Czechia · Payments & e-money
Global Payments Europe, s.r.o.
Global Payments Europe, s.r.o. is a limited liability company based in Prague. The Czech National Bank (ČNB) lists it as a payment institution authorised to provide payment services under Czech Act No. 370/2017 Coll. on Payment Services. The firm belongs to the US-based Global Payments Inc. group. It provides card acquiring, acquiring processing, e-commerce payment gateway and ATM management services to banks, acquirers, payment service providers and retailers. On 1 December 2025 it transferred a business undertaking to TSYS Europe, Czech Republic, s.r.o. This preceded the group's sale of its Issuer Solutions business to FIS in January 2026.
Licences and registrations
Held by Global Payments Europe, s.r.o. (LEI 54930051UEYU2E778G62). 1 entry on 1 of the 22 tracked registers, retrieved 25 September 2026.
| Register | Licence | Number | Jurisdiction | Status | Registered | Ends | Activities | Register entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EBA PSD2 RegisterCzech National Bank | Payment institutionPayment Institution | 27088936 | Czechia | Active | 2012-11-23 | — |
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- Each licence applies in the country of the regulator that granted it.
- Registers are tracked in 37 countries. Licences granted elsewhere are not recorded here.
Swift network
Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory
Holds no BIC in Swift’s directory.
Its LEI is not mapped to a BIC in the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI relationship file.
Overview
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
Customers
Not published
Employees
Not published
Ownership
Group subsidiary
Global Payments Inc.
Firm type
Merchant acquiring and processing
Trades as Global Payments
- Standing
- On 1 December 2025 the firm transferred a business undertaking, with the related assets, contracts, employees and liabilities, to TSYS Europe, Czech Republic, s.r.o. It remains registered with the Czech National Bank as a payment institution.
- Ownership
- Global Payments Inc., a US company listed on the New York Stock Exchange, is the firm's consolidating parent according to its LEI record.
- Direct parent
- Global Payments Inc. ↗, United States
- Head office
- V Olšinách 626/80, Strašnice, 100 00 Prague 10, Czechia
- Company register
- Commercial Register, Municipal Court in Prague, Section C, Insert 95419 (IČO 27088936)
Online
- Websites & references
- eu.globalpayments.com ↗
- Official social accounts
- None found
Sources · 8 pages consulted
- eu.globalpayments.com/
- eu.globalpayments.com/about-us
- eu.globalpayments.com/acquirer-solutions
- ov.gov.cz/zapis/24154505?query=fulltext%3D&resultsPage=117
- globalpayments.cz/cs-cz/ochrana-osobnich-udaju
- investors.globalpayments.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/498/global-payments-completes-acquisition-of-worldpay-a
- investors.globalpayments.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/469/global-payments-announces-agreements-to-acquire-wor
- fisglobal.com/about-us/media-room/press-release/2026/fis-completes-strategic-acquisition-of-global-paym
Authorisation
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Operates under
- Its own licences
The Czech National Bank lists the firm as a payment institution authorised under Act No. 370/2017 Coll. on Payment Services, and supervises its payment services. The EBA register shows payment services including card acquiring since 23 November 2012. A Hungarian branch is listed, but the number of EEA host states was not published in the sources reviewed.
| Authority | Licence or registration | Number | Held | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Czech National Bank Czechia | Payment institution (Act No. 370/2017 Coll., on Payment Services) | 27088936 | In its own name | Active | — |
Licences and registrations the research found, at home and abroad, as the firm and its regulators publish them. The Licences and registrations card shows the entries on the registers the directory tracks.
Partners and safeguarding
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Payment schemes and card networks
- Visa Access not stated eu.globalpayments.com ↗
Mastercard Access not stated eu.globalpayments.com ↗
American Express Access not stated eu.globalpayments.com ↗
UnionPay Access not stated eu.globalpayments.com ↗
JCB Access not stated eu.globalpayments.com ↗
Diners Access not stated eu.globalpayments.com ↗
Banks and regulated firms the firm says hold its customers’ money, issue its cards, sponsor its accounts or settle its payments, as it discloses them in its terms and notices.
Products and markets
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
It offers acquiring processing, Acquiring-as-a-Service under its EU licence, a payment facilitator model for payment service providers, and in-store and e-commerce acceptance. It also offers ATM management with acceptance of Visa, Mastercard and American Express cards.
The firm says its local team covers the EU directly and reaches other countries through local licence holders. Group documents list a Hungarian branch of the firm.
- Sells to
- Financial institutions · Enterprises · Platforms and marketplaces · Public sector
- Serves customers in 2 countries
- Czechia · Hungary
Recent events
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
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Merger / acquisition
Global Payments Inc. completed its acquisition of Worldpay and sold its Issuer Solutions business, formerly TSYS, to FIS.
investors.globalpayments.com ↗ -
Merger / acquisition
The firm transferred a business undertaking, with related assets, contracts, employees and liabilities, to TSYS Europe, Czech Republic, s.r.o. on 1 December 2025.
ov.gov.cz ↗ -
Merger / acquisition
Global Payments Inc. agreed to sell its Issuer Solutions business to FIS and to acquire Worldpay from GTCR and FIS.
investors.globalpayments.com ↗
Compliance-relevant events of the last three years, newest first: fines and enforcement, investigations, security incidents, licence changes, funding rounds, acquisitions and leadership changes. Each links to its source.
Identifiers
- Licence no. · EBA-PSD2
- 27088936
- BIC
- Holds no BIC in Swift’s directory
- How the LEI was matched
- Matched by Elucidate to GLEIF on name, country and address
- Elucidate firm ID
- 859df25f484e
Profile
- Type
- Payments & e-moneyPayment institutions, e-money and stored-value issuers, and account-information providers. Licensed under payment-services law (e.g. PSD2 in the EU and UK, the Payment Services Act in Singapore). Taken from the licences on the tracked registers.
- Regulation
- Prudential licenceAuthorised with capital, safeguarding and conduct requirements, e.g. an authorised payment or e-money institution in the EU or UK, a major payment institution in Singapore, or a MiCA crypto-asset service provider.
- Main licence class
- Payment Institution
- Activities
- Payment services
- Card acquiring
- Licensed in
- Czechia · Europe & Central Asia
- First registered
- 2012-11-23
Types come from Swift’s BIC classification, the licences on the 22 tracked registers, and the ECB and FSB bank lists. Most banks outside the euro area appear as financial institutions, because their supervisors’ registers are not tracked yet.
Ownership and group
GLEIF relationship records
- Direct parent
- Global Payments Inc. · United States549300NOMHGVQBX6S778 ↗
The Global Payments Inc. group has 3 institutions in the directory, in 3 countries: 1 holds a BIC and 2 do not.
Including Gpuk LLP, Global Payments Australia 1 Pty LTD.
See the Global Payments Inc. group →Group membership follows the accounting-consolidation relationships reported to GLEIF. It does not show ownership shares or control.
Addresses
- Address on the register
- V olšinách 626/80, Praha, 10000
- Country
- Czechia
ISO 20022 identification
As an agent in a Swift cross-border payment message (CBPR+)
This institution holds no BIC. A CBPR+ message identifies it by name and postal address, and may add its LEI or a clearing code.
- Identified by
- Name and postal address, with its LEI
- Postal address
- Hybrid: town, postcode and country in their own elements, the rest in one address line
<FinInstnId>
<LEI>54930051UEYU2E778G62</LEI>
<Nm>Global Payments Europe, s.r.o.</Nm>
<PstlAdr>
<PstCd>10000</PstCd>
<TwnNm>Praha</TwnNm>
<Ctry>CZ</Ctry>
<AdrLine>V olšinách 626/80</AdrLine>
</PstlAdr>
</FinInstnId>- CBPR+ does not accept the characters š á in names and addresses. Transliterate before sending.
CBPR+ identifies the instructing and instructed agents by BIC only. An institution without a BIC can be the debtor, creditor or an intermediary agent.
The values are as published by the register. Check them against your own records before use.
Sources & method
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An institution missing from these registers is not necessarily unregulated.
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Read the methodology →Register for this page
- EBA PSD2 Register—European Banking Authority (EBA) · source ↗ as at 25 September 2026
- Ownership and group—GLEIF Level 2 relationship records (accounting consolidation), matched by LEI.
- Overview, authorisation, partners, products, leadership and events—researched per institution by an AI model with web search, from the firm's own website, terms and filings, regulators' registers and notices, company registers and news. Licences, partners, figures, people and events link to their source, and each card shows the research date. AI research can be wrong or out of date, so check key facts at the source.
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