ATLANTA and NEW YORK, July 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Global Payments Inc. (NYSE: GPN), a leader in payment processing services, today announced an agreement with ShopKeep POS, a leader in iPad point-of-sale (POS) solutions for brick and mortar businesses, to offer an iPad POS solution to Global Payments' merchants throughout the United States. This agreement combines Global Payments' services and distribution network with the ShopKeep POS system and award-winning customer care to provide merchants with a complete store management system and business data at their fingertips to help them grow.

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The easy-to-use and flexible solution offers small and medium-sized merchants a highly-functional, cost-effective cloud-based POS system to facilitate transactions as well as manage sales, inventory, staff and customers, all from an iPad.

"Tablet-based POS systems are revolutionizing the way merchants interact with their customers," said Sid Singh, SVP and GM, Integrated Solutions for Global Payments. "These solutions enable millions of small and medium sized merchants with the ability to accept card payments with inexpensive, yet highly functional POS systems.

"We are delighted to partner with ShopKeep, an innovative company that will help keep Global Payments at the forefront of cloud-based POS software solutions," he said.

"This relationship with Global Payments continues to build upon our promise to merchants to partner with the best service providers in the industry," said Todd Lasher, ShopKeep POS' new VP and GM of its Channel Business.

About Global Payments
Global Payments Inc. (NYSE: GPN) is a leading provider of electronic transaction processing services for merchants, Independent Sales Organizations (ISOs), financial institutions, government agencies and multi-national corporations located throughout the United States, Canada, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. Global Payments, a Fortune 1000 company, 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. Visit www.globalpaymentsinc.com for more information about the company and its services.

About ShopKeep POS
The simplest way to make smarter business decisions, ShopKeep POS is the affordable, complete platform for running a shop from an iPad with real-time reporting on the web or from your smartphone. Backed by award-winning customer care, the ShopKeep POS iPad App rings sales, accepts card transactions and mobile payments, prints and emails receipts, and can print orders remotely to the kitchen. Retailers also have the flexibility to choose almost any payment service provider they like. At only $49/month merchants can manage inventory, employees, and customers and view ClearInsight® Reports from any web browser. www.shopkeep.com

Media Contacts:
Amy Corn
Global Payments Inc.
770.829.8755
Media.relations@globalpay.com

Jessica Power
Director of Communications
ShopKeep POS
646.915.1902
jess@shopkeep.com

SOURCE Global Payments Inc.