specification: API Commons Plans
specificationVersion: '0.1'
schema: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/interface-research/main/schema/api-commons.yml#/$defs/Plans
provider: Global Payments
providerId: global-payments
created: '2026-05-04'
# Provenance stamped 2026-08-11: this artifact was written by the API Evangelist
# bulk sweep dated 2026-05-04, not harvested from the provider. See roadmap#35.
method: generated
modified: '2026-05-05'
reconciled: false
tags:
  - Payments
  - Payment Processing
  - eCommerce
  - POS
description: Global Payments (Heartland / TSYS / Global Payments Integrated) does not publish standardized
  per-transaction pricing on its developer-facing portals. Pricing is custom-quoted per merchant and varies
  by industry vertical, processing volume, channel (card-present vs card-not-present), and bundled product
  scope (POS hardware, gateway, payouts). API access is free with a merchant account; cost lives in the
  underlying payment processing rates.
notes: Standard interchange-plus / tiered pricing models apply but specific take-rates are not publicly
  posted. Reconcile only when a published rate card is available.
sources:
  - https://www.globalpayments.com/
  - https://developer.globalpay.com/
plans:
  - id: global-payments-merchant
    name: Merchant Account (Custom)
    type: enterprise
    description: Standard merchant agreement — interchange-plus or tiered pricing negotiated per merchant.
      API access is included with the merchant account.
    entries:
      - label: Per-transaction processing fee
        name: tx_processing
        type: metered
        metric: transaction
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: usage
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: custom (interchange-plus or tiered, contact sales)
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Monthly gateway / platform fee
        name: gateway_fee
        type: subscription
        metric: month
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: custom
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: Global Payments Unified Payments API
      - name: Global Payments Integrated API
      - name: Card-present and card-not-present processing
      - name: Multi-currency settlement
  - id: global-payments-enterprise
    name: Enterprise / Strategic Partner
    type: enterprise
    description: Custom platform contract for ISVs, marketplaces, and high-volume merchants. Negotiated
      take-rate, dedicated support, and integration assistance.
    entries:
      - label: Negotiated rate
        name: enterprise_rate
        type: metered
        metric: transaction
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: usage
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: custom
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: Volume-tier discounts
      - name: Dedicated technical account management
      - name: Co-branded developer support
      - name: Global Payments Unified Payments API
      - name: Global Payments Integrated API
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: info@apievangelist.com
x-canonical:
  generated: '2026-10-08'
  vocabulary: all/0-working/economics/plans-canonical.yml
  models:
  - hybrid
  - metered
  units:
  - period
  - transaction
  plans:
  - name: Merchant Account (Custom)
    access: enterprise
    model: hybrid
    model_how: derived
    units:
    - period
    - transaction
    periods:
    - month
    - per-use
  - name: Enterprise / Strategic Partner
    access: enterprise
    model: metered
    model_how: derived
    units:
    - transaction
    periods:
    - per-use