---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-009759"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FIS"
cik: "0001136893"
company_name: "Fidelity National Information Services, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-01-12T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T10:47:03.694531+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.95
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.95
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# FIS closes $13.5B acquisition of Global Payments' Issuer Solutions, sells Worldpay stake

## Summary
- FIS acquired Global Payments' Issuer Solutions (TSYS) for $13.5B enterprise value; sold its 45% Worldpay stake.
- Net purchase price ~$12B including $1.5B tax assets; FIS paid ~$7.7B cash after offset.
- Deal expected to generate $500M incremental Adjusted Free Cash Flow in 2026, $700M by 2028.
- FIS now processes 40B+ annual transactions across 75+ countries; Banking TAM expands by $28B.
- FIS launched new AI offering leveraging combined data intelligence from the acquisition.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-009759
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FIS
- cik: 0001136893
- company_name: Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-01-12T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.95
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.95
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.01, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1136893/000119312526009759/0001193125-26-009759-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1136893/000119312526009759/d947945d8k.htm

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## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 38def2ef49fd53a3c7cd8a373b6f49b966b3dfbc
  claim: Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. completed a disposition involving Global Payments Inc. (closed 2026-01-09).
  evidence_excerpt: and (ii) sale of all of its equity interests in Worldpay Holdco, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Worldpay”), pursuant to the transaction agreement (the “FIS Transaction Agreement")
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1136893/000119312526009759/0001193125-26-009759-index.htm
- claim_id: d3be4ec9dfee1a4cde7879d567cf9b308bf326f5
  claim: Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. completed an acquisition involving Global Payments Inc. for $13.5 billion enterprise valuation (closed 2026-01-09).
  evidence_excerpt: respect of Worldpay was based on a $24.25 billion enterprise valuation of Worldpay, and the purchase price paid by FIS in respect of the Issuer Solutions Business was based on a $13.5 billion enterprise valuation of the Issuer Solutions Business, in each case, subject to customary adjustments for the cash, debt and working capital (relative to a target) of Worldpay
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1136893/000119312526009759/0001193125-26-009759-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.