M&A Deal Summary

FIS Global Acquires Global Payments - Issuer Solutions business

On April 17, 2025, FIS Global acquired financial services company Global Payments - Issuer Solutions business from Global Payments for 13.5B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is FIS Global’s 5th transaction in the Financial Services sector.
  • This is FIS Global’s 2nd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is FIS Global’s 21st transaction in the United States.
  • This is FIS Global’s 2nd transaction in Georgia.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2025-04-17
Target Global Payments - Issuer Solutions business
Sector Financial Services
Buyer(s) FIS Global
Sellers(s) Global Payments
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 13.5B USD

Target

Global Payments - Issuer Solutions business

Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Global Payments' Issuer Solutions business focuses on providing payment processing and technology solutions for credit and debit card issuers. Global Payments' Issuer Solutions business is based in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

FIS Global

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

Category Company
Founded 1968
Sector Financial Services
Employees50,000
Revenue 10.1B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION
FIS' corporate headquarters in Jacksonville, Florida.
FIS' corporate headquarters in Jacksonville, Florida.

FIS Global is a provider of core processing for financial institutions, card issuers, and transaction processing services, and outsourcing services to financial institutions and retailers. FIS Global was incorporated in 1968 and is based in Jacksonville, Florida.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 24 of 25
Sector: Financial Services M&A 5 of 5
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 3 of 3
State: Georgia M&A 2 of 2
Country: United States M&A 21 of 22
Year: 2025 M&A 1 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 8
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-04-17 Worldpay

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Worldpay is a provider of payment acceptance services that offers a broad suite of payment processing services that enable its clients to meet their payment processing needs through a single provider, including in omnichannel environments that span point-of-sale, e-commerce, and mobile devices. Worldpay was established in 2009 and is based in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Sell $24.3B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-09-24 Amount

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Amount is a financial technology company born out of disruption and built for speed. Amount partner with banks and financial institutions to rapidly digitize their financial infrastructure and optimize growth opportunities in the modern world of banking. Amount is based in Chicago, Illinois.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Global Payments

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Category Company
Founded 1967
Sector Financial Services
Employees27,000
Revenue 10.1B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION
View of Global Payments' corporate headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia.
View of Global Payments' corporate headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia.

Global Payments is a worldwide provider of payment technology services. The Company's payment solutions enables merchant customers to accept card, electronic, check and digital-based payments at the point of sale. Global Payments' primary business model provides payment services directly to merchants as customers. Global Payments was founded in 1967 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 5
Sector: Financial Services M&A 2 of 3
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 4 of 5
State: Georgia M&A 2 of 3
Country: United States M&A 4 of 5
Year: 2025 M&A 1 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-04-17 Worldpay

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Worldpay is a provider of payment acceptance services that offers a broad suite of payment processing services that enable its clients to meet their payment processing needs through a single provider, including in omnichannel environments that span point-of-sale, e-commerce, and mobile devices. Worldpay was established in 2009 and is based in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Buy $24.3B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-05-28 Global Payments - Payroll Business

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Global Payments' Payroll Business provides payroll processing and human capital management solutions to its merchant clients. Global Payments' Payroll Business is based in Atlanta, Georgia.

Sell $1.1B