Industry Expert Joins TSYS® to Head Pre-funded Initiatives

Debbie Wohlrab To Direct Company’s Stored Value and Debit Initiatives

Columbus, Ga., June 19, 2000 -- Total System Services, Inc.® (TSYS®) (NYSE: "TSS") today announced it has named Debra Wohlrab Group Executive of Pre-funded Products, responsible for debit and stored value initiatives for TSYS. Ms. Wohlrab’s executive responsibilities for TSYS include the development of the overall strategy to drive the company’s growth in both the domestic and international market segments.

Prior to her move to TSYS, Ms. Wohlrab was responsible for managing global sales, marketing, customer service and professional services, and for establishing the product management group for PaySys International, Inc. She also served as vice president and senior operations officer for MasterCard International Inc.’s Latin America and Caribbean regions, where she was responsible for operating and implementing products and services to include debit, credit, electronic commerce and chip cards, as well as training activities of the regions and identifying key strategic markets.

TSYS President Philip W. Tomlinson said, "Debbie brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in the industry, more specifically, in the international markets and in debit and stored value. The Pre-funded Products Group will be vital to the success of our company over the next several years. Debbie arrives in the midst of exciting times in the stored value marketplace. TSYS recently introduced a new stored value platform and expects to make several announcements soon regarding new customers and initiatives. We expect great things from the Pre-funded Products Group under Debbie’s leadership."

Ms. Wohlrab said, "I am proud to be a part of a great organization that has continued to meet the needs of its clients for more than 17 years. This is a time of great evolution in the industry and TSYS stands in the center of it all ready to meet the challenge. The vision for TSYS’ Pre-funded Products Group is to continue its growth and leadership position in the industry by providing our current clients and prospective clients with the best solutions for debit and stored value. The debit and stored value markets present immense growth opportunities for our clients, and TSYS will present the solutions to allow them to maximize those opportunities."

Ms. Wohlrab is a graduate of William Paterson College with a bachelor's degree in biology. Industry affiliations include participation in the American Bankers’ Association, Latin America Banking Groups and speaking engagements regarding debit and the international market to industry groups like Lafferty. Prior to leaving Florida, Ms. Wohlrab was involved in various volunteer organizations in the Orlando and Miami areas.

About TSYS:

TSYS provides global commerce solutions. With more than 179 million accounts on file, TSYS facilitates the payment exchange between buyers and sellers for approximately 250 million consumers. Our systems capture and deliver more of the right information to our clients allowing them to make wiser business decisions, currently yielding portfolio growth more than twice the industry average. TSYS and its family of companies offer a full range of business services from credit applications to collections, allowing our clients to focus on building their brands and managing their portfolios. Based in Columbus, Ga., TSYS (www.totalsystem.com) (NYSE:"TSS") is an 80.8 percent-owned subsidiary of Synovus Financial Corp. (NYSE: "SNV") (www.synovus.com), No. 5 on Fortune magazine’s list of "The 100 Best Companies to Work For" in 2000.

Contacts:
Danita Gibson-Lloyd
Corporate Communications Manager
ph. (706)649-5578
dglloyd@totalsystem.com

Kimberly Knight
Corporate Communications Specialist
ph. (706) 644-1218
kiknight@totalsystem.com