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ATLANTA, Oct. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Global Payments Inc. will host an investor and analyst conference on Wednesday, October 15, 2008 in the Main Dining Room at the New York Stock Exchange. The meeting will focus on Global Payments' business strategy and will feature presentations by divisional executives, including the heads of the company's International Merchant Services division from its Europe and Asia-Pacific regions, followed by a Question and Answer session. Paul R. Garcia, Chairman, President, and CEO will host the conference, which begins at 8:30 a.m. EDT and concludes by 11:30 a.m.

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If you are interested in attending, click on the link found at http://www.globalpaymentsinc.com/ or send an e-mail to investor.relations@globalpay.com. RSVPs are required, due to ongoing security measures at the Exchange. The conference and presentation may also be accessed via the company's Web site at http://www.globalpaymentsinc.com/.

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, 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, verification and recovery including electronic check services, as well as terminal management. The company also provides consumer money transfer services from the United States 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 by Global Payments' may contain certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe-harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements that are not historical facts, including revenue and earnings estimates and management's expectations regarding future events and developments, are forward-looking statements and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties. Important factors that may cause actual events or results to differ materially from those anticipated by such forward-looking statements include the following: continued certification by credit card associations, foreign currency risks, competition and pricing, product demand, market and customer acceptance, development difficulties, the effect of economic conditions and consumer spending, security breaches or systems failures, costs of capital, changes in state, federal or foreign laws and increases in credit card association fees, utility or system interruptions, 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.

  Investor Relations Contact: Jane M. Elliott
                           770 829-8234 Voice
             investor.relations@globalpay.com