TOTAL SYSTEM SERVICES, INC.
Exhibit 99.1

                        CERTIFICATION OF PERIODIC REPORT
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I, Richard W. Ussery,  Chief Executive  Officer of Total System  Services,  Inc.
(the "Company"),  certify,  pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that:

(1)  the Quarterly  Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarterly  period
     ended   September  30,  2002  (the   "Report")   fully  complies  with  the
     requirements  of Section 13(a) or 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.



Dated: November 13, 2002                             /s/ Richard W. Ussery
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                                                     Richard W. Ussery
                                                     Chief Executive Officer