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Global Payments Inc.

Sector: financeSpecialty Business ServicesNYSEMarket Cap: $19.52B

Global Payments Inc. (GPN) is a financial technology company providing payment processing and software solutions, with a primary political signal of 3 distinct directors making 6 purchases totaling $2.23M in the last 180 days, against a backdrop of 8 finance-sector bills with minor estimated revenue impacts.

Govt Dependence
0/100
Regulatory Density
75/100
Lobbying Intensity
0/100
Political Signal
NEUTRAL

BusinessWhat GPN does

Global Payments Inc. operates as a payment technology and software company, facilitating card, check, and digital-based transactions for merchants, financial institutions, and government clients. Its revenue is derived from transaction processing fees, software subscriptions, and related business solutions. The company's market cap is approximately $19.5 billion.

12 months past · 3 months futureGPN activity timeline

$93$77$61 JunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug ↓ PAST — recorded activity ↑ FUTURE — scheduled markups · pending votes TODAY · May 18 $90.01 hi $62.70 lo $72.36 CONGRESS 30 INSIDERS 3 13F FUNDS 0 BILLS 29 Gilbert Ray Cisneros (D) · Purchase · 2026-04-14Michael T. McCaul (R) · Purchase · 2026-03-23Ro Khanna (D) · Sale · 2026-01-29Ro Khanna (D) · Purchase · 2026-01-23Gilbert Ray Cisneros (D) · Sale · 2025-12-10Gilbert Ray Cisneros (D) · Sale · 2025-12-19Gilbert Ray Cisneros (D) · Purchase · 2025-11-18Ro Khanna (D) · Sale · 2025-11-10Ro Khanna (D) · Sale · 2025-11-03Ro Khanna (D) · Purchase · 2025-09-05Ro Khanna (D) · purchase · 2025-09-05Ro Khanna (D) · sale · 2025-08-04Ro Khanna (D) · Sale · 2025-08-04Ro Khanna (D) · Purchase · 2025-07-25Ro Khanna (D) · purchase · 2025-07-25Ro Khanna (D) · Purchase · 2025-07-01Ro Khanna (D) · purchase · 2025-07-01Ro Khanna (D) · Purchase · 2025-06-23Ro Khanna (D) · purchase · 2025-06-23Ro Khanna (D) · Sale · 2025-05-28Ro Khanna (D) · Sale · 2025-05-19Ro Khanna (D) · sale · 2025-05-28Ro Khanna (D) · sale · 2025-05-19 BALDWIN ROBERT H B JR · · BUY 2025-12-11BALDWIN ROBERT H B JR · · BUY 2025-12-10JOHNSON JOIA M · · BUY 2026-02-20 S.1071 · enacted · 2025-12-18HR.1549 · committee · 2025-07-24HR.1764 · committee · 2025-07-22 MARKUP · Senate Budget · 2026-05-20MARKUP · House Financial Services Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Fin · 2026-05-20MARKUP · House Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets · 2026-05-20MARKUP · House Financial Services Subcommittee on National Security, · 2026-05-21
Congress
buy sell
Insider · Form 4
open-market buy
Hedge fund · 13F
opened + added − trimmed closed holds
Bills
past action (this ticker) upcoming markup (sector) carveout (this ticker)
240 trading days · 23 congressional trades shown · 3 insider buys · 0 13F filings · 3 past bill actions · 4 upcoming markups

Lifetime Government AwardsGPN federal contracts

GPN doesn't hold direct federal contracts.

Verified via USASpending.gov: $0 reported in direct prime-contract awards. Companies in this position typically sell federal services indirectly through prime contractors and integrators (e.g., Lockheed Martin, Booz Allen, Microsoft Azure) or through commercial channels that don't appear in USASpending data.

Politicians Trading GPNMembers of Congress with recent GPN positions

4 politicians traded GPN across 63 disclosed transactions totaling $602K (last 730 days). Greed score = composite of trade frequency, volume & recency across the politician's entire history (not just GPN). 0-30 LOW · 30-60 MID · 60+ HIGH.

Congressional TradesWho in Congress is trading GPN

2026-04-14 Gilbert Ray Cisneros D-California · house Purchase $1,001 - $15,000
2026-03-23 Michael T. McCaul R-Texas · house Purchase $15,001 - $50,000
2026-01-29 Ro Khanna D-California · house Sale $1,001 - $15,000
2026-01-23 Ro Khanna D-California · house Purchase $1,001 - $15,000
2025-12-10 Gilbert Ray Cisneros D-California · house Sale $15,001 - $50,000
2025-12-19 Gilbert Ray Cisneros D-California · house Sale $1,001 - $15,000
2025-11-18 Gilbert Ray Cisneros D-California · house Purchase $1,001 - $15,000
2025-11-10 Ro Khanna D-California · house Sale $1,001 - $15,000
2025-11-03 Ro Khanna D-California · house Sale $1,001 - $15,000
2025-09-05 Ro Khanna D-California · house Purchase $1,001 - $15,000
2025-09-05 Ro Khanna D-California · house purchase $1,001 - $15,000
2025-08-04 Ro Khanna D-California · house sale $1,001 - $15,000
30+ trades on file · most recent 2026-05-08

Corporate Insiders · Form 4What CEOs, CFOs, and directors are doing with their own stock

Open-market buys

C
Insider signal score 40/100 · 2 distinct insiders · 4 open-market buys totaling $2.0M in the last 180 days.
2025-12-11 BALDWIN ROBERT H B JR BUY 10,392 sh $846K

Stock awards & option exercises

11
stock awards · $24.0M market value
2026-02-28 SHEFFIELD DAVID M EVP, Chief Accounting Officer AWARD 1,188 sh $91K
2026-02-27 Bready Cameron M Chief Executive Officer AWARD 119,017 sh $9.1M
2026-02-27 Cortopassi Robert M President and COO AWARD 40,218 sh $3.1M
2026-02-27 Whipple Joshua J Chief Financial Officer AWARD 37,929 sh $2.9M
2026-02-27 Steele-Belkin Dara L. Chief Legal Officer AWARD 19,619 sh $1.5M
2026-02-27 Viviani Stella Nichole Chief People Officer AWARD 19,619 sh $1.5M
2026-02-21 Bready Cameron M Chief Executive Officer AWARD 36,534 sh $3.0M
2026-02-21 Whipple Joshua J Chief Financial Officer AWARD 24,014 sh $2.0M
For GPN, executives receive stock primarily as compensation rather than via open-market purchases — typical for established large-cap firms.

Bills Affecting GPNLive legislation impacting this stock

Political ProfileWhere GPN sits in Washington

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STRUCTURAL: No federal contracts (`get_government_precedent.federal_contracts_summary` is null), zero lobbying spend (`get_political_influence.lobbying.total_income` is 0), and no executive branch holdings (`get_executive_branch_exposure.by_ticker` is empty). EVIDENTIARY: Cluster of director buys (3 distinct insiders, 6 total buys worth $2.23M per `get_corporate_insider_signal`) and one congressional purchase (Rep. M001157). Net: Evidentiary buying is offset by a complete lack of structural political engagement, resulting in a neutral signal.

Regulatory ExposureThreats & opportunities

Regulatory threats

  • Exposure to broad financial services regulation
    Multiple (CFPB, Treasury, Federal Reserve)
    "`Recent bill_impacts` lists 8 distinct bills in the finance sector with non-zero impact ratios."

Regulatory opportunities

  • No specific regulatory opportunities flagged.

Capitol Hill AlliesChampions & critics

Congressional champions

Congressional critics

  • No specific congressional critics identified.
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Frequently AskedAbout GPN & political exposure

Does Global Payments Inc. (GPN) hold federal contracts?
No direct prime contracts reported in USASpending.gov for Global Payments Inc.. Companies in the semiconductor and AI hardware sectors often sell to the federal government via prime contractors and cloud resellers (Microsoft Azure, AWS, Lockheed Martin systems integration) rather than as direct primes.
Has Congress traded GPN stock?
175 congressional trades by 13 unique members of Congress, most recently on 2026-04-14. See the Congressional Trading panel for politician-by-politician breakdown.
What is GPN political risk profile?
Government dependence: 0/100. Lobbying intensity: 0/100. Political signal: neutral. Donor party split: R 0% / D 0%.
How does GovGreed track GPN political activity?
GovGreed integrates STOCK Act congressional trade disclosures, FEC contributions, OGE executive-branch disclosures, USASpending federal contracts, Senate LDA lobbying filings, and SEC Form 4 corporate insider trades into a single queryable graph. GPN data is updated daily from these official federal sources.