1.4 Trillion USD Vanished in a Day: Aftermath of Worldpay Acquisition?

Global Payments Inc. (NYSE: GPN) shares plunged 5.82% on the New York Stock Exchange on the 26th (local time), closing at $65.90. The company’s market capitalization fell to about $18.4 billion (approximately 25 trillion Korean won), erasing roughly $1 billion (about 1.4 trillion won) in a single day. Trading volume reached around 2.18 million shares.

In February, the company launched an accelerated share repurchase program to buy back $550 million of its stock, with final settlement expected by March 30 (source: reddit.com/r/edgar_news). On the 23rd, its Worldpay division joined the European Payments Initiative as a key member, paving the way for European merchants to adopt Wero, a pan-European instant-payment service, in phases (source: reddit.com/r/WeroWallet).

Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Global Payments is a global fintech provider offering commerce solutions—such as card payments, digital wallets, and online processing—to merchants and financial institutions in over 100 countries (source: en.wikipedia.org). When it announced the roughly $24 billion acquisition of Worldpay in 2025, its stock plunged 17% in one day. The deal closed in January 2026 at a final price of $24.25 billion, and concerns over the acquisition’s size, leverage, and margin pressure continue to weigh on investor sentiment (source: en.wikipedia.org).