Global Payments provides credit and debit card processing, check authorization, and other electronic payment processing services for more than 2.5 million merchant and business locations worldwide, including retailers, financial institutions, governments, gaming locations, and multinational corporations. It targets small and midsized merchants, who are often overlooked by other payment processors. Subsidiary HSBC Merchant Services provides payment processing services to merchants in the UK. The company operates throughout North America, Europe, Brazil, and the Asia/Pacific region.