Global Payments Announces Third Quarter Dividend

ATLANTA, May 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Global Payments Inc. , a leader in electronic transaction processing solutions, announced today that its board of directors approved a third quarter dividend of $0.04 per common share payable May 31, 2005 to shareholders of record as of May 17, 2005.

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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 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, the Philippines and India. For more information about the company and its services, visit http://www.globalpaymentsinc.com/ .

Contact: Jane Forbes 770-829-8234 Voice 770-829-8267 Fax investor.relations@globalpay.com