Worldpay
Worldpay is a UK (outside the EU/EEA) fintech-infrastructure provider (Payment gateway). Verified at source - licence, regulator and registry reference. Active (Global Payments 2026)
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Who it's for
Worldpay is built for merchants and platforms accepting online payments with the local methods European customers expect. As an unlicensed vendor, regulatory obligations stay on the client's side.
Sovereignty profile
- Data residency (EEA): Partial - partly in the EEA - check the rail
- Company origin: UK (UK / US)
- Ownership / control: US-owned - Global Payments (US law applies, incl. the CLOUD Act)
What Worldpay does
Capabilities & rails
- Local-payments coverage: Regional / pan-European
- Local payment schemes: iDEAL, Bancontact, giropay, Przelewy24, Klarna
- E-commerce integrations: Magento, Salesforce Commerce, BigCommerce, WooCommerce
Verified licence profile
Worldpay (UK roots, ex-RBS WorldPay; now US-owned) - global merchant acquiring across UK/EU/US. Acquired by Global Payments (US) for USD 24.25bn from GTCR/FIS (signed Apr 2025, closed Jan 2026). Contrast / US-owned.
Verified 2026-06-26. How we verify → · Official website: worldpay.com · Spotted something out of date? Report a correction.
Official register entries
- Payment institution (PI) - The Netherlands Bank · Ref R128924 · Active (EBA PSD2 register, as of 2026-09-18)
- Payment institution (PI) - Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) · Ref 504504 · Active (FCA Financial Services Register, as of 2026-09-18)
Register-sourced. See the full European Fintech Index. Registers have no legal significance - always confirm current status with the home regulator.
Timeline
- 2026-01 [m&a] Acquisition by Global Payments closed (USD 24.25bn; signed Apr 2025)
European alternatives to Worldpay
Market Pay EU core Vendor France · EEA: YesShared: Payment gateway
Monri EU core Vendor Croatia · EEA: YesShared: Payment gateway
Nexi EU core Vendor Italy · EEA: YesShared: Payment gateway
Redsys EU core Vendor Spain · EEA: YesShared: Payment gateway
SIBS EU core Vendor Portugal · EEA: YesShared: Payment gateway
Truevo EU core Vendor Malta · EEA: YesShared: Payment gateway
FAQ
Is Worldpay European / EEA-based?
Partly. Worldpay is UK origin (UK / US); part of its rail or data sits outside the EEA - check the licence profile.
What does Worldpay do?
Worldpay covers: Payment gateway. Verified at source by Fintechnologica.
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