Global Payments Inc. Announces New Payment Processing Agreement With Diversified Acquiring Solutions

Global Payments Inc. (NYSE:GPN), a leader in payment processing services, today announced an agreement with Diversified Acquiring Solutions Sales Corp. to provide end-to-end processing services and an integrated gateway solution for Diversified's retail and restaurant merchants.

"In today's environment, changing processors is a significant undertaking that is not taken lightly," says John T. Black, President and CEO of Diversified Acquiring Solutions. "We conducted an extensive analysis of providers and Global Payments stood out as the only company that can deliver the products, services and support that we need to remain competitive. They have a clear understanding of our market, emerging technology and industry changes and they are willing to evolve with the industry. We look forward to a long relationship with the Global team."

"Global Payments is pleased to welcome Diversified Acquiring Solutions. We anticipate a lasting relationship of providing the best quality processing services for their customers," said Senior Vice President of Third Party Services, Gregory C. Cohen.

Based in Smithtown, NY, Diversified Acquiring Solutions is a national company that specializes in providing customized marketing and payment solutions for community banks and merchants across the country. Founded in 1995, DAS continues to lead the transaction processing market with innovative products and services. DAS 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, check verification and recovery, as well as terminal management. DAS currently process nearly $1 billion in transaction volume through all sales channels, including many regional and community banks across the country. In addition to merchant acquiring services, DAS also offers bank clients the ability to issue a suite of Cardholder issuing products branded under their name, including a unique gift card and reward program that enables cardholders to earn rewards at the banks' participating merchants. Visit www.dasmerchantservices.com for more information.

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 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. For more information about the company and its services, visit www.globalpaymentsinc.com.