Global Payments' Chairman, Paul R. Garcia, a Keynote Speaker at Fintech's International Conference in London

ATLANTA, October 24 /PRNewswire/ --

Global Payments Inc. (NYSE: GPN), a world leader in electronic transaction processing services, announced today that Paul R. Garcia, chairman, president and CEO will present a keynote address at the Fintech Mergers and Acquisition (M&A) Senior Executive Forum on global growth strategies on October 30, 2007 in London, England.

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Garcia's presentation will begin at 9:45 a.m. GMT, followed by a panel discussion with executives of leading worldwide public and private companies. Fintech M&A, an exclusive conference from Finextra in partnership with Deutsche Bank, has invited business leaders and M&A specialists to discuss the trends, strategies and challenges for firms in the financial technology sector who are operating in rapidly consolidating markets. For more information on the conference, visit www.finextra.com/events.asp.

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 U.S. and Europe to destinations in Latin America, Morocco and the Philippines. For more information about the company and its services, visit www.globalpaymentsinc.com.

Some of the statements made by Global Payments' management during the presentation may contain forward-looking statements pursuant to the "safe-harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward looking statements involve risks and uncertainties such as product demand, market and customer acceptance, the effect of economic conditions, competition, pricing, development difficulties, foreign currency risks, costs of capital, continued certification by credit card associations, 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.

Contact: Phyllis McNeill +1-770-829-8245 phyllis.mcneill@globalpay.com Website: http://www.globalpaymentsinc.com http://www.finextra.com/events.asp