Business Goals

Our vision, culture and values all align and provide the critical foundation needed to achieve our business goals:

General Information about the Company

Approximately 25,000 employees worldwide

Over 64 billion transactions

$8.98 billion in revenue in 2022

Over $3 billion in capital returned to shareholders in 2022

For a detailed discussion of our financial results for 2022, see our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022.

2 – GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC. |2023 Proxy Statement

Proxy Summary — Performance Highlights

We have demonstrated sustained market outperformance over the past 10 years and long-term investors have experienced significant shareholder value growth. A $100 investment in our Company on October 1, 2013 (when our current Chief Executive Officer was appointed), would have been worth $455 on 1/31/2023.

The graph compares the (i) total shareholder return (TSR) of the S&P 500 index and the S&P 500 Information Technology index, (ii) the TSR of our Company; and (iii) the composite average TSR of our peer group from October 1, 2013 through January 31, 2023.

GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC. |2023 Proxy Statement– 3

Proxy Summary — Board and Corporate Governance Highlights

2023 Director Nominees Overview

Upon the recommendation of the Governance and Nominating Committee, the board has nominated 11 directors for election at the annual meeting, each to hold office until our next annual meeting of shareholders and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified or upon his or her earlier death, resignation or removal. Mr. Cloninger is not being re-nominated for election due to the mandatory age limit under our corporate governance guidelines. All of the nominees are currently serving as directors of the Company.

Name

Tenure

Principal Occupation

Non- Employee

Audit Committee

Compensation Committee

Governance and Nominating Committee

Technology   Committee

M. Troy Woods

3.5 Years

Chairman of the Board

Yes

Jeffrey S. Sloan

9 Years

Chief Executive Officer, Global Payments Inc.

No

Connie D. McDaniel Incoming Lead Independent Director

3.5 Years

Director, Virtus Mutual Fund Family

Yes

F. Thaddeus Arroyo

3.5 Years

Chief Strategy & Development Officer, AT&T, Inc.

Yes

Robert H.B. Baldwin, Jr.

7 Years

Former Vice Chairman, Heartland Payment Systems, Inc.

Yes

John G. Bruno

9 Years

President and Chief Operating Officer, Xerox Holdings Corporation

Yes

4 – GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC. |2023 Proxy Statement

Proposal
Board VoteChair		Member

GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC. |2023 Proxy Statement– 5

Director Nominee Demographics

As we continue to broaden the diversity of our board, our board has committed to add at least one additional female director by the next annual meeting of shareholders, and over the last several months has been engaged in a robust search to actively seek out female candidates.

Director Qualifications

The board annually reviews directors’ skills and expertise to ensure the board represents a diverse skill set oriented to the historical and emerging needs of the business. The board has identified the following key qualifications and experience that are important to be represented on the board as a whole. Information regarding each nominee’s skills and qualifications can be found within their individual biographies on pages 24-34.

		11
2 – Advisory Vote on Compensation of Our Named Executive Officers        (“say-on-pay” vote)		FOR		29

3 – Ratification of the Reappointment of Our Independent Public Accounting Firm
		FOR		60

Business and Strategy

We are a leading worldwide provider of payment technology and software solutions delivering innovative services to our customers globally. Our technologies, services and employee expertise enable us to provide a broad range of solutions that allow our customers to accept various payment types and operate their businesses more efficiently. We distribute our services across a variety of channels to customers in 30 countries throughout North America, Europe, the Asia-Pacific region and Brazil and operate in three reportable segments: North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific.

Our services enable our customers to accept card, electronic, check and digital-based payments at the point of sale. We offer high touch services that provide our customers with reliable and secure payment solutions coupled with high quality and responsive support services.

We seek to leverage the adoption of, and transition to, card, electronic and digital-based payments by expanding share in our existing markets through our distribution channels and service innovation, as well as through acquisitions to improve our offerings and scale, while also seeking to enter new markets through acquisitions, alliances and joint ventures around the world. We intend to continue to invest in and leverage our technology infrastructure and our people to increase our penetration in existing markets.

Our key objectives include the following:

6 –GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC. |20182023 Proxy Statement– 1

Global Citizen Responsibility

Global Payments recognizes its responsibility as a global corporate citizen to operate in a responsible and sustainable manner. We prioritize transparency in our actions and reporting, including reporting sustainability information using the Sustainability Accounting Standards (SASB) and Task Force on Climate-Related Financing Disclosures (TCFD) frameworks in our Global Responsibility Report. We have aligned our strategy and efforts to 12 of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals adopted in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development by the United Nations.

In 2022, we published our annual Global Responsibility Report (which is not incorporated into this proxy statement), which sets forth our four Global Responsibility Pillars of Culture & Values, Environmental Sustainability, Community Impact and Corporate Responsibility. The following reflects a summary of these policies and recent initiatives.

12 – GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC. |2023 Proxy Statement

ESG Governance

ESG Oversight

Our board oversees our ESG strategy and activities at both the full board and committee levels, with the Governance and Nominating Committee having formal oversight of the Company’s ESG activities, as reflected in the committee’s charter.

To advance our ESG initiatives, our ESG Steering Committee, a cross-functional management committee of the Company, reports to the Governance and Nominating Committee on ESG matters. The ESG Steering Committee serves as a central coordinating body facilitating our ESG strategy and reporting efforts. In addition, our Compensation Committee oversees our strategies and policies related to human capital management, and assists our full board with oversight with respect to our DEI efforts. Our Chief Human Resources Officer and Chief Diversity Officer report at least twice a year to the full board on DEI as a component of corporate culture.

2022 ESG Highlights

Throughout the year we made significant progress towards our ESG objectives. Some highlights across these strategies include:

☑ Published our annual Global Responsibility Report aligned with SASB and TCFD, documenting our progress on our ESG commitments and initiatives, and became a TCFD supporter.

☑Expanded our disclosures for Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse emissions and submitted to CDP for the first time, disclosing environmental impacts.

☑ Adopted a 15% threshold for shareholders to call a special meeting.

☑ Enhanced our workforce demographic disclosure with the publication of our consolidated U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEO-1) Report.

☑ Adopted the “Rooney Rule” approach, under which the board set forth in our corporate governance guidelines its commitment to seeking women and candidates from under-represented communities to include in the initial pool from which board nominees are chosen.

☑ Continued our strategic partnership with two outside executive search agencies specializing in diverse hiring for diverse leadership talent.

GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC. |2023 Proxy Statement– 13

☑ Achieved $169 million total spend in 2022 across 303 diverse suppliers in connection with our Supplier Diversity Program which was established to create mutually beneficial business relationships with diverse vendors that strengthen the communities in which we operate.

☑ Launched DEI Business Action Teams. These teams are championed by senior leaders within the Company and consist of cross functional employees to drive our DEI strategy and initiatives within a specific business unit, region or function to achieve our vision to be “Champions of Inclusion.”

☑ Launched a new Inclusion 365 Curriculum that focuses on ongoing DEI education for all team members through our Learning Management Software platform.

☑ Introduced a reverse mentoring program for the executive sponsors of our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), which gives our leaders the opportunity to engage with team members and expand perspectives through open and honest conversations.

☑Expanded our DEI footprint to include five ERGs. Our ERGs now consist of the Global Payments Somos Network, the Global Payments Pride Network, the Global Payments Onyx Network, the Global Payments Veterans Network and the Global Payments Women’s Network.

☑ Joined the Veterans Job Mission, a coalition of 250+ companies committed to hiring 1 million veterans and 200,000 military spouses.

☑ Partnered with Pathbuilders, a consulting firm based in Atlanta, GA. Together, we offer a series of interactions and opportunities that allow leaders to get to know and develop under-represented talent segments and to support and grow our next generation leaders. We implemented three accelerated leadership development programs to improve diverse talent in leadership roles.

Third-Party Recognition of our ESG Leadership

Recognized as one of the top 500 companies on Newsweek 2023 America’s Most Responsible Companies List.		OTHER NEOs TOTAL TARGET COMPENSATION
Scored 100% on the Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index, which is the national benchmarking tool on corporate policies and		practices pertaining to LGBTQIA+ employees.

Director Nominees (Page 12)

14 – GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC. |2023 Proxy Statement

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

At Global Payments,our vision is to be “Champions of Inclusion.”

We are fully committed and focused on creating a better tomorrow in the communities in which we live and work. We all have a role to play in building an inclusive and diverse culture. Diversity, like rapidly evolving technology or globalization, is a business reality. Trends and changes in technology and global competition require constant adaptations. DEI is no different; it also carries implications for organizational effectiveness and competitiveness. We aspire to become the best versions of ourselves by creating an inclusive and collaborative environment where everyone feels welcomed and appreciated for their unique talents and perspectives. We are committed to addressing the ever-changing needs of our team members and holding ourselves accountable for finding new ways to improve our initiatives and set bigger, more impactful goals for our company.

We have also broadened our focus to include social and racial equity in our conversations to equip and empower our ERG leaders with the right tools and training to lead their networks. Our Chief Diversity Officer is charged with developing, implementing and enhancing our DEI efforts and leads a dedicated and specialized team to do so. Our Compensation Committee assists the Board in overseeing the Company’s DEI initiatives. In 2022, we launched a new “Inclusion 365” initiative to reinforce inclusion and belonging throughout the year, and help managers become champions of DEI.

To support the realization of our vision and demonstrate our commitment, we have established the following strategic objectives:

Goals for DEI

Global Payments has set objective aspirational goals to increase the representation of female team members and people of color by 2025 as a focus of our commitment to DEI within our Company.

GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC. |2023 Proxy Statement– 15

•Increase Female Representation in Leadership3 from   32% to 49%4      (2020)

Yes•Increase People of Color Representation in Leadership from

Robert H.B. Baldwin, Jr.  17% to 29%5

2

Former Vice Chairman, Heartland

Yes

Alan M. Silberstein*

14

President, Allston Associates, LLP

Yes

Named Executive Officers (page 30)

Global Workforce Representation

BeginningOur Company has always prided itself on pageinclusiveness and embraces the diversity of its employees in all of our geographic regions. We currently do business in over 170 countries throughout North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and Latin America, with team members living and working in 38 of them. Our approximately 25,000-team member workforce represents approximately 80 nationalities and 18 natively spoken languages, with approximately 64% residing in the Americas, 16% residing in Europe and 20% residing in Asia Pacific.

In 2022, we made progress towards our goal to increase representation of female employees and employees from under-represented groups in leadership as follows:

Demographic data is based on Company records as of December 31, 2022

Talent Management and Retention

We place an emphasis on attracting and retaining premier and diverse team members. To that end, we have implemented programs and initiatives focused on enriching new hire experiences, developing team members through extensive training and professional development opportunities, including mentorship and leadership programs, promoting team members’ wellness and safety, providing flexible work arrangements and offering comprehensive and competitive benefits packages, including paid parental leave, team member assistance and savings and retirement programs. Furthermore, we celebrate and recognize the efforts of all of our team members through a combination of programs, including team appreciation activities and annual awards programs to honor top performers and notable contributors. Over the past several years, we have also made significant investments in modernizing our operating environments and technologies to include cloud-based systems and collaboration tools that support day-to-day execution.

Health and Well-being

The success of our business is connected to the well-being of our team members. Accordingly, we are committed to the health, safety and wellness of our team members worldwide, and we provide specific data about the compensation of our NEOs as defined by rules promulgated by the Securitiesteam members with various health and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, for 2017. Our NEOs include the following individuals:wellness programs and benefits, including employee education and assistance programs that focus on physical, financial, social and emotional resources.

16 –GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC. |20182023 Proxy Statement– 7

Employee Growth and Development

Our strategy to develop and retain the best talent includes an emphasis on team member development and training. We provide a variety of training and development opportunities to team members globally, including our online training platform that contains a vast array of tools and application resources for all team members to build learning experiences and skills. In order to help our team members strengthen the skills and behaviors needed for career advancement, our new performance management program enables team members to drive their development with a focus on growth, performance, and well-being through regular meetings with their leaders.

Environmental Sustainability

Global Payments is focused on minimizing our environmental footprint. We have prioritized areas where we believe we can make the most meaningful contribution, which include managing our energy consumption, limiting waste and conserving water across our facilities and data spaces globally.

The following are some highlights of our environmental sustainability program:

		Net Zero Commitment Global Payments recognizes the vital importance of the Paris Agreement and the effects climate change has on our planet and will work toward achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions prior to 2040. Additionally, we partnered with VitalMetrics, the leader in environmental reporting services, to set a baseline for GHG emissions and develop an effective de-carbonization strategy. In 2022, we enhanced our disclosures for Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse emissions to include owned, operationally controlled and leased facilities representing over 90% of our office space.
		Reducing Facility Footprint At the time of the merger with TSYS, we had a combined 242 office locations globally (including data centers). As part of the merger integration, we have closed over 85 offices to date.
		Reducing Energy Usage We are committed to enhancing energy efficiency across our facilities, including supporting renewable energy initiatives. Approximately 35% of our total building square footage is in certified green buildings. With respect to our existing spaces, we are actively implementing a global environmental strategy, including measuring and determining a baseline for GHG emissions in order to set interim and long-term reduction targets, engaging with landlords and property managers to advocate for environmentally friendly practices in our offices and other facilities, and working with data center providers to collect and analyze data on their energy, emissions, and water footprints.
		Conserving Water and Managing Waste We actively manage our water usage and have implemented conservation practices across our global office footprint, including efficient and low-flow plumbing systems, water reuse, and water-efficient landscaping. We have implemented recycling initiatives to limit what we send to landfills and have a formal destruction of data policy to minimize e-waste. In all of our larger offices, our physical recycling policies extend to plastics and glass.

GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC. |2023 Proxy Statement– 17