Sanders Proxy Letter

NOTICE OF THE 2000 ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

TIME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9:30 a.m. E.T.
                                                                   Thursday, April 13, 2000

PLACE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TSYS Riverfront Campus Auditorium
                                                                   1600 First Avenue 
                                                                   Columbus, Georgia 31901

ITEMS OF BUSINESS . . . . . . . . . (1) To elect five directors to serve until the Annual Meeting
                                                                         of Shareholders in 2003, one director to serve until the
                                                                         Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2002 and three directors
                                                                         to serve until the Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2001. 
                                                                   (2) To approve the Synovus Financial Corp. 2000 Long-Term
                                                                         Incentive Plan (TSYS is an 80.8% owned subsidiary of
                                                                         Synovus). 
                                                                  (3) To approve the TSYS 2000 Long-Term Incentive Plan. 
                                                                  (4) To transact such other business as may properly come before
                                                                        the meeting and any adjournment thereof. 

RECORD DATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Holders of record of TSYS common stock at the close of business
                                                                  on February 11, 2000, are entitled to vote at the meeting.

ANNUAL REPORT . . . . . . . . . . . . TSYS’ 1999 Annual Report, which is not a part of the proxy
                                                                    soliciting material, is enclosed.

PROXY VOTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . It is important that your shares be represented and voted at the
                                                                  meeting. You can vote your shares by completing and returning
                                                                  the proxy card sent to you. Most shareholders can also vote their
                                                                  shares over the Internet or by telephone. If Internet or tele-
                                                                  phone voting is available to you, voting instructions are printed on
                                                                  the proxy card sent to you. You can revoke a proxy at any
                                                                  time prior to its exercise at the meeting by following the
                                                                  instructions in the accompanying Proxy Statement.


	G. SANDERS GRIFFITH, III Secretary

Columbus, Georgia
March 10, 2000

WHETHER OR NOT YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THE ANNUAL MEETING, PLEASE VOTE, DATE AND SIGN THE ENCLOSED PROXY CARD AND RETURN IT PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED POSTAGE-PAID ENVELOPE.