Acquisition History / BillDesk (IndiaIdeas.com Limited) / Worldline SA's India payments business
BillDesk (IndiaIdeas.com Limited) Acquires Worldline SA's India payments business
Announced February 25, 2026 — $70.8M
What happened
BillDesk agreed to buy Worldline's Indian payment activities, a carve-out of an operating merchant-acquiring and offline payments business, for an equity value of about $70.8 million. Worldline will also enter a long-term technology and software partnership with BillDesk as part of the deal.
- Target
- Worldline SA's India payments business
- Announced
- February 25, 2026
- Price
- $70.8M
- Industry
- Payments / merchant acquiring
- Buyer type
- Strategic acquirer
- Status
- Announced, not yet closed
By the numbers
Frequently Asked Questions About This Acquisition
When did BillDesk (IndiaIdeas.com Limited) acquire Worldline SA's India payments business?
BillDesk (IndiaIdeas.com Limited) acquired Worldline SA's India payments business on February 25, 2026. This was BillDesk (IndiaIdeas.com Limited)'s 1st publicly tracked acquisition out of 1 we have on record.
How much did BillDesk (IndiaIdeas.com Limited) pay for Worldline SA's India payments business?
BillDesk (IndiaIdeas.com Limited) paid $70.8M for Worldline SA's India payments business.
What does Worldline SA's India payments business do?
BillDesk agreed to buy Worldline's Indian payment activities, a carve-out of an operating merchant-acquiring and offline payments business, for an equity value of about $70.8 million. Worldline will also enter a long-term technology and software partnership with BillDesk as part of the deal.
What other Payments / merchant acquiring companies has BillDesk (IndiaIdeas.com Limited) acquired?
Worldline SA's India payments business is BillDesk (IndiaIdeas.com Limited)'s only publicly tracked acquisition in Payments / merchant acquiring so far.