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globalpayments NEWS RELEASE Global Payments Reports First Quarter 2021 Results 5/4/2021 Returns to Growth in the First Quarter of 2021 Raises 2021 Targets Reaches Agreement to Acquire Leading Real Estate Technology Provider Zego Expands European Presence with Agreement to Purchase Wordline's PAYONE Austrian Acquiring Business ATLANTA -- ( BUSINESS WIRE ) -- Global Payments Inc. ( NYSE : GPN ) today announced results for the first quarter ended March 31 , 2021 . This press release features multimedia . View the full release here : https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210504005419/en/ " We returned to growth in the first quarter and delivered the fastest rate of sequential expansion across our markets since the end of 2019 , " said Jeff Sloan , Chief Executive Officer of Global Payments . " And our performance improved substantially as the quarter progressed with growth in each of our three segments in March . We also continued to deliver on our strategic priorities with today's announcements of our agreements to acquire Zego , a leading property technology company with a comprehensive resident management software and payments platform , and Worldline's PAYONE Austrian acquiring business . " We have further widened our competitive moat . With Zego we underscore our distinctive focus on software driven solutions with an emphasis on commerce enablement . With Worldline's PAYONE Austrian acquiring business , we deepen our presence in the most attractive markets worldwide . " 1