TSYS(R)  News Release
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For immediate release

Contacts:

Eric S. Bruner             Danita Gibson-Lloyd          Leo Berard
TSYS Media Relations       TSYS Media Relations         TSYS Investor Relations
+1.706.644.8457            +1.706.649.5578              +1.706.644.6081
ebruner@tsys.com           dglloyd@tsys.com             leoberard@tsys.com


                       TSYS Announces Workforce Reduction

Columbus, Ga., Feb. 4, 2004 -- TSYS today announced that after conducting a
company-wide  assessment,  it has  reduced  its  overall  workforce  by 237
team members,  representing  approximately  4  percent  of  the  company's
worldwide workforce of 5,500.

         The workforce reductions included job eliminations through
consolidation and improved efficiencies, as well as ensuring that the right
individuals with the right skills were in the right positions.

         TSYS will take a one-time charge against earnings in the first quarter
related to the workforce reduction. This charge will not impact the company's
established guidance of 5-7 percent growth in earnings per share for 2004.

About TSYS

         TSYS (NYSE: TSS) (www.tsys.com) brings integrity and innovation to the
world of electronic payment services as the integral link between buyers and
sellers in this rapidly evolving universe. Synovus (NYSE: SNV) (www.synovus.com)
owns an 81-percent interest in TSYS. For more information, contact
news@tsys.com.

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