French payments firm Worldline to buy SIX Group unit for $2.75b

French payments firm Worldline to buy SIX Group unit for $2.75b

Worldline at an expo. Photo: Worldline/Facebook

French payments company Worldline will buy thepayments unit of Swiss stock exchange operator SIX Group, in the latest example of consolidation within the sector, as credit card companies and banks are keen to lock in profit from the shift towards electronic and online payments.

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