TSYS and Marfin Laiki Bank Launch Credit Card Exclusively for Women

Nicosia, Cyprus, 21 December, 2009 — TSYS and Marfin Laiki Bank today announced the successful launch of the Woman's Card, the first and only card in Cyprus designed exclusively for women.

Marfin Laiki Bank has been a client of TSYS since 2004 and the new Woman's Card is supported by TSYS' PRIME licensed card management solution. The Visa-branded credit card is linked with a loyalty programme that allows cardholders to redeem points as vouchers for free purchases from a range of stores for women. The card's key differentiator is the distinctive benefits that focus on women's welfare, such as free mammography or osteoporosis tests, travel insurance, purchase protection insurance and home care services.

"We are very excited about the launch of our new Woman's Card. With TSYS' support, we've achieved a new milestone in the Cyprus market by bringing a truly unique card to market," said Rodoula Hadjikyriacou, director retail banking, Marfin Laiki Bank.

"By leveraging PRIME's rich functionality and flexibility, Laiki Bank has been able to tailor its products and services specifically to meet the needs of its customer base," said Kelley Knutson, executive vice president of TSYS International. "This demonstrates once again that PRIME is a platform for payments innovation."

The launch of the Woman's Card is just one in a series of milestones for TSYS in Cyprus. TSYS technologies enable EMV-compliance, interest-free instalment schemes and secure e-shopping service, deploying a virtual card to ensure safer transactions over the Internet - the first service of its kind in Cyprus.

About TSYS
TSYS (NYSE: TSS) 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, healthcare, loyalty and prepaid services for financial institutions and retail companies in the Americas, EMEA and Asia-Pacific regions. For more information, contact news@tsys.com or log on to www.tsys.com. TSYS routinely posts all important information on its website.

Marfin Laiki Bank
Marfin Popular Bank was formed in 2006 as a result of the triple merger between the Marfin, Egnatia and Laiki banking groups. Marfin Popular Bank's strategic objective is to become a leading player in the field of financial services provision whilst retaining high returns for shareholders. In 2008, it was voted Bank of the Year by the Financial Times' prestigious magazine, "The Banker."