# Global Payments

> Global Payments Inc. (NYSE: GPN) is an Atlanta-based payment technology company that helps businesses accept and process payments across in-store, online and mobile channels. After acquiring Worldpay and divesting its issuer-processing business in January 2026, it became a pure-play merchant solutions company serving more than 6 million merchant locations across 175+ countries, handling roughly 94 billion transactions and $3.7 trillion in annual payment volume.

- **Founded:** 1996
- **Headquarters:** Atlanta, Georgia, United States
- **Founders:** National Data Corporation (parent) (Origin - Global Payments spun off from NDC's payments division in 2001), Paul R. Garcia (Founding CEO (led the company as it became independent))
- **Team size:** ~27,000 employees (2024, pre-Worldpay integration)
- **Products:** Genius POS Platform, Genius for Restaurants / Retail / Enterprise / Higher Education, Worldpay, Merchant Acquiring & Processing, Heartland Payment Systems
- **Notable:** Member of the S&P 500 and a Fortune 500 company, Completed the ~$24.25 billion Worldpay acquisition and Issuer Solutions divestiture swap in January 2026, ahead of schedule, Became a leading pure-play merchant solutions company serving 6M+ locations

## Products & services

- **Genius POS Platform** — A unified, configurable point-of-sale platform that consolidates more than a dozen legacy payment and commerce tools into one code base, available as a countertop terminal, mobile unit or all-in-one kiosk.
- **Genius for Restaurants / Retail / Enterprise / Higher Education** — Vertical editions of the Genius platform tailored to restaurants, retailers, multi-location enterprises, stadiums and universities.
- **Worldpay** — Global e-commerce and omnichannel payment processing acquired in January 2026, extending Global Payments' reach in online and enterprise payments.
- **Merchant Acquiring & Processing** — Card acceptance, authorization, settlement and reporting for in-store, online and mobile transactions across 175+ countries and 153 currencies.
- **Heartland Payment Systems** — Payments, POS and business software serving small and mid-sized US merchants (acquired 2016).
- **AdvancedMD** — Cloud practice-management and billing software for healthcare providers (acquired 2018).

## Achievements

- Member of the S&P 500 and a Fortune 500 company
- Completed the ~$24.25 billion Worldpay acquisition and Issuer Solutions divestiture swap in January 2026, ahead of schedule
- Became a leading pure-play merchant solutions company serving 6M+ locations
- Processes approximately 94 billion transactions and $3.7 trillion in payment volume annually
- Launched the unified Genius POS platform in 2025 after years of product consolidation
- Reported $10.1 billion in revenue for 2024

## Latest updates

- **2026-01** — Completed acquisition of Worldpay and divestiture of its Issuer Solutions (TSYS) business to FIS in a ~$24.25 billion swap, becoming a pure-play merchant solutions company.
- **2026-02** — Shares rose sharply as the company detailed Worldpay integration progress and a large share buyback.
- **2025-09** — Rolled out Genius for Enterprise for multi-location QSRs, stadiums, venues and cafeterias.
- **2025-06** — Launched Genius for Retail following the restaurant edition.
- **2025-05** — Publicly launched the unified Genius POS platform (May 16, 2025).
- **2025-05** — Agreed to sell Heartland Payroll Solutions to Acrisure for $1.1 billion.
- **2025-04** — Announced agreement to acquire Worldpay in a deal valued around $22-24 billion.

## Links

- Website: https://www.globalpayments.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/global-payments
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/globalpayinc
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/GlobalPaymentsInc
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GlobalPaymentsInc/

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Last updated: 2026-07-16