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| | Global Payments Inc. |
 | | The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation is the founding member of the HSBC Group, one of the largest financial services institutions in the world, with assets of approximately US$1,467 billion and over 9,700 offices in 77 countries and territories. |
 | | In the Asia-Pacific region, the bank has payment processing operations in ten countries and territories to be included in the joint venture, which are Brunei, the Hong Kong SAR (Special Administrative Region), India, the Macau SAR, mainland China, Malaysia, Maldives, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Taiwan. |
 | | HSBC will control the remaining 44 percent and will contribute its existing Asia-Pacific merchant acquiring channel in ten countries and territories to the joint venture. |
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