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Alipay and Worldline to enable mobile payment in Europe for tourists from all over Asia Munich/Zurich, 14 November, 2019 – Alipay, a globally leading payment and lifestyle platform operated by Ant Financial Services Group, and Worldline, the European leader in the payment and transactional services industry, announced the expansion of their long-lasting partnership today. The partnership aims to broaden the acceptance of Asian payment wallets across Europe.	14Nov.2019
Worldline integrates WeChat Pay, giving Swiss merchants and the tourism sector the ability to serve 800 million new customers Zurich, November 6, 2019 - Worldline [Euronext: WLN] is adding WeChat Pay to its payment solution in Switzerland. Visitors from China can now pay using their smartphone in Switzerland just as easily as they can at home.	06Nov.2019
Worldline, the digital partner of the Under the Pole III expedition, is making its WL Media e-Archiving solution available to the UTP ecosystem to host all the expedition’s media content Bezons, October 24, 2019 – Worldline [Euronext: WLN], the European market leader in payment and transaction services is making the WL Media e-Archiving solution available to the Under The Pole expedition to host all its media content securely on a single platform. The solution will allow the content to be delivered to directors and all those involved in the Under The Pole III program around the world to help improve knowledge and protect ocean waters.	24Oct.2019
Following its first assessment by Robeco SAM, Worldline obtained an ESG score of 67/100 thus joining the TOP10 most performant companies in CSR Bezons, October 22, 2019 – Worldline, [Euronext: WLN] European leader in the payments and transactional services industry, has announced that for its first submission in the DJSI index, it entered directly into the TOP 10 leaders of its sector with a score of 67/100.	22Oct.2019
Worldline improves its position by becoming the 4th leading company of the Software and Services industry based on Sustainalytics assessment Bezons, 7 October, 2019 – Worldline, [Euronext: WLN] European leader in the payments and transactional services industry, announces that it has gained one place in the Sustainalytics ranking and became the 4th out of the 229 companies assessed in the Software and Services industry. For the second year in a row, Sustainalytics has recognised the company’s leadership in sustainability-related matters by giving an overall ESG score of 78/100.	07Oct.2019
With Worldline’s and Conduent’s assistance, Île-de-France Mobilités is launching a ticketless smartphone solution for the Navigo pass as part of its ambitious Smart Navigo modernization program Bezons, 1. October 2019 - The consortium that consists of Worldline [Euronext: WLN], the European market leader in the payment and transaction services, and Conduent, was selected by Île-de-France Mobilités (IDFM) to build the central ticketing system as part of its Smart Navigo Ticketing Modernization Programme. Alongside IDFM’s other technical partners, the consortium has now delivered the first building block to give passengers in the Ile-de-France (Paris) region access to smartphone-based tickets. Initially, the service will be rolled out for users of Samsung smartphones and for smartphone users on the Orange network. Shortly thereafter, all Android smartphones with NFC functionality will be able to use the service.	01Oct.2019
Worldline enables UnionPay and Alipay acceptance at over 20 POS terminals in the Duty Free stores at Budapest Airport, thus catering for the needs of the growing number of Chinese travellers at over 20 airports across Europe Bezons 30. September 2019 – Worldline [Euronext: WLN], the European market leader in payment and transaction services, announces the introduction of its acquiring services for the Chinese’s favourite payment brands at Budapest Airport. This is the first Alipay acceptance location in Hungary and the second collaboration of Worldline with Heinemann Duty Free after the launch of Alipay at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol in January 2018.	30Sep.2019
Worldline launches its e-Payments Booster Program for Start-ups and Fintechs at the e-Payments Challenge in Frankfurt, thus enriching its value proposition for newcomers. Frankfurt/Bezons, 18 September 2019 – Worldline [Euronext: WLN], the European market leader in payment and transaction services, announces the launch of its e-Payments Booster Program to support Start-ups and Fintechs with easy access to payments. With this move, Worldline demonstrates its strong commitment to supporting the development of the Fintech community by applying a true collaborative approach.	18Sep.2019
equensWorldline launches first ever browser-based strong customer authentication solution, covering all user devices Utrecht, 13 September 2019 – equensWorldline, a subsidiary of Worldline [Euronext : WLN], the European leader in the payments and transactional services industry, introduces the first browser-based strong customer authentication solution to the market and is now able to support banks in offering a frictionless universal strong customer authentication solution adapted to each user profile. With this development, banks now also have a strong customer authentication solution for users who are not equipped with a mobile device.	13Sep.2019
Making 3D Secure 2.0 and PSD2 happen: Worldline processed the first live transactions with Strong Customer Authentication for European merchants Bezons, 9. September 2019 – Worldline [Euronext: WLN], the European market leader in payment and transaction services, announces the readiness of its Acquiring and E-Commerce platforms with respect to the mandatory processing of transactions according to the new 3D Secure 2.0 standard. With live transactions performed for European retailers, e.g. in the retail sector, digital services and ticketing. Worldline proves its capabilities to support merchants in meeting the demanding new requirements of PSD2 - which officially come into effect on 14 September 2019.	09Sep.2019
Worldline wins contract extension with PayPal and facilitates mobile payments in Latin America Bezons, 2. September 2019 – Worldline [Euronext: WLN], the European market leader in payment and transaction services, announces the extension of its contract with PayPal for an additional 3 years. Under the terms of the agreement, Worldline will continue to facilitate mobile payment processing in Brazil and Mexico, thus supporting the tremendous growth of mobile payments in Latin America.	02Sep.2019
LBBW and equensWorldline extend their long-standing partnership in SEPA payments until 2025 Frankfurt/Utrecht, 29 August 2019 - equensWorldline, a subsidiary of Worldline [Euronext: WLN], European leader in the payments and transactional services industry, announces the early renewal of its service agreement by Landesbank Baden-Württemberg (LBBW). Under the agreement, equensWorldline will provide SEPA payment services for LBBW and process more than 1 billion transactions per year.	29Aug.2019
Worldline hits a billion transactions in Belgium as electronic payments are on the rise Brussels, 06 August 2019 – Worldline [Euronext: WLN], European leader in the payments and transactional services industry, is proud to announce that it has reached a major milestone in the history of its Belgian business and saw a billion electronic payments processed in the first half of 2019, up 12% on the same period last year.	06Aug.2019
Worldline is official partner of the EU-funded project HELIOS and contributes to designing a new-generation social network Bezons/Madrid, 26 July 2019 – Worldline [Euronext: WLN], the European market leader in payment and transaction services, has been selected as a partner of the European Union-funded project HELIOS. By providing its expertise in the areas of system and privacy security and rewarding functionalities, Worldline is in the core of what is expected to become a truly European social network.	26Jul.2019
PSD2: equensWorldline launches first ever browser-based strong authentication solution, covering all user devices Utrecht, 16 July 2019 – equensWorldline, a subsidiary of Worldline [Euronext : WLN], the European leader in the payments and transactional services industry, introduces the first browser-based solution to the market and is now able to support banks in offering a frictionless universal strong authentication solution adapted to each user profile. With this development, banks now also have a strong authentication solution for users who are not equipped with a mobile device. PSD2 stipulates that, as of 14 September 2019, banks need to include strong customer authentication in all payments - regardless from which device they are initiated.	16Jul.2019
equensWorldline becomes Eurozone’s largest processor of instant payments with Dutch launch Utrecht, 19 June 2019 – Seven Dutch banks have recently started to introduce instant payments using the CSM (Clearing and Settlement Mechanism) system of equensWorldline SE, a subsidiary of Worldline [Euronext: WLN], European leader in the payments and transactional services industry. Due to the large-scale launch of real-time payments in the Netherlands, equensWorldline has become the biggest processor of instant payments in the Eurozone, handling millions of instant payment transactions per week.	19Jun.2019
Worldline and equensWorldline join forces with Nordic Finance Innovation (NFI) Utrecht, 13 June 2019 – Worldline [Euronext: WLN] and subsidiary equensWorldline, European leaders in the payments and transactional services industry, have signed a strategic partnership with Nordic Finance Innovation (NFI), the largest fintech executive network in the Nordics. NFI, led by Chris Skinner (Chairman) and Iren Tranvåg (CEO), aims to boost Nordic innovation and collaboration trough joint Nordic and international initiatives and projects. The goal is to strengthen the position of Nordics countries within the global ecosystem.	13Jun.2019
Worldline’s e-Payments Challenge celebrates the upcoming launch of cutting-edge co-innovation. The industry’s only proprietary Hackathon goes into its second year. Bezons/Frankfurt, 12 June 2019 – Worldline [Euronext: WLN], the European market leader in payment and transaction services, is proud to announce the tangible success of its international e-Payments Challenge with the upcoming launch of a bespoke service co-innovated with Accor, a multinational hospitality company, and French Fintech start-up, Billee. With this leading example of co-created value, and supported by Accor, Worldline announces the second edition of the e-Payments Challenge, taking place in Frankfurt in September 2019.	12Jun.2019
equensWorldline enables 25 banks to achieve PSD2 compliance Utrecht, 11 June 2019 – As many as 25 banks in seven European countries have reached the first milestone for PSD2 compliance on time, via the PSD2 compliance solution and services from equensWorldline SE, European leader in the payments and transactional services industry and a subsidiary of Worldline [Euronext: WLN].	11Jun.2019
Worldline and Trapeze deliver a genuine hands-free payment solution for use on public transport Bezons, 10 June 2019 - Worldline, the European market leader in payment and transactional services and Trapeze, a leader in intelligent transport systems, have developed a truly hands-free payment solution that allows passengers using public transport to pay for their ticket by automatically detecting their entire journey using Bluetooth.	10Jun.2019
Worldline leads the future of payments with Quantum-Resistant Cryptography Amsterdam, 3 June 2019 – Worldline [Euronext: WLN], the European market leader in payment and transaction services, is taking the lead in shaping the future of payments.	03Jun.2019
YUMI wins Red Dot in “Red Dot Award: Product Design 2019” Bezons, 29 May 2019 - Worldline [Euronext: WLN], the European market leader in payment and transaction services, is proud to announce that YUMI, Worldline’s revolutionary next generation portable and flexible payment device for retailers, has been awarded the distinction Red Dot in the Red Dot Award: Product Design 2019 in the Industrial equipment, machinery and automation category. YUMI has been designed in collaboration with design and innovation agency VanBerlo and delivers cutting edge technology and functionality to retailers and their customers.	29May.2019
Worldline is UnionPay’s largest acquirer in Europe Bezons/Zurich, 28 May 2019 – Worldline [Euronext: WLN], the European market leader in payment and transaction services, announces that it has achieved the number 1 position amongst UnionPay’s European acquirers in 2018 - accounting for almost 20% of the card scheme’s European volume.	28May.2019
Worldline releases its first integrated report for 2018 and confirms its leading position within CSR Bezons, 10 May 2019 – Worldline [Euronext: WLN], the European market leader in payment and transaction services, announces that it has published its first Integrated Report for the year 2018. The Integrated Report highlights the company’s social, environmental and financial performance and presents its global vision and strategy for creating value for its stakeholders, as well as its business model and the governance put in place to achieve this ambition.	10May.2019
Worldline receives "2018 Best Partner" award from Nuance for its omnichannel contact solution Paris, France, 06 May 2019 - Worldline [Euronext: WLN], the European market leader in payment and transaction services, has received the "Best Partner” award from Nuance Communications Inc., the leader in conversational Artificial Intelligence (AI) innovations, for the year 2018 in France. Worldline and Nuance have been collaborating closely to provide innovative omnichannel contact solutions in SaaS mode.	06May.2019

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