Total System Services, Inc. Announces 20% Increase in Quarterly Dividend

Columbus, Ga., Feb. 26, 2001 - Total System Services, Inc. (NYSE: "TSS") (TSYS), announced a 20% increase in the quarterly cash dividend of TSYS common stock. The quarterly cash dividend will be increased to $0.015 from $0.0125 per share. The cash dividend is payable on April 2, 2001, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on March 22, 2001.

Commenting on the increase, Richard W. Ussery, Chairman of the Board and CEO stated, "We are proud to reward our shareholders with an increase in cash dividends this year. This is a result of the strong financial performance in 2000 and our Board of Directors’ confidence in our strategic positioning for continued long term growth. With our three year plan of growing net income annually between 20 – 25% a year, we are fully committed to maximizing shareholder value."

TSYS provides global commerce solutions. With more than 195 million accounts on file, TSYS facilitates the payment exchange between buyers and sellers. TSYS and its family of companies offer a full range of acquiring and issuing business services from accepting electronic payments for goods and services to credit applications and collections for credit, debit, commercial, stored value, retail and chip accounts. TSYS has offices in the United States, the United Kingdom, Mexico, Canada and Japan, and processes for 21 countries and in 11 currencies. Based in Columbus, Ga., TSYS (NYSE: "TSS") (www.totalsystem.com) is an 80.8 percent-owned subsidiary of Synovus Financial Corp. (NYSE: "SNV") (www.synovus.com), No. 8 on FORTUNE magazine’s list of "The 100 Best Companies To Work For" in 2001. For more information, contact news@totalsystem.com.

Contacts:
Leo S. Berard
Investor Relations
ph. (706) 644-6081