Competitor Profile: Global Payments 2025

Global Payments is a global merchant acquiring and payment processing company that connects merchants directly to all major and local card schemes and alternative payment methods. The company enables merchants to accept payments through both online and offline channels. Global Payments offers services to four million merchant locations globally; enabling them to accept payments via more than 150 payment methods (including digital wallets, card payments, and local and alternative payment methods). In addition to ecommerce payment acceptance for individual merchants, Global Payments offers one-click checkout and recurring billing services. The company supports domestic and cross-border transactions; enabling merchants to reach, convert, and retain more customers. For offline payments, Global Payments offers an array of traditional point-of-sale (POS) and mobile POS terminals to merchants.

In January 2024, Global Payments formed a joint venture (known as Commerz Globalpay) with the Germany-based bank Commerzbank that enables small- and medium-sized businesses (SMB) in Germany to access digital payment options offered by Global Payments. In March 2023, Global Payments acquired EVO Payment; a merchant acquiring and payment processing company. In April 2025, Global Payments entered into definitive agreements to acquire Worldpay from Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) and the private equity firm GTCR. As part of the deal, Global Payments will divest its Issuer Solutions business to FIS. The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals and is expected to close in the first half of 2026.

The report provides information and insights into Global Payments including:

• Detailed insight into its business
• Comprehensive coverage of its products and services
• Comparative assessment with key alternative payment solutions
• The company's important events and milestones

Key Highlights

• In 1967, NDC was established in Atlanta, US.
• In 2000-01, NDC eCommerce was renamed Global Payments. It eventually spun off from NDC and registered on the NYSE as a standalone entity.
• In April 2019, Global Payments and Advanced Solutions International (a leading global provider of software and services) entered into a payment processing partnership.
• In January 2024, Global Payments partnered with Germany-based Commerzbank to form a joint venture that enables SMEs in Germany to access digital payment options. The two companies are planning to form a new entity, Commerz Globalpay, in H1 2024 to offer omnichannel payment and software solutions to merchants in Germany.
• In May 2025, Introduced Genius; a cloud-based POS solution that integrates multiple POS functionalities into a single platform and offers tools for order management, payment processing, and customer engagement for restaurants and retail businesses.

Scope

• Learn about company's business proposition, and important achievements regarding product launches, partnerships, mergers, and acquisitions.
• Examine the company’s operational and financial performance and benchmark it against its competitors.
• Detailed insight into company's current products and services mix.

Reasons to Buy

• Gain insights into Global Payments business operations and key events.
• Gain insights into its product portfolio, performance highlights and revenue model.
• Assess the competitive dynamics in the alternative payments industry by comparing its performance against competitors.