Belgium · Payments & e-money
Worldline SA
Legal name in the LEI recordWORLDLINE
Worldline NV/SA is a Belgian société anonyme with its seat in Brussels. The National Bank of Belgium (NBB) authorises it as a payment institution and oversees it as an acquirer and processor of retail payments in Belgium. It is a subsidiary of Worldline SA, a French payments group listed on Euronext Paris. It provides card acceptance, payment terminals and online payment services to Belgian merchants, and its authorisation also covers payment initiation and account information services.
Licences and registrations
Held by Worldline (LEI 549300TBZBNTFC84TH88). 1 entry on 1 of the 22 tracked registers, retrieved 25 September 2026.
| Register | Licence | Number | Jurisdiction | Status | Registered | Ends | Activities | Register entry |
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| EBA PSD2 RegisterNational Bank of BelgiumLinked by LEI. Matched by Elucidate to GLEIF on name, country and address. | Payment institutionPayment Institution | 0418547872 | Belgium | Active | 2010-09-21 | — |
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- Licences belong to the legal entity, not to a BIC.
- Each licence applies in the country of the regulator that granted it.
- Registers are tracked in 37 countries. Licences granted elsewhere are not recorded here.
- The register entries and their trading names were not matched against sanctions lists. The sanctions facts on this page cover the BIC and its LEI only.
Swift network
Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory
- BIC
- ATWSBEBBXXX head office
- Connection to Swift
- Connected to SwiftThis BIC is registered as a live address on the Swift network. The institution sends and receives Swift messages under ATWSBEBB directly.
- Swift GPI
- Not on the member list
- Payment schemes and systems
- No entry in the EPC registers, the ECB T2 and TIPS lists or the SIX Bank Master cites this BIC
- Branch codes
- None: head-office BIC only
- BIC first registered
- 2009-10-10
- Last updated
- 2016-07-02
Overview
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
Employees
Not published
Ownership
Group subsidiary
Worldline SA
Firm type
Merchant acquiring and processing
Trades as Worldline
- Standing
- On 27 June 2025 the Brussels public prosecutor opened a money laundering investigation into the Brussels-based Belgian entity of the Worldline group. No published outcome was found as of September 2026.
- Ownership
- Worldline SA, a French société anonyme listed on Euronext Paris, is the firm's direct and ultimate parent, according to the GLEIF record.
- Direct parent
- Worldline SA, France
- Head office
- Chaussée de Haecht 1442, 1130 Brussels, Belgium
- Company register
- Crossroads Bank for Enterprises (KBO/BCE) 0418.547.872
- Name in the local language
- Worldline SA / Worldline NV
Online
- Websites & references
- worldline.com ↗
worldline.com/nl-be/home ↗ Belgian site in Dutch
worldline.com ↗ group website
support.worldline.com ↗ merchant support portal (Belgium)
investors.worldline.com ↗ parent group investor relations
Wikipedia ↗ group article - Official social accounts
- LinkedIn ↗ · Facebook ↗ · YouTube ↗
Sources · 13 pages consulted
- om-mp.be/fr/article/communique-presse-parquet-bruxelles-ouvre-enquete-lentite-belge-du-groupe-worl
- support.worldline.com/en/home/merchants/accounttoaccount-payments/terms-en.html
- worldline.com/fr-be/home
- worldline.com/fr-be/compliancy/imprint
- worldline.com/fr-be/home/main-navigation/how-we-work/assurer-la-conformite
- worldline.com/
- worldline.com/en/legal-and-compliance
- worldline.com/en/home/top-navigation/about-worldline/operational-executive-committee
- investors.worldline.com/en/home/news-events/financial-press-releases/2026/pr-2026_03_31_01
- investors.worldline.com/en/home/news-events/financial-press-releases/2026/pr-2026_01_08_01
- nbb.be/doc/ts/publications/fmi-and-paymentservices/latest/fmi_payments.pdf
- labrador.cld.bz/Worldline-2020-Universal-Registration-Document/69/
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worldline_SA
Authorisation
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Operates under
- Its own licences
The National Bank of Belgium authorises the firm as a payment institution, covering card acquiring, payment initiation and account information services. As an acquirer and processor of retail payments in Belgium, it is also subject to NBB prudential supervision and oversight.
| Authority | Licence or registration | Number | Held | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Bank of Belgium Belgium | Payment institution (PSD2): payment services, card acquiring, payment initiation, account information | 0418547872 | In its own name | Active | — |
Licences and registrations the research found, at home and abroad, as the firm and its regulators publish them. The Licences and registrations card shows the entries on the registers the directory tracks.
Partners and safeguarding
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Payment schemes and card networks
- Bancontact Access not stated worldline.com ↗
Visa Access not stated worldline.com ↗
Mastercard Access not stated worldline.com ↗
Banks and regulated firms the firm says hold its customers’ money, issue its cards, sponsor its accounts or settle its payments, as it discloses them in its terms and notices.
Products and markets
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
In Belgium the firm offers card and mobile payment acceptance, payment terminals, e-commerce payments and account-to-account payments, with local methods such as Bancontact and Payconiq.
The firm serves merchants in Belgium under its NBB authorisation. The group's 2020 Universal Registration Document said the licence was then passported to 29 European countries.
- Sells to
- Small businesses · Enterprises · Platforms and marketplaces
- Serves customers in
- Belgium
Leadership
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Chief executive
- Pierre-Antoine Vacheron Chief Executive Officer, Worldline SA (parent group)
- Chair
- Wilfried Verstraete Chairman of the Board of Directors, Worldline SA (parent group)
- Chief financial officer
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Srikanth Seshadri
Chief Financial Officer, Worldline SA (parent group)
- Compliance / MLRO
-
Stefaan D'Hoore
Group Chief Risk & Compliance Officer, Worldline (parent group)
Recent events 1 enforcement or investigation item
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
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Leadership
The Worldline group appointed Stefaan D'Hoore as Group Chief Risk & Compliance Officer. He leads the global risk, compliance and financial crime compliance functions.
worldline.com ↗ -
Funding
The parent, Worldline SA, completed a capital increase of about EUR 500 million, including a EUR 392 million rights issue.
investors.worldline.com ↗ -
Investigation
The Brussels public prosecutor opened a money laundering investigation into the group's Belgian entity after media reports. The Federal Judicial Police is conducting it.
om-mp.be ↗
Compliance-relevant events of the last three years, newest first: fines and enforcement, investigations, security incidents, licence changes, funding rounds, acquisitions and leadership changes. Each links to its source.
Identifiers
Head-office record
- BIC
- ATWSBEBBXXX
- How the BIC breaks down
- ATWSBank
- BECountry · Belgium
- BBLocation
- XXXBranch · head office
- Branch description
- Not recorded in the directory
- LEI
- 549300TBZBNTFC84TH88
- LEI record
- View on GLEIF ↗
- Licence no. · EBA-PSD2
- 0418547872
- How the LEI was matched
- BIC: Mapped to this BIC in the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI relationship file.Register entry: Matched by Elucidate to GLEIF on name, country and address.
- Register-entry ID
- 37cb9e510d59
Profile
- Type
- Payments & e-moneyPayment institutions, e-money and stored-value issuers, and account-information providers. Licensed under payment-services law (e.g. PSD2 in the EU and UK, the Payment Services Act in Singapore). Taken from the licences on the tracked registers.
- Regulation
- Prudential licenceAuthorised with capital, safeguarding and conduct requirements, e.g. an authorised payment or e-money institution in the EU or UK, a major payment institution in Singapore, or a MiCA crypto-asset service provider.
- Register licences
- 1 entry on 1 register
- Activities
- Payment services
- Card acquiring
- Payment initiation
- Account information
- Licensed in
- Belgium
- Country · region
- Belgium · Europe & Central Asia
- Banking supervision
- Not on the ECB's list of supervised entities as of 2026-07-01
- Trading venues (MIC)
- No MIC registered under this LEI list of 2026-09-17
- OFAC sanctions
- No listing cites this BIC
- EU sanctions
- No listing matched this BIC or its LEI
- Country sanctions
- No country programme
Types come from Swift’s BIC classification, the licences on the 22 tracked registers, and the ECB and FSB bank lists. Most banks outside the euro area appear as financial institutions, because their supervisors’ registers are not tracked yet.
Ownership and group
GLEIF relationship records
- Direct parent
- Worldline · France549300CJMQNCA0U4TS33 ↗
The Worldline group has 10 institutions in the directory, in 8 countries: 7 hold a BIC and 3 do not.
Including Bambora AB, Global Collect Services B.V., PAYONE GmbH, Worldline Financial Services (Europe) S.A., Worldline Merchant Services Italia S.p.a..
See the Worldline group →Group membership follows the accounting-consolidation relationships reported to GLEIF. It does not show ownership shares or control.
Addresses
- Registered address
- CHAUSSEE DE HAECHT 1442 BRUSSELS 1130 BELGIUM
- Operational address
- CHAUSSEE DE HAECHT 1442 BRUSSELS 1130 BRUSSELS BELGIUM
ISO 20022 identification
As an agent in a Swift cross-border payment message (CBPR+)
A CBPR+ message identifies this institution by its BIC, and may add its LEI or a clearing code. CBPR+ does not allow a name and postal address next to a BIC.
- Identified by
- BIC, with its LEI
- Roles in CBPR+
- Any agent, including the instructing and instructed agents
CBPR+
For cross-border payments on Swift: the BIC, with the LEI and clearing code where known
<FinInstnId>
<BICFI>ATWSBEBBXXX</BICFI>
<LEI>549300TBZBNTFC84TH88</LEI>
</FinInstnId>Full record
Every ISO 20022 element the directory holds. Base ISO 20022 allows them together. CBPR+ does not allow a name and address next to a BIC
<FinInstnId>
<BICFI>ATWSBEBBXXX</BICFI>
<LEI>549300TBZBNTFC84TH88</LEI>
<Nm>WORLDLINE SA</Nm>
<PstlAdr>
<TwnNm>BRUSSELS</TwnNm>
<Ctry>BE</Ctry>
<AdrLine>CHAUSSEE DE HAECHT 1442 BRUSSELS 1130</AdrLine>
</PstlAdr>
</FinInstnId>The BIC, name and address are as published in Swift’s BIC directory. The LEI comes from the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI file. Check them against your own records before use.
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Sources & method
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Read the methodology →Credits for this page
- EBA PSD2 Register—European Banking Authority (EBA) · register ↗ as at 25 September 2026
- Ownership and group—GLEIF Level 2 relationship records (accounting consolidation), matched by LEI.
- Overview, authorisation, partners, products, leadership and events—researched per institution by an AI model with web search, from the firm's own website, terms and filings, regulators' registers and notices, company registers and news. Licences, partners, figures, people and events link to their source, and each card shows the research date. AI research can be wrong or out of date, so check key facts at the source.
- Images—logos and photos from Wikimedia Commons (credited with their author and licence) or from the institution's own website, where Wikimedia has none. Elucidate keeps a copy of each; the links lead to the source and the original image. Logo: worldline.com (official website) · original; Srikanth Seshadri: worldline.com (official website) · original; Stefaan D'Hoore: worldline.com (official website) · original.
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