Worldline has been selected by the European Central Bank to participate in the Eurosystem's digital euro pilot, the company confirmed on 15 July 2026.

The Paris- and Luxembourg-headquartered payments group will take part as both an acquiring payment service provider and a technical service provider. Its role will cover infrastructure connectivity, transaction processing, banking channel integration and merchant acceptance.

Pierre-Antoine Vacheron is CEO at Worldline.

Pilot Scope and Timeline

  • The pilot is scheduled to launch in the second half of 2027.
  • It will run for 12 months.
  • It will assess digital euro payment journeys across consumer and merchant use cases.
  • Use cases include in-store NFC contactless payments, e-commerce and mobile commerce.

Source: The Fintech Times