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

ATLANTA, Feb. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Global Payments Inc. , a leader in payment processing services, announced today that one of the foremost investment magazines, Institutional Investor, named its Chairman, President and CEO, Paul R. Garcia, one of "The Best CEOs in America." The publication divided the rankings into 62 industry sectors, of which Garcia was ranked the number one CEO of the "Technology: Computer Services and IT Consulting" firms. This is the fourth annual ranking published and the second year in a row that Garcia was named to the list.

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According to Institutional Investor, the designees were chosen based on input from more than 1,300 analysts and portfolio managers at more than 400 money management firms, who are collectively responsible for investing $5.5 trillion. Each was asked, "Who is the best CEO in the sector (or sectors) for which you are responsible?" The same question was also posed to every brokerage firm analyst who received votes in Institutional Investor's 2005 All-America Research Team rankings. Of those, an additional 400 provided their input. According to the magazine, in order to make the rankings, The Best CEOs ... "must be visionary leaders, possess great integrity and deliver superior results ... " among other credentials.

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, 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

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