced the successful completion of its acquisition of Bambora Inc, Bambora Holding Corp, Bambora Corp, and Worldline SMB US, Inc (collectively “Bambora North America”), Worldline’s (Euronext: WLN) North American subsidiaries.
Bambora North America’s gateway platform supports over 140,000 merchants across North America and is integrated with more than 500 Independent Software Vendors (ISVs). These customers will now have access to Shift4’s end-to-end payments and commerce solutions, creating significant cross-sell opportunities.
“This deal brings a substantial gateway portfolio and payments volume onto Shift4’s platform,” said Shift4 CEO Taylor Lauber. “It follows the same playbook we’ve used successfully in the past: bringing merchants onto our platform to provide a better payments experience with a streamlined end-to-end commerce solution and the opportunity to cross-sell our full suite of products.”
The acquisition strengthens Shift4’s footprint across key verticals in North America and advances the company’s strategic expansion of its integrated payments and commerce ecosystem.
About Shift4
Shift4 (NYSE: FOUR) powers the experience economy, enabling businesses to deliver the moments that matter. Transforming how people shop, dine, stay, and play, Shift4’s commerce technology allows for a seamless experience at any scale. From your neighborhood restaurant to the world’s largest event venues, Shift4 handles billions of transactions annually for hundreds of thousands of businesses around the world. For more information, visit shift4.com.
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