Global Payments Strikes $22.7B Deal to Acquire Worldpay, Bets Big on Merchant Growth
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Global Payments is making waves with a $22.7 billion deal to acquire Worldpay, doubling down on its core merchant services business. The move combines Worldpay's enterprise and e-commerce strength with Global Payments' SMB focus—creating a payments powerhouse serving over 6 million customers and processing $3.7 trillion annually.
As part of the reshuffle, Global Payments will offload its issuer solutions unit to FIS for $13.5 billion, using the cash and $7.7B in new debt to fund the deal. GTCR, which bought a majority stake in Worldpay just last year, will walk away with a 15% stake in the new combined company.
"Today marks a defining moment for Global Payments," said Cameron Bready, CEO of Global Payments. "These transactions sharpen our strategic focus and simplify Global Payments as a pure-play merchant solutions business with significantly expanded capabilities, greater market access, and an enhanced financial profile. We're more excited than ever about what's ahead."
Expected to close in H1 2026, this deal puts Global Payments in stronger competition with Stripe, Adyen, and PayPal—and signals a bold bet on the future of merchant acquiring.
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