M&A Deal Summary

Shift4 Acquires Bambora North America

On October 21, 2025, Shift4 acquired information technology company Bambora North America from Worldline

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Shift4’s 3rd transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is Shift4’s 3rd transaction in the United States.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2025-10-21
Target Bambora North America
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) Shift4
Sellers(s) Worldline
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Bambora North America

United States
Bambora North America comprises Bambora Inc., Bambora Holding Corp, Bambora Corp, and Worldline SMB US, Inc. (collectively “Bambora North America”). The company serves over 140,000 merchants across the United States and Canada. Their gateway supports a mix of online and in-person payments in a range of specialized verticals, distributed primarily through a network of 500+ Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) that cater to the company’s target markets.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Shift4

Center Valley, Pennsylvania, United States

Category Company
Founded 1999
Sector Information Technology
Employees4,000
Revenue 3.3B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Shift4 is a provider of secure payment processing solutions, powering the top point-of-sale and software providers across numerous verticals, including Food & Beverage, Hospitality, Lodging, Gaming, Retail, and e-Commerce. This includes the company’s Harbortouch, Restaurant Manager, POSitouch, and Future POS brands, as well as over 300 additional software integrations in virtually every industry. With eight offices across the U.S. and Europe, 7,000 sales partners, and three state-of-the-art data centers, the company securely processes over 1 billion transactions annually for nearly 200,000 businesses, representing over $100 billion in payments each year. Shift4 was formed in 1999 and is based in Center Valley, Pennsylvania.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 7
Sector: Information Technology M&A 3 of 3
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 3 of 3
Year: 2025 M&A 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-06-22 Smartpay

Auckland, New Zealand

Smartpay is an independent provider of payment processing and point-of-sale solutions in Australia and New Zealand. It sells tailored payment solutions through an extensive distribution network across Australia and New Zealand, supporting a diverse base of more than 40,000 merchants in the region. Smartpay is based in Auckland, New Zealand.

Buy NZ$296M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Worldline

Paris, France

Category Company
Founded 1973
Sector Financial Services
Employees18,240
Revenue 4.6B EUR (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Worldline is a provider of electronic payment and transactional services. Worldline was founded in 1973 and is based in Paris, France.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector: Information Technology M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 2 of 2
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2025 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-10-04 Ingenico

Suresnes, France

Ingenico is a provider of payment solutions, enabling banks and merchants to manage their payment activities across all sales channels (in-store, on-line and mobile). Ingenico was founded in 1980 and is based in Suresnes, France.

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