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• Global Payments (NYSE:GPN) has launched a plan to divest business units that are viewed as non core to its payments operations.

• The company is also rolling out a refresh of its technology platforms aimed at improving how it serves clients.

• Several analysts have begun new coverage of Global Payments following these announcements.

Global Payments enters this shift with its shares at $68.48 and a mixed recent track record in the market. The stock has seen declines of 4.6% over the past week, 7.2% over the past month, 9.3% year to date, 34.4% over the past year, 39.3% over three years,…