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 of the Company  for the  quarterly
          period ended March 31, 2003 (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.

A signed  original  of the  written  statement  required by Section 906 has been
provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the
Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.



Dated: May 14, 2003                                      /s/ James B. Lipham
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                                                         James B. Lipham
                                                         Chief Financial Officer