ATLANTA and TORONTO, Oct. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Global Payments
Inc. (NYSE: GPN), a world leader in electronic transaction processing
services, announced today it has entered into an exclusive, long term
Canadian merchant services referral agreement with HSBC Bank Canada to
provide a complete line of card acceptance services, Point-of-Sale (POS)
products, comprehensive credit card processing and account settlement to
HSBC Bank Canada's customers.
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HSBC Bank Canada has more than 170 offices and provides a full range of
financial products and services to businesses, institutions, and
individuals offering day-to-day banking, lending and investment products
and services. "Broadening our referral channels is an important aspect of
our business strategy, and this merchant services referral agreement
further demonstrates our leadership role in the important Canadian market,"
said Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Global Payments,
Paul R. Garcia.
"This relationship provides us with the opportunity to enable an even
larger number of Canadian merchants with Global Payments' wide variety of
innovative Canadian payment products and services," said Global Payments
Canada President, Jordan E. Cohen.
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, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. For more information
about the company and its services, visit http://www.globalpaymentsinc.com.
This announcement may contain forward-looking statements pursuant to
the "safe-harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995. These forward looking statements involve risks and
uncertainties such as product demand, market and customer acceptance, the
effect of economic conditions, competition, pricing, development
difficulties, foreign currency risks, costs of capital, continued
certification by credit card associations, the ability to consummate and
integrate acquisitions, and other risks detailed in the Company's SEC
filings, including the most recently filed Form 10-Q or Form 10-K, as
applicable. The Company undertakes no obligation to revise any of these
statements to reflect future circumstances or the occurrence of
unanticipated events.
Contact:
Phyllis McNeill
770-829-8245 Voice
phyllis.mcneill@globalpay.com
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