Synovus And TSYS To Webcast Analyst Days Presentations

Columbus, GA, May 24, 2005 - Synovus and TSYS leaders will host their first Analyst Days conference May 31-June 2 at Sea Island, Georgia. TSYS leaders will present to analysts on June 1 from 8:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. ET, followed by a 7:00 p.m. dinner hosted by Synovus Chief Executive Officer Jim Blanchard. Synovus leaders will present on June 2 from 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. ET. To connect to a live broadcast of the presentations, please visit the "Conference Calls and Web casts" button on the homepage of www.synovus.com. The web cast will be archived on www.synovus.com for 90 days.

About Synovus
Synovus (NYSE: "SNV") is a diversified financial services holding company with over $25 billion in assets based in Columbus, Georgia. Synovus provides integrated financial services including banking, financial management, insurance, mortgage and leasing services through 41 banks and other Synovus offices in Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, Florida and Tennessee; and electronic payment processing through an 81-percent stake in TSYS (NYSE: "TSS"), one of the world's largest companies for outsourced payment services, offering a broad range of issuer- and acquirer-processing technologies that support consumer-finance, credit, debit and prepaid services for financial institutions and retail companies in North America, Europe and the Asia-Pacific regions. Synovus has been named one of "The 100 Best Companies To Work For" in America by FORTUNE magazine, and has been recognized in its Hall of Fame for consecutive appearances on the list since its inception in 1998. In 2005, Synovus was also named as one of "America's Most Admired Companies". See Synovus on the Web at www.synovus.com.

About TSYS
TSYS (www.tsys.com) is one of the world's largest companies for outsourced payment services, offering a broad range of issuer- and acquirer-processing technologies that support consumer-finance, credit, debit and prepaid services for financial institutions and retail companies in North America, Europe and the Asia-Pacific. Based in Columbus, Ga., TSYS (NYSE: TSS) is closely held by Synovus Financial Corp. (NYSE: SNV), one of FORTUNE magazine's "Most Admired Companies" and a member of its "100 Best Companies to Work For" Hall of Fame. For more information, contact news@tsys.com.

This press release contains statements that constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1934 as amended by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include statements regarding TSYS' expectation that negotiations with Capital One Financial Corporation will conclude with a definitive agreement in the near future. Prospective investors are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties, and that actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements in this news release and which are beyond TSYS' ability to control or predict include the inability of TSYS and Capital One to successfully complete due diligence and the final phase of negotiations with respect to a definitive agreement. We believe these forward-looking statements are reasonable; however, undue reliance should not be placed on any forward-looking statements, which are based on current expectations. TSYS does not assume any obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.

Contacts
Patrick A. Reynolds
Director of Investor Relations
+1.706.649.4973
preynolds@synovus.com