Accountants' Consent






The Board of Directors
Synovus Financial Corp.:


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements (No.
33-35926,  No. 33-56614,  No. 33-40738,  No. 33-39845, No. 2-93472, No. 2-94639,
No. 33-77900,  No.  33-77980,  No. 33-79518,  No.  33-89782,  No. 33-90630,  No.
33-90632, No. 33-91690, No. 33-60473, No. 33-60475 and 333-30937) on Form S-8 of
Synovus  Financial  Corp. of our report dated January 23, 1998,  relating to the
consolidated  balance sheets of Synovus  Financial Corp. and  subsidiaries as of
December 31, 1997 and 1996, and the related  consolidated  statements of income,
changes  in  shareholders'  equity,  and cash flows for each of the years in the
three-year period ended December 31, 1997, which  report appears in the December
31, 1997 annual report on Form 10-K of Synovus Financial Corp.

                                   KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP



Atlanta, Georgia
March 19, 1998


                              Accountants' Consent




The Board of Directors
Synovus Financial Corp.:

We consent to the incorporation by reference in  the registration statement (No.
333-37403)  on Form S-3 of Synovus  Financial  Corp. of our report dated January
23, 1998, relating to the consolidated balance sheets of Synovus Financial Corp.
and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1997 and 1996, and the related  consolidated
statements of income,  changes in shareholders'  equity, and cash flows for each
of the years in the  three-year  period ended  December  31, 1997,  which report
appears in the December 31, 1997 annual report on Form 10-K of Synovus Financial
Corp.
                                   KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP



Atlanta, Georgia
March 19, 1998