TOTAL SYSTEM SERVICES, INC.
Exhibit 32

                        CERTIFICATION OF PERIODIC REPORT


     Pursuant  to  Section  906 of the  Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of 2002,  18  U.S.C.
Section 1350,  Philip W. Tomlinson,  the Chief Executive Officer of Total System
Services, Inc. (the "Company"), and James B. Lipham, the Chief Financial Officer
of the Company, hereby certify that, to the best of his knowledge:

(1)  The Company's  Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31,
     2004 (the "Report")  fully complies with the  requirements of section 13(a)
     or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)  The information  contained in the Report fairly  presents,  in all material
     respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.


May 6, 2004                                          /s/ Philip W. Tomlinson
                                                     -------------------------
                                                     Philip W. Tomlinson
                                                     Chief Executive Officer


May 6, 2004                                          /s/ James B. Lipham
                                                     -------------------------
                                                     James B. Lipham
                                                     Chief Financial Officer


This  certification  "accompanies"  the Form  10-Q to which it  relates,  is not
deemed filed with the SEC and is not to be  incorporated  by reference  into any
filing of the Company  under the  Securities  Act of 1933,  as  amended,  or the
Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,  as amended  (whether made before or after the
date of the  Form  10-Q,  irrespective  of any  general  incorporation  language
contained in such filing.)