In brief: Crédit Agricole takes over CAWL

Agricultural credit takes over control of CAWL. The French bank has just announced that it was the sole owner of CAWL. This decision represents the shift from a capitalistic model to a purely commercial partnership between Worldline Crédit Agricole. The two partners announce the consolidation of their industrial partnership in parallel, with the ever-altering ambition to strengthen payment services to traders in France.

With the acquisition of 100% of CAWL's capital on 30 June 2026, Crédit Agricole took over its monétique subsidiary while reaffirming Worldline's central place in its payment system. Their partnership thus officially only changes in nature, from cross-taking to an industrial model based on the distribution and co-construction of tenders.

CAWL is confirmed as an armed arm of the Crédit Agricole Group on payment services to traders. In this way, the subsidiary will continue to integrate Worldline acceptance solutions into its offerings, in order to capitalize on the first successes achieved with the clients of Caisses régionales and LCL, as well as on the gains in bidding for large accounts over the past two years.

For Worldline, this divestment would be part of the strategy of refocusing its activities, initiated since 2025, with a view to difficult year for the group.

The implementation of the first agent payment transaction in France illustrates the shared desire to pursue joint innovation.

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