Global Payments | global payment inc
AmericantechnologycompanyGlobalPaymentsInc.isanAmericanmultinationalfinancialtechnologycompanythatprovidespaymenttechnologyandservicestomerchants,issuersandconsumers.[8]InJune2021,thecompanywasnamedtotheFortune500.[9]Thecompanyprocessespaymentsmadethroughcreditcards,debitcards,[10]anddigitalandcontactlesspayments.[11]History[edit]GlobalPaymentswasfoundedin1996andspunofffromNationalDataCorporation,itsformerparentcompany,in2001.[12]GlobalPaymentshasbeenanindependent,publicly-tradedcompanyonthe...
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Global Payments Inc. is an American multinational financial technology company that provides payment technology and services to merchants, issuers and consumers.[8] In June 2021, the company was named to the Fortune 500.[9] The company processes payments made through credit cards, debit cards,[10] and digital and contactless payments.[11]
History[edit]Global Payments was founded in 1996 and spun off from National Data Corporation, its former parent company, in 2001.[12] Global Payments has been an independent, publicly-traded company on the New York Stock Exchange having the ticker symbol “GPN” since its spin off.
In 2009, it paid $75 million for United Card Service, Russias leading credit card processing company.[13] In 2011, Global Paymentss United Card Service bought Alfa-Banks credit card processing unit.[13] In October 2012, it acquired the smaller Accelerated Payment Technologies for $413 million.[14] In October 2014, it purch...