Archived News Releases

ATLANTA, Monday, July 14, 2003 - Global Payments Inc., (NYSE:GPN), a leading provider of electronic payment card and check processing solutions, announced today that Sam Ash Music Corporation has selected Global Payments for its card and check processing needs.

Atlanta, Friday, July 11, 2003 - Global Payments Inc., a leading provider of electronic payment card and check processing solutions, was awarded the 2003 Allied Member of the Year Award by the Restaurant Association of Maryland.

Atlanta, Tuesday, June 24, 2003 - Global Payments Inc., (NYSE:GPN), a world leader in payment processing solutions, today announced an extension of its agreement to serve Metavante Corporation’s extensive merchant portfolio with front-end, Point-of-Sale (POS) payment card processing services. Metavante is the financial technology subsidiary of Marshall & Ilsley Corporation (NYSE: MI), headquartered in Milwaukee.

Atlanta, Thursday, June 19, 2003 - Global Payments Inc., (NYSE:GPN), a world leader in payment card processing solutions and gaming industry leader in processing check-cashing transactions, today announced the following four casinos have signed agreements to utilize cash access offerings from the company’s VIP Preferred™ suite of products: The Riviera Hotel and Casino, Imperial Palace Hotel and Casino, Cannery Hotel and Casino and the Tuscany Casino.

Atlanta, Tuesday, June 10, 2003 - Global Payments Inc. (NYSE: GPN), a world leader in payment processing solutions, today announced the introduction of Globalink @dvantage™, an information and account access Web portal developed and customized exclusively for Global’s growing base of Independent Sales Organizations (ISOs).

Atlanta, Monday, June 09, 2003 - – Global Payments Inc. (NYSE: GPN), a leading provider of electronic payment card and check processing solutions, will release financial results for the 2003 fiscal year end on Thursday, July 17, 2003 after the market closes.

Atlanta, Thursday, May 29, 2003 - Global Payments Inc., (NYSE:GPN), a leading provider of electronic payment card and check processing solutions, announced today that United Merchant Services, Inc., an Independent Sales Organization (ISO) based in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, has extended their current agreement for front and back end payment processing services, as well as BIN sponsorship.

Atlanta, Thursday, May 22, 2003 - ATLANTA, May 22, 2003 - Global Payments Inc. (NYSE: GPN), a leading provider of electronic payment card and check processing solutions, announced today it was honored by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution as one of Georgia’s 100 best performing companies. Georgia’s leading newspaper placed Global Payments as number 30 in its tenth annual, “Best of Business” rankings.

ATLANTA, Monday, May 19, 2003 - Global Payments Inc. (NYSE: GPN), a world leader in payment processing solutions, announced today that it will provide Lindt & Sprüngli (USA) Inc. with comprehensive POS payment card processing services for all Lindt stores in the USA.

Atlanta, Friday, May 02, 2003 - Global Payments Inc. (NYSE: GPN), a leading provider of electronic transaction processing services, announced today that, on May 2, 2003, its board of directors approved a third quarter dividend of $0.04 per common share payable May 30, 2003 to shareholders of record as of May 16, 2003.