[LOGO](R)                                 [LOGO](R)
SYNOVUS (R)                               TOTAL SYSTEM SERVICES, INC.(R)
FINANCIAL CORP.

                                  NEWS RELEASE

                                                Filed by Synovus Financial Corp.
                                                  Commission File No.  001-10312
                           Pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act of 1933

                                                 Subject Company:  ProCard, Inc.

     On March 6, 2000, Synovus Financial Corp., a Georgia corporation, Total
System Services, Inc., a Georgia corporation, and ProCard, Inc., a Delaware
corporation, jointly issued the following press release:

For immediate release

Contacts:
Eric Bruner                 Jerry Wagner           Danita Gibson-Lloyd
Synovus Media Relations     ProCard Marketing      TSYS Corporate Communications
(706) 644-8457              (303) 216-4055         (706) 649-5578
ebruner@synovus.com         jwagner@procard.com    dglloyd@totalsystem.com
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                 TSYS Parent Company Synovus To Acquire ProCard
           Deal Aligns Two Market Leaders in the Commercial Card Arena

Columbus,  Ga.,  March 6, 2000 - The parent  company of Total  System  Services,
Inc(R),  (TSYS(R)) (NYSE: "TSS"), Synovus Financial Corp.(R) (Synovus(R)) (NYSE:
"SNV"),  today announced an agreement to acquire ProCard,  Inc. (R), (ProCard) a
leading provider of software and Internet tools designed to assist organizations
with the  management  of  purchasing,  travel  and  fleet  card  programs.  This
acquisition  offers Synovus the  opportunity to further expand the services TSYS
offers to clients  who want to build  their  commercial  card  portfolios.  When
Synovus  completes this  acquisition,  ProCard will operate in Golden,  CO. as a
wholly owned subsidiary of Synovus.

         The integration of ProCard's  software  solutions with TSYS' processing
systems and its suite of products is expected to enhance  TSYS'  transition to a
totally electronic reporting  environment for its commercial clients.  TSYS will
deliver detailed Level III transaction  data through  ProCard's  systems,  which
will provide  corporations with intelligent data over the Internet to facilitate
better business decisions.  TSYS currently processes approximately 86 percent of
the  domestic  Visa and  MasterCard  commercial  cards  and 100  percent  of all
bankcards  issued to federal  government  agencies  participating in the General
Services Administration's Smart Pay program.

         "I am delighted to welcome ProCard to the Synovus family of companies,"
said James H. Blanchard, chairman and CEO of Synovus Financial Corp. "We believe
the ProCard  acquisition will strengthen and enhance our e-based  strategies and
enhance our  e-commerce  offerings to TSYS'  commercial  clients,  who represent
approximately 1.5 million corporate accounts."

         "Our  combination  of  Internet-based  products and  services  with the
recognized  leader in commercial card processing  offers  commercial  clients an
integrated  solution for purchase,  travel expense  report  management and fleet
management,"  said Dale  Browning,  president  and CEO of ProCard.  "Through the
Internet,  we  offer  businesses  a  better  way to  monitor  and  manage  their
commercial accounts."

         "The ProCard and TSYS alliance will provide corporations,  universities
and government agencies with  state-of-the-art  transaction  management software
solutions,"  said  Stanley  Pipes,  TSYS senior  vice  president  of  commercial
services.  "This  addition to the  Synovus  family is a win-win for TSYS and our
clients that will enable us to offer an array of products to promote  purchasing
card as the preferred payment vehicle for Internet-based commerce."

         The  acquisition  of ProCard is subject  to,  among  other  conditions,
approval by the stockholders of ProCard and regulatory approval.

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TSYS Parent Company Synovus To Acquire ProCard/p.2

About ProCard, Inc.

         ProCard is a leader in customized, Internet, Intranet and client/Server
software solutions for commercial card management programs.  In cooperation with
commercial  card bank  issuers,  ProCard  technology  has been  installed and is
actively used at corporations,  federal, state and local government agencies and
major  educational  institutions.  ProCard's  applications  serve 93 Fortune 500
companies. See ProCard on the Web at www.procard.com.

About Synovus Financial Corp.

         Synovus Financial Corp. is a multi-financial services company with more
than $12.5  billion in assets based in Columbus,  Ga.  Synovus is composed of 38
banks  serving  communities  throughout  Georgia,  Alabama,  Florida  and  South
Carolina;  an 80.8 percent ownership of Total System Services,  Inc., the global
solutions  provider  for  all  commerce;  Synovus  Trust  Company,  one  of  the
Southeast's  largest providers of trust services;  Synovus  Securities,  Inc., a
full-service  brokerage  firm;  Synovus  Mortgage  Corp.,  which offers mortgage
services throughout the Southeast;  and Synovus Insurance Services.  See Synovus
on the web at www.synovus.com.

About Total System Services, Inc.

         TSYS provides global commerce  solutions.  With more than 207.9 million
accounts on file,  TSYS  facilitates  the payment  exchange  between  buyers and
sellers for  approximately  291 million  consumers.  TSYS'  systems  capture and
deliver more of the right  information  to TSYS'  clients  allowing them to make
wiser business decisions. TSYS and its family of companies offer a full range of
business services from credit application to collections, allowing TSYS' clients
to focus on building their brands while we focus on safety,  security,  ease and
convenience.  Based in  Columbus,  Ga.,  TSYS  (www.totalsystem.com)  is an 80.8
percent-owned subsidiary of Synovus Financial Corp., No. 5 on FORTUNE magazine's
list of "The 100 Best Companies To Work For" in 2000.

         This press release  contains  forward-looking  statements  that involve
risks and  uncertainties  that could  cause the  results of Synovus  and TSYS to
differ  materially  from those  expressed  or  implied  by such  forward-looking
statements.  Forward-looking statements contained in this press release include,
but are not limited to, the intent,  belief or current  expectations  of Synovus
and TSYS and  members  of their  senior  management  teams  with  respect to the
successful  assimilation of ProCard into the Synovus family of companies and the
success of new products and services, as well as the assumptions upon which such
statements are based.  These risks  include,  but are not limited to, the timely
development and acceptance of new products and services,  technological  changes
and systems  integration  being harder to make or more  expensive than expected,
adverse  developments  with respect to entering into  contracts with new clients
and  retaining  current  clients,  adverse  developments  with  respect  to  the
successful  conversion  of clients,  adverse  developments  with  respect to the
credit  card  industry  in general and  overall  market  conditions.  Additional
factors  that  could  cause  actual  results  to differ  materially  from  those
contemplated in this press release can be found in Synovus' and TSYS' Securities
and Exchange  Commission (the "SEC") reports,  including but not limited to, the
quarterly reports on 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 1999.

         Synovus will be filing a  Registration  Statement on Form S-4 and other
relevant  documents  concerning the merger with the SEC. Such document also will
serve as a proxy  statement  for  ProCard,  a  privately-held  company.  WE URGE
INVESTORS TO READ THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS TO
BE FILED WITH THE SEC,  BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN  IMPORTANT  INFORMATION.  Investors
will be able to  obtain  the  documents  free of  charge  at the SEC's Web site,
www.sec.gov.  In  addition,  documents  filed  with the SEC by  Synovus  will be
available  free of charge from the Corporate  Secretary of Synovus at Suite 301,
One  Arsenal  Place,  901  Front  Avenue,  Columbus,  Georgia  31901,  Telephone
706-649-4751. READ THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT CAREFULLY BEFORE MAKING A DECISION
CONCERNING THE MERGER.

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