Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our reports dated February 28, 2017, relating to the financial statements and financial statement schedule of Global Payments Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) (which report expresses an unqualified opinion and includes an explanatory paragraph relating to the Company changing its fiscal year end from May 31 to December 31), and the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting, appearing in the Transition Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the seven months ended December 31, 2016, and to the reference to us under the heading “Experts” in the Prospectus, which is part of this Registration Statement.

/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Atlanta, Georgia

September 7, 2017