Global Payments Offers Comprehensive Payment Processing & Support Services for Chinese Merchants in Canada

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"As a result of our International growth and expansion, our Canadian team was able to utilize some of the exceptional support services already in place that supports ourAsia-Pacific merchants and to deliver a service offering that we believe is unmatched in the Canadian marketplace," said Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Global Payments, Paul R. Garcia

Chinese merchant customers of Global Payments Canada will now also have access to a broad spectrum of innovative Point-of-Sale (POS) solutions, marketing and sales support, as well as customer care in their choice of the Mandarin or Cantonese language.

"With the Chinese community one of the largest and fastest growing in Canada, and Chinese the third most common language inCanada," said Global Payments Canada President, Jordan E. Cohen, "I firmly believe that the introduction of these services demonstrates our commitment to meet the diversified requirements of our merchants. Global Payments will continue to leverage our unique competencies and infrastructure to offer key services for Mandarin and Cantonese speaking merchants into the future," Cohen said.

Global Payments Inc. (NYSE: GPN) is a leading provider of electronic transaction processing services for consumers, merchants, Independent Sales Organizations (ISOs), financial institutions, government agencies and multi- national corporations located throughoutthe United States,Canada,Latin America,Europe, theUnited Kingdom and theAsia-Pacific region. Global Payments offers a comprehensive line of processing solutions for credit and debit cards, business-to-business purchasing cards, gift cards, electronic check conversion and check guarantee, verification and recovery including electronic check services, as well as terminal management. The company also provides consumer money transfer services from the U.S. andEurope to destinations inLatin America,Morocco, andthe Philippines. For more information about the company and its services, visit www.globalpaymentsinc.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.

Media Contact: Phyllis McNeill

                   770-829-8245 Voice
                   phyllis.mcneill@globalpay.com

SOURCE Global Payments Inc.

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