Global Payments Inc.

Global Payments’ roots in payment technology date to 1967; the company was incorporated in Georgia in 2000 and spun off from its former parent in 2001. It is headquartered in Atlanta and trades on the NYSE under the ticker GPN.

The company provides merchant payment processing, point-of-sale and business-management software, embedded payments, e-commerce capabilities, fraud prevention, analytics and other commerce-enablement services. Its principal business is now Merchant Solutions, organized around Point-of-Sale and Software Solutions, Integrated and Embedded Solutions, and Core Payments Solutions.

Global Payments is especially relevant for students interested in fintech, payments infrastructure, software-enabled commerce and large-scale technology operations. Its early-career offering includes a 10-week paid internship program and graduate pathways in technology and enterprise roles.