TSYS Listed as One of Georgia's Top Performing Companies

TSYS makes fourth appearance in Top Ten of Georgia 100

Columbus, Ga., May 26, 2004 - TSYS tied for the ninth slot in the Georgia 100, the ranking of the best performing companies in Georgia in 2003 by The Atlanta Journal Constitution and PricewaterhouseCoopers.

The ranking by performance attempts to quantify how well a company's executives managed the assets entrusted to them by shareholders. The Georgia 100 is a measure of overall business performance based on a company's revenue, annual change in profit margin, return on equity and total return for 2003 calendar year.

"Being named one of the top-ten performing companies in Georgia is a tribute to the tremendous effort our team members exhibit daily for our clients and shareholders. This honor is magnified when we share the spotlight with a client, CompuCredit, and our parent company Synovus, who also received this recognition, "said Phil Tomlinson, CEO of TSYS.

In 2003, TSYS joined the billion-dollar-revenue club, posting total revenue of $1.05 billion. Of the eleven years the Atlanta Journal Constitution has issued the Georgia 100, TSYS has appeared in the top ten four times. The Atlanta Journal Constitution also included TSYS as one of the top 100 publicly traded companies in Georgia.

TSYS (NYSE: TSS) www.tsys.com brings integrity and innovation to the world of electronic payment services as the integral link between buyers and sellers in this rapidly evolving universe. Synovus (NYSE: SNV) owns an 81-percent interest in TSYS. For more information, contact news@tsys.com.

Contacts:
Cyle Mims
TSYS Media Relations
+1.706.644.3110
cylemims@tsys.com

Shawn Roberts
TSYS Investor Relations
+1.706.644.6081
shawnroberts@tsys.com