Global Payments completes $24.25B acquisition of Worldpay from GTCR/FIS

Global Payments completed its acquisition of Worldpay on 12 January 2026 for $24.25 billion, simultaneously divesting its Issuer Solutions business to FIS. CEO Cameron Bready described the combined entity as focused exclusively on acquiring and payment processing.

Procurement authority for terminal purchasing now sits with Global Payments' centralised sourcing. Existing Ingenico contracts tied to Worldpay-specific deployments may be subject to review as overlapping vendor relationships are rationalised.

Monitor for unified hardware or terminal vendor strategy announcements from Global Payments. Key window is Q1-Q2 2026.

• investors.globalpayments.com
• Payment Expert
• PR Newswire (GTCR)