About Global Payments Inc.
With a relentless commitment to "go above and beyond” for our customers rooted in our corporate values, we seek to ensure all of our payment processing services meet the demanding needs of business today and set the standards for tomorrow. With every transaction, with every service, with every product and every system, Global Payments builds trust in every transaction.
Global Payments (NYSE: GPN) is one of the world’s largest electronic transaction processing companies, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Global Payments has operations located throughout the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region to serve millions of consumers and merchants, hundreds of organizations and financial institutions and scores of government agencies that use Global Payments acquiring, processing, network communication, Internet, gaming and consumer money transfer services.
Global Payments also provides comprehensive business-to-business payment card and processing services, such as cash management, financial electronic data interchange, management information and reporting services. Additionally,
Global Payments continues to expand its global presence, strengthened by some of the world’s most innovative and growing companies and regions.
Global Payments Asia Pacific: Largest Pan-Asian Processor
Global Payments has established a strong presence in the Asia Pacific region and is the largest pan-Asian card payment processor, serving merchants in 11 countries and territories in the region. The company offers end-to-end payment processing services and a complete range of leading-edge payment solutions that sets them apart from others in the industry, delivered through superior customer service. Global Payments Asia Pacific is a strategic joint venture between Global Payments Inc. and HSBC and combines world-class payment expertise with long-standing local knowledge to deliver best-in-class services to merchants.
Global Payments Canada: A Canadian Leader
Global Payments is the largest publicly-traded, independent MasterCard® and Visa® acquirer in Canada. The company provides Canadian merchants with the ease and convenience of working with one company for all of their payment card acceptance needs including MasterCard, Maestro®, Visa, Visa Debit and Interac® Direct Payment.
Additionally, Global Payments Canada leverages an exclusive marketing alliance with two of the nation's largest and most respected financial institutions, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) and National Bank of Canada, as well as an exclusive Canadian merchant services referral agreement with HSBC Bank Canada.
Also a leader in providing leading-edge technology solutions, Global Payments was the first in Canada to successfully secure end-to-end EMV (EuroPay MasterCard Visa) chip certification. The company also offers innovative, contactless payment options as well as industry specific processing platforms and other customized services for the petroleum market, professional services, restaurants and retailers.
Global Payments Europe: Electronic Global Banking Solutions
Global Payments Europe is the largest indirect payment processor in the Czech Republic and has a well-established reputation for outstanding customer service and superior technology. From its strategic location in Prague, Global Payments Europe serves financial institutions in Central and Eastern Europe with a comprehensive package of payment and technology services, as well as card issuing services.
A Leader in the Russian Payments Market – United Card Service (UCS)
UCS has almost 40 years of industry experience in the Russian payments market. It has a leading market share in merchant acquiring and is also the largest indirect payment processor in the Russian Federation providing card database management, card personalization, and ATM processing services to over 70 financial institutions and for over 2,500 ATMs.
HSBC Merchant Services: A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Global Payments
The United Kingdom is one of the most established credit and debit card markets in Europe and worldwide. It is also the home of Global Payments' wholly-owned subsidiary, HSBC Merchant Services. Payment processing services are provided through HSBC Merchant Services in the United Kingdom and to Internet merchants globally. Global Payments and HSBC have extended the current ten-year exclusive marketing alliance agreement whereby the bank provides merchant referrals and bank sponsorship to Global Payments through June 2019.
Global Payments in the U.S. Marketplace
Global Payments has spent 40 years in the merchant processing and acquiring business, accumulating significant experience and technological knowledge. Merchant acquiring and processing for both debit and credit cards is our primary business. Global Payments has been a leader in the U.S. market since the 1960s, when its former parent company, National Data Corporation, pioneered electronic payment processing.
Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Global Payments’ products and services lines include a full range of acquiring front-end network, point-of-sale applications, merchant processing support and terminal management services, as well as an array of Internet-based solutions, for payment processing and storefront enablement.
Today, Global Payments combines leading-edge technology and expertise to offer solutions that meet the commerce needs of merchants, financial institutions, Independent Sales Organizations (ISOs), corporations or referral partners’ customers. We serve a diversified base of vertical markets, including:
- Automotive
- eCommerce
- Education
- Gaming
- Government
- Healthcare
- Lodging and Hospitality
- Restaurant
- Retail
