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UK watchdog investigates Global Payments' $24 billion purchase of Worldpay
Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on September 16, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 21, 2026
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Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on September 16, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 21, 2026
The UK CMA is probing Global Payments' $24.25B Worldpay merger to evaluate its impact on market competition, with a decision due by Nov 11.
(Reuters) -Britain’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) on Tuesday launched a merger inquiry into Global Payments’ $24.25 billion acquisition of Worldpay assessing whether the deal could potentially lessen competition in UK markets.
The CMA has set a deadline of November 11 to reach its Phase 1 decision.
(Reporting by Ankita Bora in Bengaluru)
The CMA is investigating Global Payments' $24.25 billion acquisition of Worldpay to assess whether the deal could potentially harm competition.
The CMA has set a deadline of November 11 to reach its Phase 1 decision regarding the merger.
The article was reported by Ankita Bora in Bengaluru.
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