UPDATE 1-U.S. card firm Vantiv clinches $10 bln deal to buy Worldpay
August 09, 2017 at 03:43 AM EDT
LONDON, Aug 9 (Reuters) - U.S. credit card processing company Vantiv moved closer to creating a $29 billion global payments powerhouse on Wednesday with a formal offer to buy Britain's Worldpay for 8 billion pounds ($10 billion).