ATLANTA, Oct. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Global Payments Inc. (NYSE: GPN), represented by Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, David Mangum, will present at "William Blair & Company's 2009 Emerging Growth Stock Conference" on October 6, 2009. Mr. Mangum is expected to present at 11:45 a.m. ET. The conference will be held in New York, NY and can be accessed via Web cast at www.globalpaymentsinc.com.

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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, gaming establishments, 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. Visit www.globalpaymentsinc.com for more information about the company and its services.

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

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