** Shares of Worldline WLN.PA rise 14.2% after the French fintech firm reported in-line quarterly revenue despite narrowing its annual profit and FCF forecast

** Q3 revenue hits 1.1 billion euros ($1.28 billion), meeting the consensus estimate

** Worldline expects FY adjusted EBITDA between 830 million euros and 855 million ($967 million and $997 million) vs 825-875 million previously; FCF forecast between negative 30 million euros and break-even

** "Overall, a broadly in-line revenue result, with some positive signs (e.g. positive commentary on churn and point of sale deployment," says Morgan Stanley

** MS says investors will view positively the focus on exiting non-core geographies, as shown by the negotiations to sell Worldline's North American activities to Shift4 FOUR.N

** Worldline's shares top the SBF120 .SBF120 index

** Up to the previous session's close, shares were down 70.9%​ YTD

($1 = 0.8575 euros)

(Reporting by Gianluca Lo Nostro)