Competitor Profile: FIS 2025

Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) is one of the leading payment and transactional service providers globally, offering end-to-end solutions that cover the entire payment value chain. It offers omni-channel solutions for merchants, banks, acquirers, payment services providers, businesses, and governments.

It has made several acquisitions of complementary businesses, which has helped the company stay competitive in the market. In October 2014, FIS acquired Clear2Pay, a provider of banking and payments technology solutions, enabling FIS to expand its portfolio with new corporate payment solutions and services. In July 2019, it acquired Worldpay for a consideration of $43 billion - one of the biggest-ever deals in the payments space. As a result of this acquisition, FIS significantly expanded its international presence to offer merchant acquiring services outside of the US, including in the UK and the EU. In February 2024, FIS sold a 55% stake in Worldpay to GTCR, a private equity firm, for $18.5 billion, while retaining a 45% stake. The two entities also formed a strategic partnership, allowing FIS to tap into Worldpay’s commercial client base and Worldpay to access FIS’s network of financial institution clients.

In April 2025, FIS and GTCR entered into definitive agreements with Global Payments to sell their respective stakes in Worldpay. Simultaneously, Global Payments agreed to divest its Issuer Solutions business to FIS. The deals are expected to close in the first half of 2026, subject to regulatory approvals.

FIS operates through its Banking Services and Capital Market Solutions business segments, offering core banking, digital solutions, wealth and asset management solutions, and retirement and insurance solutions. Following the sale of its majority stake in Worldpay to GTCR, Merchant Solutions is no longer a FIS business segment.

The report provides information and insights into FIS including:

• Detailed insight into its business
• Comprehensive coverage of its products and services
• Comparative assessment with key alternative payment solutions
• The company's important events and milestones

Key Highlights

• In 1968, Founded as Systematics Inc.
• In February 2016, FIS partnered with PayPal, enabling customers to withdraw cash at more than 2,000 cardless cash ATMs in the US.
• In January 2024, FIS sold the majority of its stake (55%) in the Worldpay Merchant Solutions business to the private equity firm GTCR for a valuation of $18.5 billion. FIS maintains a meaningful minority ownership position in Worldpay.
• In February 2025, Acquired Demica and Dragonfly Financial Technologies to strengthen its offerings in supply chain finance, corporate treasury, and digital banking solutions.
• In April 2025, FIS agreed to sell its remaining 45% stake in Worldpay to Global Payments and simultaneously acquire Global Payments’ Issuer Solutions business-focused on credit processing. The deal is expected to close in the first half of 2026.

Scope

• Learn about company's business proposition, and important achievements regarding product launches, partnerships, mergers, and acquisitions.
• Examine the company’s operational and financial performance and benchmark it against its competitors.
• Detailed insight into company's current products and services mix.

Reasons to Buy

• Gain insights into FIS business operations and key events.
• Gain insights into its product portfolio, performance highlights.
• Assess the competitive dynamics in the alternative payments industry by comparing its performance against competitors.