Global Payments

Global Payments (NYSE: GPN) is a leading payment technology and software company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, that provides payment processing, merchant services, integrated payments, and omnichannel commerce solutions to businesses of all sizes worldwide. Founded in 2000 as a National Data Corporation subsidiary and spun off as an independent public company in 2001, it processes billions of transactions annually across more than 175 countries and serves 3.5 million merchants and 1,300 financial institutions. The company expanded significantly through acquisitions including Heartland Payment Systems ($4.3B, 2016), TSYS ($21.5B, 2019), and Worldpay ($24.25B, 2026), making it one of the largest payment technology companies globally.