TSYS Team Member Campaign Reaches Milestone for United Way

Columbus, GA, November 8, 2005 - Support among TSYS team members for this year's fundraising campaign for United Way of the Chattahoochee Valley set company records in dramatic fashion, says Philip W. Tomlinson, chief executive officer of TSYS.

In total, TSYS team members in Columbus, Atlanta and Jacksonville, Fla., donated or pledged more than $849,000 to their respective United Way organizations this year.

Pledges and donations from TSYS team members (including Tocqueville gifts, leadership gifts, "suggested" gifts, payroll deductions and one-time special gifts) exceeded this year's goal by 40 percent. By comparison, donations typically increase about 5 percent from year to year. More than 76 percent of TSYS team members participated in this year's campaign.

"TSYS team members understand the critical role that United Way agencies, programs and community initiatives play in building a strong community, and I'm proud to celebrate their support," Mr. Tomlinson says. "I hope that our enthusiastic support of United Way will challenge family and friends at organizations of all sizes to give generously so that this year's campaign finishes stronger than ever."

About TSYS
TSYS ranks among of the largest private-sector employers in the Columbus area, with more than 4,300 team members employed in Columbus, and more than 6,500 team members employed across all company locations.

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 regions. 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.

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

Peter Bagarella Sr.
TSYS Loaned Executive to United Way
706.615.2764
pbagarel@tsys.com