POWER OF ATTORNEY                                               EXHIBIT 24


KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned does hereby make,
constitute and appoint each of Dara Steele-Belkin and Joshua J. Whipple
(and any other employee of Global Payments Inc. (the ?Company?) designated in
writing by one of the attorneys-in-fact), acting individually, to do and
perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may be
necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4 or 5, and any
such Form 144, complete and execute any amendments thereto, and timely file
such form with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"),
including (i) acting as an account administrator or delegated administrator for
the undersigned's EDGAR Next account and carrying out any action associated
with such administrator designation or delegation as such attorney-in-fact
deems necessary or appropriate, including filing any Form ID application, or
(ii) causing the Company to accept a delegation of authority from any of the
undersigned's EDGAR Next account administrators and pursuant to such delegation
authorize the Company's EDGAR Next account administrators to appoint, remove or
replace designated users for the undersigned's EDGAR Next account as such
attorney-in-fact deems necessary or appropriate, as required under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Act"), relating to the
Company with respect to securities of the Company that may be deemed to be
beneficially owned by the undersigned under the Act, giving and granting unto
each said attorney-in-fact power and authority to act in the premises as fully
and to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if
personally present by one of its authorized signatories, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorney-in-fact shall lawfully do or cause to be done
by virtue hereof.  The undersigned acknowledges that said attorneys-in-fact, in
serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming
any of the undersigned?s responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Act.

THIS POWER OF ATTORNEY shall remain in full force and effect until either
revoked in writing by the undersigned, until the undersigned is no longer
required to make filings under the Act or until such time as the person or
persons to whom power of attorney has been hereby granted cease(s) to be an
employee of the Company or one of its affiliates.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly subscribed these presents as of
October 16, 2025.




					 	      /s/ Patricia A. Watson
						      Patricia A. Watson