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Atlanta, Friday, May 02, 2008 - Global Payments Inc. announced today that its board of directors approved a third quarter dividend of $0.02 per common share payable May 30, 2008 to shareholders of record as of May 16, 2008.

ATLANTA and TORONTO, Thursday, May 01, 2008 - Global Payments Inc.announced today that Pioneer Petroleums, one of Ontario's largest independent gasoline retailers, is now accepting MasterCard® PayPass™, an innovative, contactless payment option for speed and convenience at the register. The fast-growing service, which allows consumers to pay for goods and services with the simple tap of their payment card, is available at more than 140 Pioneer locations across Ontario.

Atlanta and Toronto, Tuesday, April 22, 2008 - Global Payments Inc. announced today that it has extended its Marketing Alliance Agreement with National Bank of Canada through 2017. As a result of the agreement, National Bank of Canada will continue to refer merchants exclusively to Global Payments, and its customers will continue to benefit from Global Payments’ complete line of card acceptance services, including Point-of-Sale (POS) products, comprehensive credit card processing and account settlement. National Bank of Canada will also continue to provide MasterCard Canada processing sponsorship to Global Payments.

Atlanta, GA, Monday, April 21, 2008 - Global Payments Inc. (NYSE: GPN), represented by Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, James G. Kelly, will present at “Baird’s 2008 Growth Stock Conference” on May 15, 2008. Mr. Kelly is expected to present at 9:30 a.m. EDT. The conference will be held in Chicago, IL and can be accessed via Web cast at www.globalpaymentsinc.com

Atlanta, GA, Thursday, April 10, 2008 - Global Payments Inc. today announced the introduction of an advanced, flexible processing solution, Global TransportTM – Client software. Global Transport – Client software is the next component of the Global Transport™ processing solution that enables merchants, software developers, Value Added Resellers and Original Equipment Manufacturers to use their Point-of-Sale (POS) applications to easily integrate to payment devices such as magnetic stripe readers, PCI-PED PIN pads, signature capture devices, and receipt printers.

Atlanta, GA, Thursday, March 27, 2008 - Global Payments Inc. today announced results for its third quarter ended February 29, 2008. For the third quarter, revenue grew 19 percent to $310.6 million compared to $260.4 million in the prior year. Excluding the favorable impact of a non-recurring, non-cash operating tax item (included in sales, general and administrative expenses), diluted earnings per share grew 5 percent to $0.44 compared to $0.42 in the prior year quarter.

Atlanta, GA, Friday, March 07, 2008 - Global Payments Inc. will release third quarter financial results for fiscal year 2008 after the market closes on Thursday, March 27, 2008.

Atlanta, GA, Monday, February 25, 2008 - Global Payments Inc., represented by Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Paul R. Garcia, will present at the Goldman Sachs, “Technology Investment Symposium 2008” on February 26, 2008. Mr. Garcia is expected to present at 9:00 a.m. PT. This conference will be held in Las Vegas, NV and can be accessed via Web cast at www.globalpaymentsinc.com.

Atlanta, Friday, February 01, 2008 - Global Payments Inc. announced today that its board of directors approved a second quarter dividend of $0.02 per common share payable February 29, 2008 to shareholders of record as of February 15, 2008.

Atlanta, GA, Friday, January 18, 2008 - Global Payments Inc. announced today that Institutional Investor has, for the fourth year in a row, named its Chairman, President and CEO, Paul R. Garcia, among “The Best CEOs in America.” The January 2008 issue of the leading investment publication ranked Garcia among the best CEOs in the “Technology - Computer Services and IT Consulting” business sector. This is the sixth time Institutional Investor magazine has identified America’s most outstanding chief executives by asking the country’s largest investors to evaluate leaders throughout the United States.

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