Global Payments, Total System explore potential deal - Bloomberg

Reuters

May 24 (Reuters) - Global Payments Inc has held preliminary tie-up talks with Total System Services Inc, Bloomberg reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.

The companies also discussed a possible joint venture and other ways to partner up that may not include a full-blown merger, Bloomberg said https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-24/global-payments-total-system-are-said-to-have-held-tie-up-talks.

Global Payments and Total System were not immediately available for comment. (Reporting by Rishika Chatterjee in Bengaluru; editing by Gopakumar Warrier)