TSYS Wins Information Integrity Awards for Quality and Profitability

Columbus, GA, November 7, 2005 - TSYS received top awards in the "quality improvements" and "profitability" categories at the 2005 Excellence in Information Integrity (EII) Awards banquet, held recently in Chicago. The awards were sponsored by the Information Integrity Coalition and Infogix, Inc.^TM as recognition to organizations that strive to provide accurate, consistent and reliable information to their customers, suppliers and partners.

"The number of applicants and the quality of applications for the EII Award is growing very rapidly," says Win Hamilton, executive director for the Information Integrity Coalition. "New applications for the award grew by 100 percent for 2005, and even more interest is expected in 2006. Business, non-profit and government agencies may apply for the award."

Eric Dalton, director of application systems for TSYS, represented the company at the annual event. TSYS, one of the world's largest payment-services firms, received the award for its commitment to the methods, processes and procedures the company uses to protect its data integrity. TSYS joins an impressive group of 2005 Information Integrity Award winners, including American Express, Wal-Mart and Scotiabank.

"Maintaining data integrity is a guiding principle upon which TSYS was founded and one that we deliver every day," Dalton says. "I am proud to accept this award on behalf of the thousands of TSYS team members across the globe who consider themselves personally accountable for data security every day."

About the Information Integrity Coalition
The Information Integrity Coalition (IIC) is a not-for-profit organization that promotes the awareness and understanding of information integrity: the accuracy, consistency and reliability of the information content, processes and systems. The mission of the IIC is to enable society to use and exchange information with confidence. For more information about the IIC, visit its Web site, www.informationintegrity.org.

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 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 news@tsys.com.

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