The company adopted the name "Vantiv" in June 2011 as a step towards becoming a public company. Previously a joint venture between Advent International and Fifth Third Bancorp,[5] Vantiv became a publicly traded company on March 22, 2012, listed on the NYSE under the ticker symbol "VNTV".[6] It acquired London-based Worldpay Group plc and changed its name to Worldpay, Inc. on January 16, 2018.[7]