Global Payments Celebrates Milestone Anniversary by Ringing the Opening Bell(SM) at the New York Stock Exchange

ATLANTA, March 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Global Payments Inc. , a leader in payment processing services, announced today that delegates representing a cross-section of the company will ring the Opening Bell at the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday, March 23, 2006, to commemorate Global's fifth anniversary. On February 1, 200l, Global Payments' executives also rang the Opening Bell, signaling the formation of the company and first day of trading under the ticker symbol GPN.

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Chairman, President and CEO, Paul R. Garcia, will lead the ceremony along with a delegation of Global Payments' employees, who were chosen by lottery to represent the company's divisions and major locations. Global employees include Mark Kabaci and Fio Griffith, representing Global Payments' headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia; Rafael Cruet, representing Global's Check Services Division in Chicago, Illinois; Robert Jarrett, Gregory Barnes, Nasser Bakshi and Bo Blanton, representing major operations centers in Baltimore, Maryland and St. Louis, Missouri; and Marlene VanZyl and Wilson Hon representing Global Payments Canada. Gabriel Monreal and Arturo Sanchez will represent DolEx Dollar Express, Global Payments' money transfer division.

"I am very pleased that our employees can share in this exciting ceremony and milestone anniversary for Global Payments," said Garcia.

Global Payments Inc. is a leading provider of electronic transaction processing services for consumers, merchants, Independent Sales Organizations (ISOs), financial institutions, government agencies, multi- national corporations and gaming establishments 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, check 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 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 770 829 8264 Fax phyllis.mcneill@globalpay.com