Global Payments announced a multibillion-dollar sale of the former Columbus-based TSYS to a major financial technology company Thursday.
The American fintech company sold Issuer Solutions, formerly known as TSYS, to Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) for $13.8 billion. In exchange, FIS sold its stake in Worldpay , a payment technology company, to Global Payments for $6.6 billion. The deal will close in the first half of 2026.
It’s unclear how this acquisition will affect employees. FIS and Global Payments did not answer that question from the Ledger-Enquirer before publication…