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GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC 8-K Report, Corporate Update (Nov 4, 2025)

Filed November 4, 2025For Securities:GPN

Summary

Global Payments Inc. (GPN) has filed a Form 8-K on November 4, 2025, to announce the recasting of certain financial information previously reported in its 2024 Annual Report (10-K) and its Q1 2025 Quarterly Report (10-Q). The primary driver for these restatements is to reflect the classification of its Issuer Solutions business as a discontinued operation, following an agreement to divest this business to Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. (FIS) as part of a larger acquisition of Worldpay from FIS and GTCR. This divestiture is expected to close in the first quarter of 2026. In addition to the discontinued operations treatment for Issuer Solutions, GPN is also making changes to its financial reporting presentation. These include a reclassification of certain cash flow items related to settlement processing assets and obligations, and funds held for customers, from operating to financing activities. Furthermore, the company is changing how it disaggregates revenues within its Merchant Solutions segment, shifting from distribution channels to service lines. These latter two changes are purely presentational and do not impact previously reported financial results or overall cash balances.

Key Highlights

  • 1GPN is recasting financial information in its 2024 10-K and Q1 2025 10-Q to classify the Issuer Solutions business as a discontinued operation.
  • 2This recasting is a consequence of the planned divestiture of the Issuer Solutions business to FIS, announced on April 17, 2025.
  • 3The divestiture of Issuer Solutions is part of a larger transaction where GPN is acquiring Worldpay from FIS and GTCR.
  • 4The acquisition of Worldpay and divestiture of Issuer Solutions are expected to close simultaneously in Q1 2026, subject to regulatory approvals.
  • 5GPN is reclassifying certain cash flow items from operating activities to financing activities for improved presentation.
  • 6The company is also changing the disaggregation of Merchant Solutions revenues from distribution channels to service lines for clearer insight.
  • 7These changes are presentational and do not affect previously reported consolidated income, balance sheets, or total segment revenues.

Frequently Asked Questions

Global Payments is recasting its financial statements to reflect the Issuer Solutions business as a discontinued operation, aligning with its agreement to divest this business. Additionally, presentational changes are being made to cash flow statements and the disaggregation of Merchant Solutions revenues.

The Issuer Solutions business will be presented as a discontinued operation, meaning it will be excluded from continuing operations and segment results in the recast financial information. This reflects that the company no longer intends to hold or derive future economic benefits from this business.

Global Payments is reclassifying certain cash flow items, specifically 'Changes in settlement processing assets and obligations, net' and 'Changes in funds held for customers,' from operating activities to financing activities within the consolidated statements of cash flows. This is a change in presentation and does not alter the total cash flows or balances.

The disaggregation of revenues within the Merchant Solutions segment will change from being presented by distribution channels to being presented by service lines. This change is intended to provide a clearer view of revenue streams and does not affect the total reported Merchant Solutions segment revenues.