Atlanta, Monday, June 16, 2008 – Global Payments Inc. (NYSE: GPN), a world leader in electronic transaction processing services, announced today that United Merchant Services, Inc. (UMSI) located in Hackensack, NJ, an Independent Sales Organization (ISO) and leading merchant services company, serving the U.S. Asian market place, has renewed a multi-year agreement.
Global Payments will continue to provide UMSI with a comprehensive line of payment card authorization and settlement services, as well as merchant support services. "Global Payments has provided the vehicle for our growth over the last eight years. Global’s executives and staff have listened to our needs and have consistently provided UMSI with a program that fits our unique market and situation," said President and CEO of United Merchant Services, Jay Yoon. "We are very pleased with United Merchant Services’ decision to continue to trust Global Payments to meet their unique needs for innovative products, continuous reliability and outstanding service," said Senior Vice President of Third Party Sales, Global Payments Inc., Tony Abruzzio. Founded in 1994 and headquartered in Hackensack, NJ, United Merchant Services, Inc. has been providing comprehensive bankcard, loyalty, and gift card, as well as a full line of POS programs and support services for merchants nationwide for over a decade. While continuing to introduce a wide range of innovative products and services to merchants, helping them to make efficient use of valuable resources in a cost-effective way, UMSI also specializes in providing merchant processing services to foreign speaking merchants. Global Payments Inc. (NYSE:GPN) is a leading provider of electronic transaction processing services for consumers, merchants, Independent Sales Organizations (ISOs), financial institutions, government agencies, gaming establishments, 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 U.S. and Europe to destinations in Latin America, Morocco, and the Philippines. For more information about the company and its services, visit www.globalpaymentsinc.com.
