Global Payments' Chairman, Paul R. Garcia, Again Named One of America's Best CEOs by Institutional Investor Magazine

ATLANTA, Feb. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Global Payments Inc. , a leader in payment processing services, announced today that Institutional Investor named its Chairman, President and CEO, Paul R. Garcia, one of "The Best CEOs in America" for the third year in a row. In the January 2007 issue, the publication ranked Garcia among the best CEOs in the "Technology: Computer Services and IT Consulting" business sector. This is the fifth time Institutional Investor magazine has identified America's most outstanding chief executives by asking the country's largest investors to evaluate leaders throughout the U.S.

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To determine the CEOs doing the "best work," Institutional Investor surveyed more than 1,000 portfolio managers at 486 money management firms responsible for investing $6.9 trillion in U.S. stocks. The question posed was: "Who is the best CEO in the sector for which you are responsible?" The respondents gave their first, second and third choices, which were weighted to calculate a score for each CEO.

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, Europe and the Asia Pacific region. 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 10K, 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 phyllis.mcneill@globalpay.com