Worldline Is Said to Weigh Funding Options Including Share Sale

Worldline SA has been studying funding options including a potential equity offering as the embattled French payments firm seeks to shore up its capital base, people with knowledge of the matter said.

The French payments firm has been speaking to banks in recent weeks about ways to raise capital that could include a possible share sale, the people said. It’s been considering the possibility of raising several hundred million euros, according to the people, who asked not to be identified because the information is private.

Details of the potential transaction are still being worked out and there’s no certainty Worldline ...