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FIS acquires Global Payments’ Issuer Solutions for $12B

Apr 17, 20258 months ago

Acquiring Company

FIS

Acquired Company

Global Payments

Atlanta

Description

FIS has announced its agreement to acquire Global Payments’ Issuer Solutions business for a net purchase price of $12 billion. This acquisition aims to enhance FIS’ payment product suite and relationships with financial institutions. Concurrently, FIS will sell its stake in Worldpay to Global Payments for $6.6 billion. The deal is expected to generate significant financial growth and recurring revenues for FIS.

Company Information

Company

FIS

M&A Insights

Based on deal data
Integration timeline
70% of M&A integrations take 12-24 months to complete
Tech stack consolidation
83% of merged companies consolidate technology vendors within first year
Post-acquisition investment
Companies increase IT spending by 23% on average after acquisitions
Success factor
M&A deals with strong technology integration plans are 2.5x more likely to succeed