Worldline's digital payments dominance faces crossroads 🤔💶; Another one: Shift4 expands global reach with Givex M&A 🤝💸

FinTech is Eating the World, 26 August

Hey Everyone,

Good morning! We’re starting another intense FinTech week, and today’s issue is focused all on payments 😮‍💨 We’re going to look at the European payments giant Worldline that’s currently at the crossroads (a deeper dive unpacking their latest financials, what they mean, and whether Worldline is worth your time and money in 2024 + lots of bonus dives into FinTech stocks you cannot ignore right now), and Shift4 which just expanded its global reach with yet another M&A (what it’s all about & why it makes sense + a bonus deep dive into Shift4, still one of the most underrated public FinTechs). So let’s just jump straight into the interesting stuff 🌶️

Worldline's digital payments dominance faces crossroads 🤔💶

Following the money 💸 In case you missed it (I certainly did!), Worldline, a major player in the European digital payments space posted its H1 2024 results earlier this month.

The company's recent financial reports reveal a complex picture of a FinTech business in transition, grappling with macroeconomic headwinds while positioning itself for future growth.

Let’s dive deeper and unpack the latest numbers, see what they mean, and whether Worldline is worth your time and money in 2024.