| Global Payments, Inc. provides electronic transaction processing services to consumers, merchants, independent sales organizations, restaurants, universities, financial institutions, government agencies, and multinational corporations in the United States, Canada, Latin America, and Europe. It provides products and services through its merchant services and money transfer offerings. The companys merchant services offerings include credit and debit cards, business-to-business purchasing cards, gift cards, check guarantee, check verification and recovery, electronic check, and terminal management services. Its money transfer product and service offerings include consumer-to-consumer money transfer, financial electronic data interchange, account balance reporting, management information, and deposit reporting. Global Payments markets its products and services through a direct sales force, retail outlets, independent sales organizations, independent sales representatives, an internal telesales group, trade associations, alliance bank relationships, and financial institutions. The company was incorporated in 2000 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. |