Paul Garcia is honored with the 2009 Distinguished Payments Professional Award

Global Payments Inc., a leader in electronic transaction processing services, announced today that Chairman and CEO, Paul R. Garcia, was presented with the 2009 Distinguished Payments Professional Award by the Electronic Transactions Association (ETA), the payments industry's leading association.
Mr. Garcia was selected for his more than 30-year career as a payments industry leader, acknowledged trend-setter, role model, and positive contributor to the performance and overall image of the industry.
Nick Baxter, President of ETA, commented the awarding: “Paul Garcia is respected and valued throughout our industry and also garners credibility and respect from those beyond the payments arena. Through his positive business contributions and demonstration of the utmost integrity and high ethical standards, he actively contributes to the collective success of the payments industry."
Global Payments Inc. is a leading provider of electronic transaction processing services for such members of the market as 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.