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Global Payments
Acquirer · Processor
USFounded 2000US37940X1028€15.5bnMarket cap · as of 24 Jun 2026 · stockanalysis.com
- Revenue
- US$10.1B (FY2024)
- Employees
- ~27,000
- Headquarters
- Atlanta, Georgia, US
- Website
- globalpayments.com
What it does
Global merchant acquirer and payment-technology/issuer-processing provider for merchants and software partners.
Ownership
- Owns
- Worldpay
Deals
- Apr 2025·acquired Worldpay — Cash-and-stock; bought 55% from GTCR and 45% from FIS in a three-way deal alongside FIS taking Issuer Solutions
- Apr 2025·sold FIS — FIS acquired Global Payments' Issuer Solutions (TSYS) business unit ($13.5B EV) as a leg of the Global Payments/Worldpay three-way deal
- Aug 2022·acquired EVO Payments — All-cash at $34.00/share ($4.0B EV); Silver Lake made a $1.5B convertible-note investment in Global Payments
Developments
- ~Mar 2026·Global Payments completes $1B debt offering and announces $2.5B buyback programme
- ~Mar 2026·Global Payments begins integrating European operations with Worldpay; launches Genius POS platform in Germany and Ireland
- 7 May 2026·Global Payments Q1 2026: Worldpay salesforce selling Genius; EMEA revenue ~€600m, Subway 2,500-location win
- 6 May 2026·Global Payments Q1 2026: first full quarter with Worldpay beats expectations; Genius bookings nearly double y/y; FY guidance reaffirmed
- 12 Jan 2026·Global Payments completes portfolio restructuring: acquires Worldpay, divests Issuer Solutions
- 12 Jan 2026·Global Payments CEO Cameron Bready discusses Worldpay integration on CNBC
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