Global Payments Announces First Quarter Dividend

ATLANTA, Nov. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Global Payments Inc. (NYSE: GPN), a
leader in electronic transaction payment processing, announced today that its
board of directors approved fiscal 2010 first quarter dividend of $0.02 per
common share payable November 30, 2009 to shareholders of record as of
November 16, 2009.

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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 throughout the United States, Canada,
Latin America, Europe, and the Asia-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 United States and Europe to destinations in
Latin America, Morocco, and the Philippines. For more information about the
company and its services, visit www.globalpaymentsinc.com.

Contact:
Jane M. Elliott
770-829-8234 Voice
770-829-8267 Fax
investor.relations@globalpay.com

SOURCE Global Payments Inc.

Jane M. Elliott, +1-770-829-8234 Voice, +1-770-829-8267 Fax,
investor.relations@globalpay.com