Exhibit 99.2
Total System Services, Inc.

                        CERTIFICATION OF PERIODIC REPORT

I, James B. Lipham, Chief Financial 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/A 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: December 10, 2002                          /s/ James B. Lipham
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                                                    James B. Lipham
                                                    Chief Financial Officer