(The Paypers) Global Payments has agreed to acquire Total System Services in a deal valued at USD 21.5 billion – one of the payment industry`s biggest mergers of 2019.
Sales for the first quarter increased 2.2% to $17.7 billion from $17.4 billion in the first quarter of 2018, and comparable sales increased 3.5%. Comparable sales for the U.S. home improvement business increased 4.2%.