Exhibit 23.1

                          Independent Auditors' Consent


The Board of Directors
Synovus Financial Corp.:


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements (No.
2-93472 and 33-60473) on Form S-8 of Synovus Financial Corp. of our report dated
April 11, 2003, relating to the statements of financial condition of the Synovus
Financial Corp. Employee Stock Purchase Plan as of December 31, 2002 and 2001,
and the related statements of operations and changes in plan equity for each of
the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2002, which report appears
in the December 31, 2002 annual report on Form 11-K of the Synovus Financial
Corp. Employee Stock Purchase Plan, included as Exhibit 99.1 to the December 31,
2002 annual report on Form 10-K/A Amendment No. 1 of Synovus Financial Corp.



                                            /s/KPMG LLP

Atlanta, Georgia
April 21, 2003






                          Independent Auditors' Consent


The Board of Directors
Synovus Financial Corp.:


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements (No.
2-94639 and 33-60475) on Form S-8 of Synovus Financial Corp. of our report dated
April 11, 2003, relating to the statements of financial condition of the Synovus
Financial Corp. Director Stock Purchase Plan as of December 31, 2002 and 2001,
and the related statements of operations and changes in plan equity for each of
the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2002, which report appears
in the December 31, 2002 annual report on Form 11-K of the Synovus Financial
Corp. Director Stock Purchase Plan, included as Exhibit 99.2 to the December 31,
2002 annual report on Form 10-K/A Amendment No. 1 of Synovus Financial Corp.


                                               /s/KPMG LLP


Atlanta, Georgia
April 21, 2003