Worldpay Acquisition and Issuer Solutions Divestiture
On January 9, 2026, Global Payments acquired 100% of Worldpay for $6.0 billion in cash and 42.8 million shares of common stock, while selling its Issuer Solutions business to FIS for $7.5 billion in cash.
Segment Realignment
Following the Worldpay acquisition, the company realigned into three reportable segments: Enterprise, Platforms, and Small and Medium-Sized Businesses (SMB) to better reflect its current operations.
Transformation and Synergy Targets
Management expects transformation initiatives to generate over $650 million of annual run-rate operating income benefit by the first half of 2027, and Worldpay integration activities to generate $600 million of annual run-rate expense synergies by year-end 2028.