Global Payments Acknowledged by Business 2.0 Magazine as One of the Fastest-Growing Technology Companies

Global Payments Inc., a leader in payment processing services, today announced that it was recognized by Business 2.0 magazine as one of the 100 fastest-growing technology companies in the United States. Business 2.0 listed Global Payments as number 62 on the list of the top 100 publicly-traded technology companies in the June 2006 issue.

Global Payments Inc. 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 and Europe. 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, 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.