<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001127602-20-006235.txt : 20200218
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20200218202049
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001127602-20-006235
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20190917
FILED AS OF DATE:		20200218
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20200218

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Todd Paul M
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001612508

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4/A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-16111
		FILM NUMBER:		20627207

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE TSYS WAY
		STREET 2:		B-4
		CITY:			COLUMBUS
		STATE:			GA
		ZIP:			31901

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001123360
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-BUSINESS SERVICES, NEC [7389]
		IRS NUMBER:				582567903
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			GA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3550 LENOX ROAD
		CITY:			ATLANTA
		STATE:			GA
		ZIP:			30326
		BUSINESS PHONE:		7708298030

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3550 LENOX ROAD
		CITY:			ATLANTA
		STATE:			GA
		ZIP:			30326
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    <documentType>4/A</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2019-09-17</periodOfReport>

    <dateOfOriginalSubmission>2019-09-19</dateOfOriginalSubmission>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001123360</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>GPN</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001612508</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Todd Paul M</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>3550 LENOX ROAD</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>ATLANTA</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>GA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>30326</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <officerTitle>Senior Executive VP and CFO</officerTitle>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2019-09-17</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>A</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionTimeliness></transactionTimeliness>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>50071</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>0</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>92301</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Reflects the issuance of shares of Global Payments common stock, without par value (&quot;Global Payments Common Stock&quot;), contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 27, 2019 (the &quot;Merger Agreement&quot;), by and between Total System Services, Inc. (&quot;TSYS&quot;) and Global Payments Inc. (&quot;Global Payments&quot;), pursuant to which, at the effective time of the Merger (the &quot;Effective Time&quot;), TSYS merged with and into Global Payments, with Global Payments as the surviving entity. In accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement, each share of TSYS common stock, par value $0.10 per share (&quot;TSYS Common Stock&quot;), was converted into 0.8101 shares (the &quot;Exchange Ratio&quot;) of Global Payments Common Stock.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">The Form 4, as originally filed, inadvertently reported the incorrect shares for the reporting person as a result of an error by our third party equity administrator.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ David L. Green, attorney-in-fact for Paul M. Todd</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2020-02-18</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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