TORONTO and ATLANTA, June 17, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Global Payments Inc. (NYSE: GPN), one of the largest worldwide providers of payment solutions, has been awarded with a Visa® Service Quality Performance Award for its Canadian operations, after achieving the lowest non-fraud chargeback-to-sales ratio in 2013.

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This award recognizes Global Payments' Canadian business for effectively educating and supporting its merchant customers on Visa acceptance procedures, ensuring that transactions are properly processed at the point of sale. Through its Service Quality Program, Visa acknowledges issuers, acquirers and processors for their consistent superior operations performance in key areas that directly affect Visa cardholders and merchants.

"We are honoured to have been distinguished for having the lowest non-fraud chargeback-to-sales ratio," said Rene Belanger, President, Global Payments Canada GP. "This award underscores our robust systems and processes, as well as our transaction acceptance education and support efforts, which help to mitigate disputes and prevent card fraud and compromise for our merchants."

About Global Payments
Global Payments Inc. is one of the largest worldwide providers of payment solutions for merchants, value added resellers, enterprise software providers, financial institutions, government agencies, multi-national corporations and independent sales organizations located throughout North America, South America, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. Global Payments, a Fortune 1000 company, offers a comprehensive line of solutions and services 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. Visit www.globalpaymentsinc.com for more information about the company and its services.


Investor contact:
investor.relations@globalpay.com
Jane Elliott
770-829-8234

Media contact:
media.relations@globalpay.com Amy Corn
770-829-8755

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SOURCE Global Payments Inc.