For Immediate Release

GLOBAL PAYMENTS ASIA-PACIFIC LAUNCHES CHINA UNIONPAY
CARD ACCEPTANCE SERVICE IN TAIWAN
Allowing merchants to capture mainland Chinese tourists’ spending

Taiwan, 11 December, 2009 – Global Payments Asia-Pacific Limited (“Global Payments”), a joint venture between the U.S.-based Global Payments Inc. [NYSE: GPN] and The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (“HSBC”), has launched China UnionPay (“CUP”) card acceptance service in Taiwan.  This service allows mainland Chinese tourists to pay for goods and services in Taiwan with their CUP cards at merchants served by Global Payments. Global Payments in Taiwan processes the highest volume of payment transactions by non-Taiwan issued cards. The Taiwan launch marks another major milestone for Global Payments’ CUP card acceptance programme, which was started 6 years ago in Hong Kong and has since grown successfully into Macau and Malaysia.

Since the open policy to mainland Chinese tourists was implemented in July 2008, the number of mainland travelers visiting Taiwan has increased rapidly over the past year.  The increasing number of Chinese tourists visiting Taiwan is fueled by the recent open policy and the Cross-Strait negotiation with a mission to open up trade across the strait. This new service empowers Taiwanese merchants to capture the fast-growing spends of the mainland tourists.  Merchants in Taiwan can simply add the CUP card acceptance functionality to their existing Global Payments’ point-of-sale terminals through a simple and free re-programming.

Commenting on the launch, President - Global Payments Asia-Pacific, Ian Courtnage, said, “We are pleased to launch the China UnionPay card acceptance service in Taiwan.  We are delighted that we can now bring our regional expertise in processing CUP card transactions into the Taiwanese market and enable our merchants to enhance their service to the growing number of mainland tourists.  Our merchants can be assured that Global Payments will always strive to provide the finest payment products and services to meet their growing needs.”

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About Global Payments Asia-Pacific Limited
Global Payments Asia-Pacific Limited (Global Payments), currently serving merchants in 11 countries and territories across Asia, is the largest pan-Asian card processing company in the region. The company is a strategic joint venture between Global Payments Inc. [NYSE:GPN], a leading worldwide payment processor and The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited. The company brings a new level of innovation to merchant services in the region with an expanded range of innovative payment solutions, industry-leading merchant reporting tools, and unparalleled merchant services. Global Payments has established a strong presence in the Asia-Pacific region and now operates in Brunei, China, Hong Kong, India, Macau, Malaysia, the Maldives, the Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Taiwan. For more information about the company and its services, please visit www.globalpayments-asia.com.

This announcement by Global Payments’ may contain certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe-harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements that are not historical facts, including revenue and earnings estimates and management’s expectations regarding future events and developments, are forward-looking statements and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties. Important factors that may cause actual events or results to differ materially from those anticipated by such forward-looking statements include the following: continued certification by credit card associations, foreign currency risks, competition and pricing, product demand, market and customer acceptance, development difficulties, the effect of economic conditions and consumer spending, security breaches or systems failures, costs of capital, changes in state, federal or foreign laws and increases in credit card association fees, utility or system interruptions, the ability to consummate and integrate acquisitions, and other risks detailed in the Company's SEC filings, including the most recently filed Form 10-Q or Form 10-K, as applicable. The Company undertakes no obligation to revise any of these statements to reflect future circumstances or the occurrence of unanticipated events.