Item 16. FORM 10-K SUMMARY

None.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Global Payments Inc. has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, on February 20, 2026.


GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC.

By:			/s/ Cameron M. Bready
			Cameron M. Bready
			Chief Executive Officer
			(Principal Executive Officer)

By:			/s/ Joshua J. Whipple
			Joshua J. Whipple
			Chief Financial Officer
			(Principal Financial Officer)

By:			/s/ David M. Sheffield
			David M. Sheffield
			Chief Accounting Officer
			(Principal Accounting Officer)

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of Global Payments Inc. and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.


	Signature	Title	Date

	/s/ M. Troy Woods*	Chairman of the Board	February 20, 2026
	M. Troy Woods

	/s/ F. Thaddeus Arroyo*	Director	February 20, 2026
	F. Thaddeus Arroyo

	/s/ Robert H.B. Baldwin, Jr.*	Director	February 20, 2026
	Robert H.B. Baldwin, Jr.

	/s/ John G. Bruno*	Director	February 20, 2026
	John G. Bruno

	/s/ Archana Deskus*	Director	February 20, 2026
	Archana Deskus

	/s/ Joia M. Johnson*	Director	February 20, 2026
	Joia M. Johnson

	/s/ Kirsten Kliphouse*	Director	February 20, 2026
	Kirsten Kliphouse

	/s/ Connie D. McDaniel*	Director	February 20, 2026
	Connie D. McDaniel

	/s/ Joseph Osnoss*	Director	February 20, 2026
	Joseph Osnoss

	/s/ William B. Plummer*	Director	February 20, 2026
	William B. Plummer

	/s/ Patricia Watson*	Director	February 20, 2026
	Patricia Watson

	/s/ Cameron M. Bready	Director	February 20, 2026
	Cameron M. Bready

*By:	/s/ Cameron M. Bready	Attorney-in-fact	February 20, 2026
	Cameron M. Bready

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