Holmquist to Follow Wilson as President of ESC Loyalty

Alpharetta, GA, February. 6, 2006 - TSYS today announced the appointment of Lars Holmquist as president of ESC Loyalty, the loyalty-services company of the global payment services provider, TSYS. Holmquist succeeds Steve Wilson, who served as president and chief executive officer of the company since its founding in 1997.

Holmquist has served as ESC Loyalty's executive vice president of business development and consulting since 2002. Prior to joining ESC Loyalty, Mr. Holmquist was the vice president of Loyalty Consulting Services for MasterCard, where he managed the U.S. business development and client management areas. He consulted with many card issuers in designing and managing profitable reward programs. He also spent two years with Brierley & Partners, a targeted marketing and loyalty agency, and nearly nine years with American Express in both Sweden and the U.S. Mr. Holmquist has a master's degree in business administration from New York University and a bachelor's degree from Colgate University.

"We are fortunate to have had Steve Wilson build this company to its current stature as one of the most respected providers of loyalty services for bank-card issuers," said Troy Woods, president and chief operating officer at TSYS. "We are confident that Lars will further propel the company to new heights, achieving positive, measurable financial results for our clients."

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. Based in Columbus, Ga., TSYS (NYSE: TSS) is 80-percent 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.

About ESC Loyalty
ESC Loyalty is one of the leading providers of loyalty solutions for the financial services and retail industries. The loyalty services company of TSYS, ESC Loyalty specializes in loyalty program design, strategic planning, technology and platform support, rewards fulfillment and performance management.

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