# Justin Passalaqua

> Justin Passalaqua is a Victoria-based payments executive associated with Shift4 following its acquisition of Bambora North America in March 2026. Previously CEO of Worldline North America, his documented career includes Apriva integration services, Bambora sales leadership, and Worldline commercial and regional leadership. His public work focuses on software partnerships, payment infrastructure, security, and customer support.

- **Role:** Shift4; previously CEO, Worldline North America
- **Organizations:** Shift4, Worldline North America, Bambora North America, Apriva, Mercury Payment Systems
- **Education:** Fort Lewis College
- **Known for:** Led Worldline North America following his fall 2024 CEO appointment., His team reported completing PCI DSS 4.0 software updates in 2025., Represented Worldline’s partner payment products and Apriva’s mobile integration tools in public interviews.

## Career timeline

- **Early career; date unspecified** — Software sales manager; subsequently joined Mercury Payment Systems.
- **2015** — Identified as Apriva director of sales for integration services during its mobile SDK launch.
- **By 2019** — Head of Sales for Bambora North America; authored a Payments as a Service white paper.
- **2021** — Chief Market Officer, North America, Worldline, in a December Finovate interview.
- **2023** — Country Director, Canada, Worldline; appeared on payments podcasts and discussed FlexCommissions.
- **2024** — Identified as Managing Director of North America in January; announced as Worldline North America CEO in the fall.
- **2026-03-02** — Shift4 announced completion of its acquisition of Bambora North America. Passalaqua subsequently confirmed joining Shift4 on LinkedIn.

## Achievements

- Led Worldline North America following his fall 2024 CEO appointment.
- His team reported completing PCI DSS 4.0 software updates in 2025.
- Represented Worldline’s partner payment products and Apriva’s mobile integration tools in public interviews.

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — Bambora North America acquisition by Shift4 completed on March 2; his LinkedIn profile now lists Shift4.
- **2025-06** — Worldline published a CEO interview describing his career and integration ambitions.
- **2025-03** — Worldline announced a North American SoftPOS partnership with Castles Technology.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jpassalaqua

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Last updated: 2026-10-24