Worldpay Acquisition & Valuation

Global Payments is a leading provider of payment processing and software solutions and focuses on serving small and midsize merchants. The company operates in 30 countries and generates about one fourth of its revenue from outside North America, primarily in Europe and Asia. In 2019, Global Payments merged with Total System Services in an all-stock deal that gave Total System Services shareholders 48% of the combined company’s shares. The merger added issuer processing operations.

Adyen is a payment company that provides merchants with a single platform to accept e-commerce, mobile, and point-of-sale payments in multiple countries using various payment schemes and methodologies. Adyen started out providing only gateway and payment processing services to merchants but soon expanded into merchant acquiring services as well. Adyen obtained a banking license to improve settlement of merchant accounts.

Kaspi.kz JSC is the payment, marketplace, and Fintech ecosystem in Kazakhstan. The firm provides interconnected technologically seamless products and services that help people to pay, shop and manage their finances. Its operating segment includes the Payments Platform that connects its customers, which consist of both consumers and merchants, to facilitate cashless, digital transactions, the Marketplace Platform, which derives maximum revenue, connects merchants and consumers enabling merchants to increase their sales and consumers to buy a broad selection of products and services offered by a variety of merchants, and Fintech Platform that enables customers to manage their personal finances online and access consumer finance and deposit products through the Kaspi.kz Super App.

Founded in 2009, Block provides payment services to merchants, along with related services. The company also launched Cash App, a person-to-person payment network. In 2024, Square's payment volume was almost USD 250 million.

PayPal was spun off from eBay in 2015 and provides electronic payment solutions to merchants and consumers, with a focus on online transactions. The company had 434 million active accounts at the end of 2024. The company also owns Venmo, a person-to-person payment platform.

Checkout.com is a global payment processor supporting transactions in over 150 currencies through a unified API. It delivers in-country acquiring across more than 50 countries, advanced fraud detection powered by machine learning, and comprehensive reporting dashboards. The platform accepts all major credit and debit cards alongside local methods such as iDEAL, Alipay, and Klarna. Checkout.com maintains offices in London, New York, Singapore, and 16 other locations worldwide. Launched in 2012, it serves enterprises like Sony, Revolut, and McDonald's with scalable infrastructure for high-volume payments.

One97 Communications Ltd is a digital ecosystem for consumers and merchants. The company is in the business of providing a) payment and financial services which mainly include payment facilitator services, facilitation of consumer and merchant loan distribution to consumers and merchants, wealth management, etc. b) marketing services which consist of aggregator for digital products, ticketing business, providing voice and messaging platforms to the telecom operators and enterprise customers and other businesses. The group generates the majority of its revenue from customers domiciled in India.

Ant International is a global commerce services provider facilitating cross-border payments and trade. Singapore-headquartered, it operates WorldFirst for international transfers, Alipay+ for merchant acceptance in over 50 countries, and blockchain-based solutions for supply chain finance, aiding SMEs in e-commerce expansion.

Bilt Rewards is New York-headquartered loyalty program transforming rent and housing costs into redeemable points via its network. Renters earn Bilt Points on on-time payments reported to Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion, redeemable for travel through Alaska Airlines, rent credits, fitness at Equinox, or down payments. The Wells Fargo-issued Bilt Mastercard adds points on dining, travel, and rideshares, while Neighborhood Benefits link to local merchants like Sweetgreen and SoulCycle in select U.S. cities.

SumUp is a financial technology company providing card readers, point-of-sale systems, and merchant financial services targeted primarily at small businesses, independent merchants, and sole traders. Founded in Berlin in 2012 and now headquartered in London, the firm operates in more than 35 countries across Europe, the Americas, Australia, and beyond, offering portable card terminals alongside online payment processing, invoicing tools, e-commerce store builders, and business accounts with debit cards. SumUp positions itself as an integrated commerce platform for micro-merchants and competes with players such as Square, Stripe, and PayPal's Zettle.

Ant Group is a fintech company building digital infrastructure for financial services via platforms like Alipay. Hangzhou-headquartered, it supports consumers and SMEs with payments, lending, insurance, and wealth management across Asia. The ecosystem includes Ant Fortune for investments and Ant Financial Cloud for enterprise solutions.

Edenred is a France-listed prepaid corporate services provider operating in 45 countries. The company was listed in 2010 following a spinoff from hotel group Accor. Edenred's main business, Ticket Restaurant, offers prepaid meal vouchers that employers provide their employees as an additional benefit. The company is also involved in other areas, such as prepaid fuel cards and payment and expense management systems. Edenred is also moving beyond its historical services, adding well-being, gift, EV, toll, and business-to-business accounts payable automation services.

Mollie is a payment processing platform enabling seamless integration of methods like iDEAL, Bancontact, SOFORT, Giropay, PayPal, Mastercard, VISA, and SEPA Direct Debit into websites and apps via a unified API. Amsterdam-headquartered since its founding in 2004, the company simplifies online transactions for European merchants with reliable infrastructure.

Nexi is a payment services provider offering merchant acquiring, card issuing, and digital banking services across Europe. Nexi’s services cover the entire payment chain excluding the card scheme. It offers its acquiring and issuing services either in partnerships with banks, providing point-of-sale terminals, processing, or issuing services on their behalf or directly to merchants.

MTN Group Fintech is the financial technology division of MTN Group, Africa's largest mobile network operator headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa. The unit delivers mobile money services under the MoMo brand, including payments, remittances, savings, loans, and insurance across 17 countries in Africa and the Middle East. Launched in 2019, MTN Fintech partners with banks and regulators to expand digital financial inclusion, processing billions in transaction value annually through its API-driven platform.

Mercury is a financial technology company delivering digital banking for startups and tech firms. It provides checking and savings accounts, debit cards, wire transfers, ACH payments, and treasury management through a web and mobile app. San Francisco-headquartered Mercury integrates with QuickBooks, Xero, and Stripe for automated bookkeeping and offers FDIC insurance up to $5 million via partner banks like Evolve Bank & Trust. Launched in 2017, Mercury serves venture-backed companies with API-driven tools for programmable finance and embedded banking.

Mynt is a Philippines-based digital finance super app from Globe Telecom, Ayala Corporation, and Ant Financial. Launched in 2017 as GCash operator via Mynt, it provides payments, remittances, microloans, business tools, and open platforms. Manila-headquartered, Mynt serves 80 million users with GSave deposits, GInsure policies, and GCredit lending. It leads Southeast Asia's mobile wallet market through QR payments and biller networks.

Zepz is a London-headquartered fintech operating WorldRemit and Sendwave brands for international money transfers. The platform serves customers in 50 countries, facilitating remittances to over 140 destinations in Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and the Americas. Recipients access funds via bank deposits, cash pickup at 25,000 locations, mobile wallets, or airtime top-ups. Zepz processed billions in transfer volume annually through its digital-first model.