Total System Services, Inc., Announces 2000 Fourth Quarter Dividend

Columbus, Ga., Dec. 11, 2000 - Total System Services, Inc. (NYSE: "TSS") (TSYS), announced a quarterly cash dividend of $0.0125 per share payable on Jan. 2, 2001, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on Dec. 21, 2000.

TSYS provides global commerce solutions. With more than 182 million accounts on file, TSYS facilitates the payment exchange between buyers and sellers. TSYS and its family of companies offer a full range of business services from credit application to collections and bankruptcy services for credit, debit, commercial, stored-value and retail accounts. Based in Columbus, Ga., TSYS (NYSE: "TSS") (www.totalsystem.com) 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. For more information, contact news@totalsystem.com.

Contacts:
Leo Berard
Investor Relations Manager
ph. (706) 644-6081
Leoberard@synovus.com