UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549
                                    FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
[x] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
    EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended:            June 30, 2003

                                       OR

[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
    ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from                   To
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Commission  file number                      1-10254
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                                  T|SYS| LOGO
                           Total System Services, Inc.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

   Georgia                                                  58-1493818
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or       (I.R.S. Employer
                        organization)                    Identification No.)

        1600 First Avenue, Post Office Box 1755, Columbus, Georgia 31902
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 (Address of principal executive offices)                         (Zip Code)

                                 (706) 649-2310
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              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last
 report)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by  Sections  13 or 15(d)  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934
during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter  period that the  registrant
was  required  to file such  reports),  and (2) has been  subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days.
                                                      Yes  [ X]        No  [ ]

APPLICABLE ONLY TO ISSUERS INVOLVED IN BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS DURING THE
 PRECEDING FIVE YEARS:

Indicate  by check mark  whether  the  registrant  has filed all  documents  and
reports  required  to be filed by  Sections  12, 13, or 15(d) of the  Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the  distribution of securities  under a plan
confirmed by a court.
                                                      Yes  [  ]        No  [ ]

                      APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS:

Indicate the number of shares  outstanding  of each of the  issuer's  classes of
common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
CLASS                                       OUTSTANDING AS OF: August 12, 2003
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Common Stock, $.10 par value                           196,777,820


                                  T|SYS| LOGO
                          TOTAL SYSTEM SERVICES, INC.
                                     INDEX

                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                  Page
                                                                                                                 Number
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Part I. Financial Information
  Item 1. Financial Statements

    Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited) - June 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002 ..............................    3

    Consolidated Statements of Income (unaudited) - Three and six months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002 ..........    5

    Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) - Six months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002 ................    7

    Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements .......................................................    9

  Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
          Operations ...........................................................................................   19

  Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk ...........................................   45

  Item 4. Management's Analysis of Disclosure Controls and Procedures ..........................................   47

Part II. Other Information
  Item 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders .................................................   48

  Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K .....................................................................   49

Signatures .....................................................................................................   50


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                           TOTAL SYSTEM SERVICES, INC.
                         Part I - Financial Information
                           Consolidated Balance Sheets
                                   (Unaudited)

                                                                                                                  
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                                                                                                June 30,            December 31,
                                                                                                  2003                  2002
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Assets
Current assets:
  Cash and cash equivalents (includes $5.5 million and $85.7 million on
     deposit with a related party at 2003 and 2002, respectively)                    $         48,175,270           109,171,206
  Restricted cash (includes $8.9 million and $4.0 million on deposit with
     a related party at 2003 and 2002, respectively)                                            8,942,822             4,035,052
  Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts and billing
     adjustments of  $7.4 million and $8.0 million at 2003 and 2002,
     respectively                                                                             137,679,005           121,439,387
  Deferred income tax assets                                                                   10,128,318             8,785,539
  Prepaid expenses and other current assets                                                    27,139,434            22,547,590
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      Total current assets                                                                    232,064,849           265,978,774
Property and equipment, less accumulated depreciation and amortization of
  $125.3 million and $127.8 million at 2003 and 2002, respectively                            218,950,001           120,835,260
Computer software, less accumulated amortization of $172.6 million and $149.6
  million at 2003 and 2002, respectively                                                      204,971,145           200,297,026
Contract acquisition costs                                                                    129,433,972           123,728,968
Equity investments, net                                                                        57,867,209            54,181,246
Goodwill, net                                                                                  29,611,695             3,619,178
Other assets                                                                                   20,048,073            14,227,058
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      Total assets                                                                  $         892,946,944           782,867,510
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                           TOTAL SYSTEM SERVICES, INC.
                     Consolidated Balance Sheets (continued)
                                   (Unaudited)

                                                                                                                  
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                                                                                                June 30,            December 31,
                                                                                                  2003                  2002
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Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
Current liabilities:
  Accounts payable                                                                  $          17,457,940            10,365,836
  Accrued salaries and employee benefits                                                       24,177,980            43,314,882
  Current portion of long-term debt and obligations under capital leases                          293,994                68,110
  Billings in excess of costs on uncompleted contracts                                         28,472,591                     -
  Other current liabilities (includes $3.3 million and $2.9 million payable to
     related parties at 2003 and 2002, respectively)                                           70,511,274            60,232,889
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      Total current liabilities                                                               140,913,779           113,981,717
Long-term debt and obligations under capital leases, excluding current portion
  (includes $20.2 million payable to a related party at 2003)                                  20,548,133                67,354
Other accounts payable                                                                            187,500               562,500
Deferred income tax liabilities                                                                74,601,683            63,306,186
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      Total liabilities                                                                       236,251,095           177,917,757
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Minority interest in consolidated subsidiary                                                    3,013,021             2,743,863
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Shareholders' equity:
  Common stock - $.10 par value.  Authorized 600,000,000 shares; 197,254,087
    and 197,254,087 issued at 2003 and 2002, respectively; 196,577,820 and
    197,049,470 outstanding at 2003 and 2002, respectively                                     19,725,409            19,725,409
  Additional paid-in capital                                                                   35,103,615            35,143,089
  Accumulated other comprehensive income                                                        2,675,997             1,052,897
  Treasury stock                                                                              (12,086,795)           (3,316,703)
  Retained earnings                                                                           608,264,602           549,601,198
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     Total shareholders' equity                                                               653,682,828           602,205,890
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     Total liabilities and shareholders' equity                                     $         892,946,944           782,867,510
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See accompanying Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.

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                           TOTAL SYSTEM SERVICES, INC.
                        Consolidated Statements of Income
                                   (Unaudited)

                                                                                                                  
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                                                                                                     Three months ended
                                                                                                          June 30,
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                                                                                                 2003                  2002
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Revenues:
    Electronic payment processing services (includes $4.4 million and $4.8
       million from related parties for 2003 and 2002, respectively)                     $        177,305,600          153,578,171
    Other services (includes $1.8 million and $1.7 million from related parties
       for 2003 and 2002, respectively)                                                            25,755,106           27,986,697
                                                                                         ------------------------------------------
         Revenues before reimbursable items                                                       203,060,706          181,564,868
    Reimbursable items (includes $2.2 million and $2.9 million from related parties
     for 2003 and 2002, respectively)                                                              54,637,703           60,040,871
                                                                                         ------------------------------------------
         Total revenues                                                                           257,698,409          241,605,739
                                                                                         ------------------------------------------
Expenses:
    Salaries and other personnel expense                                                           83,599,736           73,588,309
    Net occupancy and equipment expense                                                            50,407,026           41,718,384
    Other operating expenses (includes $2.2 million and $2.2 million to related
      parties for 2003 and 2002, respectively)                                                     24,312,057           27,984,461
    Gain on disposal of equipment, net                                                                (13,860)                (252)
                                                                                         ------------------------------------------
         Expenses before reimbursable items                                                       158,304,959          143,290,902
    Reimbursable items                                                                             54,637,703           60,040,871
                                                                                         ------------------------------------------
         Total expenses                                                                           212,942,662          203,331,773
                                                                                         ------------------------------------------
         Operating income                                                                          44,755,747           38,273,966
                                                                                         ------------------------------------------
Nonoperating income (expense):
    Interest income, net (includes $255,000 and $239,000 from related parties for
      2003 and 2002, respectively)                                                                 1,213,082               988,823
    Gain on foreign currency translation, net                                                      1,787,791               185,648
                                                                                         ------------------------------------------
         Total nonoperating income (expense)                                                       3,000,873             1,174,471
                                                                                         ------------------------------------------
    Income before income taxes, minority interest and equity in income
       of joint ventures                                                                          47,756,620            39,448,437
Income taxes                                                                                      18,107,800            14,153,870
Minority interest in consolidated subsidiary's net income                                           (142,167)              (46,744)
Equity in income of joint ventures                                                                 4,800,344             4,904,417
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      Net income                                                                        $         34,306,997            30,152,240
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      Basic earnings per share                                                          $               0.17                  0.15
                                                                                         ==========================================
      Diluted earnings per share                                                        $               0.17                  0.15
                                                                                         ==========================================

      Weighted average common shares outstanding                                                  196,703,341          197,003,560
      Increase due to assumed issuance of shares related to stock options outstanding                 504,355              687,234
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      Weighted average common and common equivalent shares outstanding                            197,207,696          197,690,794
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See accompanying Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.

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                           TOTAL SYSTEM SERVICES, INC.
                        Consolidated Statements of Income
                                   (Unaudited)

                                                                                                                  
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                                                                                                      Six months ended
                                                                                                          June 30,
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                                                                                                 2003                  2002
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Revenues:
    Electronic payment processing services (includes $8.9 million and $9.0 million
      from related parties for 2003 and 2002, respectively)                              $        345,131,988          296,735,398
    Other services (includes $3.3 million and $3.4 million from related parties
      for 2003 and 2002, respectively)                                                             50,807,759           55,645,131
                                                                                         ------------------------------------------
         Revenues before reimbursable items                                                       395,939,747          352,380,529
    Reimbursable items (includes $4.7 million and $4.9 million from related parties
     for 2003 and 2002, respectively)                                                             113,111,816          117,148,216
                                                                                         ------------------------------------------
         Total revenues                                                                           509,051,563          469,528,745
                                                                                         ------------------------------------------
Expenses:
    Salaries and other personnel expense                                                          159,696,112          142,320,355
    Net occupancy and equipment expense                                                           102,026,826           85,948,531
    Other operating expenses (includes $4.5 million and $4.4 million to related
      parties for 2003 and 2002, respectively)                                                     46,328,584           49,864,380
    (Gain) loss on disposal of equipment, net                                                         (35,389)               1,593
                                                                                         ------------------------------------------
         Expenses before reimbursable items                                                       308,016,133          278,134,859
    Reimbursable items                                                                            113,111,816          117,148,216
                                                                                         ------------------------------------------
         Total expenses                                                                           421,127,949          395,283,075
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         Operating income                                                                          87,923,614           74,245,670
                                                                                         ------------------------------------------
Nonoperating income (expense):
    Interest income, net (includes $485,000 and $461,000 from related parties for
     2003 and 2002, respectively)                                                                  1,851,373             1,357,026
    Gain on foreign currency translation, net                                                      1,161,602                (3,580)
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         Total nonoperating income (expense)                                                       3,012,975             1,353,446
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    Income before income taxes, minority interest and equity in income
       of joint ventures                                                                          90,936,589            75,599,116
Income taxes                                                                                      33,622,119            27,410,613
Minority interest in consolidated subsidiary's net income                                           (259,775)              (32,818)
Equity in income of joint ventures                                                                 8,988,294             9,378,092
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      Net income                                                                        $         66,042,989            57,533,777
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      Basic earnings per share                                                          $               0.34                  0.29
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      Diluted earnings per share                                                        $               0.33                  0.29
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      Weighted average common shares outstanding                                                  196,875,450          196,983,384
      Increase due to assumed issuance of shares related to stock options outstanding                 367,050              752,343
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      Weighted average common and common equivalent shares outstanding                            197,242,500          197,735,727
                                                                                         ==========================================



See accompanying Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.

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                           TOTAL SYSTEM SERVICES, INC.
                      Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
                                   (Unaudited)

                                                                                                                  
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                                                                                                      Six months ended
                                                                                                          June 30,
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                                                                                                    2003                 2002
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Cash flows from operating activities:
    Net income                                                                          $         66,042,989          57,533,777
       Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating
         activities:
         Minority interest in consolidated subsidiary's net income                                   259,775              32,818
         (Gain) loss on foreign currency translation, net                                         (1,161,602)              3,580
         Equity in income of joint ventures                                                       (8,988,294)         (9,378,092)
         Depreciation and amortization                                                            45,597,579          34,760,724
         Charges for bad debt and billing adjustments                                                (97,048)          4,827,845
         Charges for transaction processing                                                        2,163,863           6,914,710
         Deferred income tax expense                                                               8,177,577           4,973,482
         (Gain) loss on disposal of equipment, net                                                   (35,389)              1,593
    (Increase) decrease in:
       Accounts receivable                                                                       (11,335,359)        (11,209,208)
       Prepaid expenses and other assets                                                          (2,051,339)          2,985,626
    Increase (decrease) in:
       Accounts payable                                                                            4,596,774         (12,239,959)
       Accrued salaries and employee benefits                                                    (19,179,469)        (19,579,529)
       Billings in excess of costs on uncompleted contracts                                       28,472,591                   -
       Other current liabilities                                                                  (1,798,404)         16,504,796
                                                                                         ------------------------------------------
           Net cash provided by operating activities                                             110,664,244          76,132,163
                                                                                         ------------------------------------------

Cash flows from investing activities:
    Purchase of property and equipment                                                          (107,431,941)         (7,815,326)
    Additions to computer software                                                               (29,032,897)        (35,643,850)
    Proceeds from disposal of equipment                                                               66,043               8,180
    Cash acquired in acquisition                                                                   4,442,163           2,858,384
    Cash used in acquisition                                                                     (36,000,000)                  -
    Dividends received from joint ventures                                                         5,277,523          17,855,119
    Increase in contract acquisition costs                                                       (13,378,765)        (27,683,763)
                                                                                         ------------------------------------------
           Net cash used in investing activities                                                (176,057,874)        (50,421,256)
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                           TOTAL SYSTEM SERVICES, INC.
                Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (continued)
                                   (Unaudited)

                                                                                                                  
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                                                                                                       Six months ended
                                                                                                          June 30,
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                                                                                                     2003                 2002
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Cash flows from financing activities:
    Purchase of common stock                                                                      (9,485,289)                  -
    Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt                                                      20,233,983                   -
    Principal payments on capital lease obligations                                                  (52,168)            (50,232)
    Dividends paid on common stock                                                                (6,896,740)         (5,875,326)
    Proceeds from exercise of stock options                                                          636,797             204,550
                                                                                         ------------------------------------------
           Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities                                     4,436,583          (5,721,008)
                                                                                         ------------------------------------------
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents                                         (38,889)         (1,614,638)
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           Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents                         $        (60,995,936)         18,375,261
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year                                                   109,171,206          58,658,500
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of period                                              $         48,175,270          77,033,761
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    Cash paid for interest                                                              $             29,664              20,475
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    Cash paid for income taxes (net of refunds received)                                $         25,905,862          11,506,407
                                                                                         ==========================================



Significant  noncash  transaction:  In January 2002,  the Company  acquired TSYS
Total Debt  Management,  Inc. through the issuance of 2,175,000 shares of common
stock with a market value of $43.5 million.


See accompanying Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.

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                           TOTAL SYSTEM SERVICES, INC.
              Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 1 - Basis of Presentation

     The accompanying  unaudited consolidated financial statements represent the
accounts of Total System Services,  Inc.(R)(TSYS(R) and the Company); its wholly
owned  subsidiaries,  Columbus  Depot  Equipment  CompanySM  (CDECSM),  Columbus
Productions,   Inc.SM  (CPI),  TSYS  Canada,   Inc.SM  (TCI),  TSYS  Total  Debt
Management,  Inc. (TDM),  ProCard,  Inc. (ProCard),  TSYS Japan Co., Ltd. (Japan
Co.),  Enhancement  Services  Corporation (ESC) and TSYS Technology Center, Inc.
(TTC);  and its majority owned foreign  subsidiary,  GP Network  Corporation (GP
Net).  These  financial  statements  have been prepared in  accordance  with the
instructions  to Form 10-Q and do not  include  all  information  and  footnotes
necessary for a fair presentation of financial  position,  results of operations
and cash flows in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.  All
adjustments,  consisting of normal recurring accruals,  which, in the opinion of
management,  are necessary  for a fair  presentation  of financial  position and
results of operations for the periods covered by this report have been included.
The accompanying  unaudited  consolidated financial statements should be read in
conjunction  with the Company's  consolidated  financial  statements and related
notes  appearing in the Company's  2002 annual report  previously  filed on Form
10-K.

Note 2 - Supplementary Balance Sheet Information

     Cash and cash equivalent balances are summarized as follows:

                                                                                             
                                                                  June 30, 2003              December 31, 2002
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        Cash and cash equivalents in domestic accounts     $             10,075,569     $             84,462,671
        Cash and cash equivalents in foreign accounts                    38,099,701                   24,708,535
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            Total                                          $             48,175,270     $            109,171,206
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     The Company  maintains  accounts  outside the United States  denominated in
U.S. dollars, Euros, British Pounds Sterling, Canadian dollars and Japanese Yen.

     Significant  components of prepaid  expenses and other  current  assets are
summarized as follows:

                                                                                             
                                                                   June 30, 2003              December 31, 2002
                                                              -------------------------   ---------------------------
          Prepaid expenses                                   $            10,869,937     $               8,228,801
          Other                                                           16,269,497                    14,318,789
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              Total                                          $            27,139,434     $              22,547,590
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     Significant  components  of contract  acquisition  costs are  summarized as
follows:

                                                                                             
                                                                   June 30, 2003              December 31, 2002
                                                              -------------------------   ---------------------------
          Payments for processing rights, net                $            87,645,940     $              89,740,749
          Conversion costs, net                                           41,788,032                    33,988,219
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              Total                                          $           129,433,972     $             123,728,968
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

     Amortization  related to payments for processing rights,  which is recorded
as a reduction  of  revenues,  was $3.4  million and $2.6  million for the three
months  ended  June 30,  2003 and 2002,  respectively.  Amortization  related to
payments  for  processing  rights was $6.3  million and $5.0 million for the six
months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively.

     Amortization  expense  related to  conversion  costs,  which is recorded in
other  operating  expenses,  was $1.5  million and $799,000 for the three months
ended June 30,  2003 and 2002,  respectively.  Amortization  expense  related to
conversion  costs,  which is  recorded  in other  operating  expenses,  was $2.8
million  and $1.6  million  for the six  months  ended  June 30,  2003 and 2002,
respectively.

     Significant  components  of other  current  liabilities  are  summarized as
follows:

                                                                                             
                                                                   June 30, 2003               December 31, 2002
                                                              -------------------------   -----------------------------
           Accrued expenses                                  $            21,315,447     $                16,590,984
           Customer postage deposits                                      12,966,514                      16,054,531
           Deferred revenues                                              11,687,886                       8,554,131
           Client liabilities                                              8,711,518                       3,629,663
           Transaction processing provisions                               5,308,024                       5,347,010
           Dividends payable                                               3,931,556                       3,448,709
           Other                                                           6,590,329                       6,607,861
                                                              -------------------------   -----------------------------
              Total                                          $            70,511,274     $                60,232,889
                                                              =========================   =============================


Note 3 - Comprehensive Income

     Comprehensive  income for TSYS consists of net income and foreign  currency
translation adjustments recorded as a component of shareholders' equity.

     Comprehensive income for the three months ended June 30 is as follows:

                                                                                             
                                                                         2003                         2002
                                                               --------------------------   --------------------------
         Net income                                           $             34,306,997     $             30,152,240
         Other comprehensive income:
             Foreign currency translation adjustments,
                  net of tax                                                 2,784,467                    4,012,931
                                                               --------------------------   --------------------------
         Comprehensive income                                 $             37,091,464     $             34,165,171
                                                               ==========================   ==========================

     Comprehensive income for the six months ended June 30 is as follows:

                                                                                             
                                                                         2003                         2002
                                                               --------------------------   --------------------------
         Net income                                           $             66,042,989     $             57,533,777
         Other comprehensive income:
             Foreign currency translation adjustments,
                  net of tax                                                 1,623,100                    3,002,496
                                                               --------------------------   --------------------------
         Comprehensive income                                 $             67,666,089     $             60,536,273
                                                               ==========================   ==========================


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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

     The  income  tax  effects  allocated  to  and  the  cumulative  balance  of
accumulated other comprehensive income are as follows:

                                                                                                 
                                     Balance at December 31,       Pretax                                Balance at
                                               2002                amount         Tax effect           June 30, 2003
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Foreign currency translation
    adjustments                             $1,052,897            2,696,025        1,072,925            $2,675,997
                                    =======================================================================================


Note 4 - Segment Reporting and Major Customers

     The  Company  reports  selected  information  about  operating  segments in
accordance with Statement of Financial  Accounting Standards No. 131 (SFAS 131).
The  Company's  segment  information  reflects  the  information  that the chief
operating decision makers (CODMs) use to make resource  allocation and strategic
decisions.  The  CODMs at TSYS  consist  of the  chief  executive  officer,  the
president and the four executive vice presidents.

     Through online accounting and electronic payment processing systems,  Total
System Services,  Inc. provides  electronic payment processing and other related
services to  card-issuing  institutions  in the United States,  Mexico,  Canada,
Honduras,  Europe and the Caribbean.  The reportable  units are segmented  based
upon geographic locations. Domestic-based processing services include electronic
payment processing  services and other services provided from the United States.
Domestic-based  processing  services segment  includes the financial  results of
TSYS,  excluding its foreign  branch  offices,  and the following  subsidiaries:
CDEC, CPI, TDM, ProCard,  ESC and TTC.  International-based  processing services
include  electronic  payment  processing and other services provided outside the
United States.  International-based  processing  services  include the financial
results of TCI, GP Net, Japan Co. and TSYS' branch offices in Europe and Japan.


                                                                                                                  
                                                          Domestic-based           International-based
Operating Segments                                      processing services        processing services               Consolidated
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At June 30, 2003
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Identifiable assets                                 $          885,273,008                97,655,200       $           982,928,208
Intersegment eliminations                                      (89,975,234)                   (6,030)                  (89,981,264)
                                                     -----------------------  -------------------------     ------------------------
Total assets                                        $          795,297,774                97,649,170       $           892,946,944
                                                     =======================  =========================     ========================
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At December 31, 2002
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Identifiable assets                                 $          777,509,354                 92,145,647      $           869,655,001
Intersegment eliminations                                      (86,787,491)                         -                  (86,787,491)
                                                     -----------------------  -------------------------     ------------------------
Total assets                                        $          690,721,863                 92,145,647      $           782,867,510
                                                     =======================  =========================     ========================
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Three Months Ended June 30, 2003
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Total revenue                                       $          237,848,431                20,484,556       $           258,332,987
Intersegment revenue                                                (1,395)                 (633,183)                     (634,578)
                                                     --------------------------  -------------------------     --------------------
Revenue from external customers                     $          237,847,036                19,851,373       $           257,698,409
                                                     ==========================  =========================     ====================
Depreciation and amortization                       $           20,942,023                 2,553,008       $            23,495,031
                                                     ==========================  =========================     ====================
Segment operating income                            $           41,485,249                 3,270,498       $            44,755,747
                                                     ==========================  =========================     ====================
Income taxes                                        $           16,731,700                 1,376,100       $            18,107,800
                                                     ==========================  =========================     ====================


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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)


                                                                                                                  
                                                          Domestic-based           International-based
Operating Segments                                      processing services        processing services               Consolidated
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Three Months Ended June 30, 2003
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Equity in income of joint ventures                  $           4,550,422                   249,922       $             4,800,344
                                                     =======================  =========================     =======================
Net income                                          $          32,181,065                 2,125,932       $            34,306,997
                                                     =======================  =========================     =======================
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Three Months Ended June 30, 2002
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total revenue                                       $         225,483,732                 16,669,193       $          242,152,925
Intersegment revenue                                             (155,714)                  (391,472)                    (547,186)
                                                     -----------------------  -------------------------     -----------------------
Revenue from external customers                     $         225,328,018                 16,277,721       $          241,605,739
                                                     =======================  =========================     =======================
Depreciation and amortization                       $          16,053,179                  2,088,332       $           18,141,511
                                                     =======================  =========================     =======================
Segment operating income                            $          36,863,704                  1,410,262       $           38,273,966
                                                     =======================  =========================     =======================
Income taxes                                        $          13,482,758                    671,112       $           14,153,870
                                                     =======================  =========================     =======================
Equity in income of joint ventures                  $           4,690,640                    213,777       $            4,904,417
                                                     =======================  =========================     =======================
Net income                                          $          29,146,925                  1,005,315       $           30,152,240
                                                     =======================  =========================     =======================

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Six Months Ended June 30, 2003
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total revenue                                       $         470,967,776                39,195,258       $           510,163,034
Intersegment revenue                                               (2,790)               (1,108,681)                   (1,111,471)
                                                     ----------------------  -------------------------     ------------------------
Revenue from external customers                     $         470,964,986                38,086,577       $           509,051,563
                                                     ======================  =========================     ========================
Depreciation and amortization                       $          40,548,084                 5,049,495       $            45,597,579
                                                     ======================  =========================     ========================
Segment operating income                            $          82,965,962                 4,957,652       $            87,923,614
                                                     ======================  =========================     ========================
Income taxes                                        $          31,629,444                 1,992,675       $            33,622,119
                                                     ======================  =========================     ========================
Equity in income of joint ventures                  $           8,491,890                   496,404       $             8,988,294
                                                     ======================  =========================     ========================
Net income                                          $          62,987,288                 3,055,701       $            66,042,989
                                                     ======================  =========================     ========================
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Six Months Ended June 30, 2002
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total revenue                                       $         438,882,817                31,742,566       $           470,625,383
Intersegment revenue                                             (307,169)                 (789,469)                   (1,096,638)
                                                     ----------------------  -------------------------     ------------------------
Revenue from external customers                     $         438,575,648                30,953,097       $           469,528,745
                                                     ======================  =========================     ========================
Depreciation and amortization                       $          30,672,404                 4,088,300       $            34,760,724
                                                     ======================  =========================     ========================
Segment operating income                            $          72,643,360                 1,062,310       $            74,245,670
                                                     ======================  =========================     ========================
Income taxes                                        $          26,633,918                   776,695       $            27,410,613
                                                     ======================  =========================     ========================
Equity in income of joint ventures                  $           8,917,081                   461,011       $             9,378,092
                                                     ======================  =========================     ========================
Net income                                          $          56,560,706                   973,071       $            57,533,777
                                                     ======================  =========================     ========================


     Revenues for domestic-based  processing services include electronic payment
processing  and other  services  provided  from the  United  States  to  clients
domiciled   in  the   United   States   or  other   countries.   Revenues   from
international-based  processing  services include  electronic payment processing
and other  services  provided  outside  the United  States to clients  domiciled
outside the United States.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

     The following geographic area data represent revenues for the three and six
months  ended June 30,  2003 and 2002,  respectively,  based on the  domicile of
customers.

                                                                                                 
                                      Three Months Ended June 30,                   Six Months Ended June 30,
                              -------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------
(Dollars in millions)                      2003                 2002                     2003               2002
- ----------------------------- ---- ------------------- --------------------- -- ---------------------- --------------
United States                   $              209.0                 206.7                     417.6          403.3
Canada                                          19.1                  11.0                      35.1           21.1
Europe                                          16.9                  13.8                      32.4           26.0
Mexico                                           9.1                   7.1                      17.1           13.1
Japan                                            2.9                   2.5                       5.8            4.9
Other                                            0.7                   0.5                       1.1            1.1
                                   ------------------- ---------------------    ---------------------- --------------
    Totals                      $              257.7                 241.6                     509.1          469.5
                                   =================== =====================    ====================== ==============


     The Company maintains property and equipment in the United States,  Europe,
Canada and Japan. The following  geographic area data represent net property and
equipment balances by region:

                                                                                           
                                                               At June 30,                At December 31,
                   (Dollars in millions)                          2003                          2002
                                                        --------------------------  -----------------------------
                   United States                       $                   191.0                           97.0
                   Europe                                                   25.8                           22.1
                   Japan                                                     2.0                            1.6
                   Canada                                                    0.2                            0.1
                                                        --------------------------  -----------------------------
                       Totals                          $                   219.0                          120.8
                                                        ==========================  =============================


     Major  Customers For the three months ended June 30, 2003,  the Company had
two major customers which accounted for  approximately  30.2%, or $77.7 million,
of total revenues.  For the three months ended June 30, 2002, TSYS had two major
customers  that  accounted  for  35.0%,  or $82.0  million,  of total  revenues.
Revenues from major customers for the periods  reported are  attributable to the
domestic-based processing services segment.

                                                                                            
                                                             Three Months Ended June 30,
                                   ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                        2003                                   2002
                                        -------------------------------------  -------------------------------------
  Revenue                                                  % of Total                             % of Total
  (Dollars in millions)                      Dollars         Revenues                Dollars        Revenues
                                        -------------------------------------  -------------------------------------
  Customer One                         $        49.2             19.1   %    $          48.0            19.9     %
  Customer Two                                  28.5             11.1                   34.0            14.1
                                        -------------------------------        -------------------------------
      Totals                           $        77.7             30.2   %    $          82.0            35.0     %
                                        ===============================        ===============================


     For the six months ended June 30, 2003, the Company had two major customers
which accounted for approximately  30.1%, or $153.0 million,  of total revenues.
For the six  months  ended  June 30,  2002,  TSYS had two major  customers  that
accounted for 33.9%, or $159.5 million,  of total revenues.  Revenues from major
customers  for the  periods  reported  are  attributable  to the  domestic-based
processing services segment.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)


                                                                                            
                                                              Six Months Ended June 30,
                                   ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                        2003                                   2002
                                        -------------------------------------  -------------------------------------
  Revenue                                                  % of Total                             % of Total
  (Dollars in millions)                      Dollars         Revenues                Dollars        Revenues
                                        -------------------------------------  -------------------------------------
  Customer One                         $        96.0             18.9   %    $          90.8            19.3     %
  Customer Two                                  57.0             11.2                   68.7            14.6
                                        -------------------------------        -------------------------------
      Totals                           $       153.0             30.1   %    $         159.5            33.9     %
                                        ===============================        ===============================


Note 5 - Stock-Based Compensation

     The  Company  maintains  stock-based  compensation  plans for  purposes  of
incenting  and  retaining  employees.   The  Company  accounts  for  stock-based
compensation in accordance with Accounting  Principles Board Opinion No. 25 (APB
25),  "Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees,"  and related  Interpretations.
Under APB 25, TSYS does not  recognize  compensation  expense for a stock option
grant if the exercise price is equal to or greater than the fair market value of
the common stock on the grant date. The following  table  illustrates the effect
on net income and  earnings  per share for the three  months ended June 30, 2003
and 2002,  respectively,  if the Company had applied the fair value  recognition
provisions   of  SFAS  No.  123  (SFAS   123),   "Accounting   for   Stock-Based
Compensation," to stock-based employee  compensation granted in the form of TSYS
and Synovus Financial Corp. (Synovus) stock options.

                                                                                                  
                                                                     June 30, 2003                 June 30, 2002
                                                               --------------------------   -----------------------------
           Net income, as reported                            $             34,306,997     $                30,152,240
           Stock-based   employee   compensation  expense
               determined  under  the  fair  value  based
               method  for  all  awards,  net of  related
               income tax effects                                            1,221,827                       1,765,285
                                                               --------------------------   -----------------------------
          Net income, as adjusted                             $             33,085,170     $                28,386,955
                                                               ==========================   =============================
          Earnings per share:
             Basic - as reported                              $                   0.17     $                      0.15
                                                               ==========================   =============================
             Basic - as adjusted                              $                   0.17     $                      0.14
                                                               ==========================   =============================
             Diluted - as reported                            $                   0.17     $                      0.15
                                                               ==========================   =============================
             Diluted - as adjusted                            $                   0.17     $                      0.14
                                                               ==========================   =============================


     The following  table  illustrates the effect on net income and earnings per
share for the six months  ended  June 30,  2003 and 2002,  respectively,  if the
Company  had  applied  the  fair  value  recognition  provisions  of SFAS 123 to
stock-based employee  compensation granted in the form of TSYS and Synovus stock
options.

                                                                                                  
                                                                     June 30, 2003                 June 30, 2002
                                                               --------------------------   -----------------------------
           Net income, as reported                            $             66,042,989     $                57,533,777
           Stock-based   employee   compensation  expense
               determined  under  the  fair  value  based
               method  for  all  awards,  net of  related
               income tax effects                                            2,474,644                       3,241,388
                                                               --------------------------   -----------------------------
          Net income, as adjusted                             $             63,568,345     $                54,292,389
                                                               ==========================   =============================


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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

                                                                                                  
          Earnings per share:
             Basic - as reported                              $                   0.34     $                      0.29
                                                               ==========================   =============================
             Basic - as adjusted                              $                   0.32     $                      0.28
                                                               ==========================   =============================
             Diluted - as reported                            $                   0.33     $                      0.29
                                                               ==========================   =============================
             Diluted - as adjusted                            $                   0.32     $                      0.27
                                                               ==========================   =============================


Note 6 - Long-Term Debt

     On June 30, 2003,  TSYS obtained a $45.0 million  long-term  line of credit
from a  banking  affiliate  of  Synovus.  The  line is an  automatic  draw  down
facility.  The  interest  rate for the line of  credit is the  London  Interbank
Offered Rate (LIBOR) plus 150 basis points. In addition, there is a charge of 15
basis  points on any funds  unused.  The line of  credit is  unsecured  debt and
includes  the  covenants  requiring  the  Company to  maintain  certain  minimum
financial ratios. At June 30, 2003, TSYS had a draw of $20.2 million on the line
of credit.

Note 7 - Supplementary Cash Flow Information

     Cash flows used in additions to computer  software for the six months ended
June 30, 2003 and 2002 are summarized as follows:

                                                                                                  
                                                                   June 30, 2003                 June 30, 2002
                                                              -------------------------   -----------------------------
          Purchased programs                                 $            19,999,560     $                19,749,510
          Developed software                                               9,033,337                      15,894,340
                                                              -------------------------   -----------------------------
              Total                                          $            29,032,897     $                35,643,850
                                                              =========================   =============================


     Cash flows used in  additions  to  contract  acquisition  costs for the six
months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002 are summarized as follows:

                                                                                                  
                                                                   June 30, 2003                 June 30, 2002
                                                              -------------------------   -----------------------------
           Conversion costs                                  $            10,378,765     $                 6,142,625
           Payments for processing rights                                  3,000,000                      21,541,138
                                                              -------------------------   -----------------------------
              Total                                          $            13,378,765     $                27,683,763
                                                              =========================   =============================


Note 8 -Recent Accounting Pronouncements

     In June 2001, the FASB issued Statement No. 143 (SFAS 143), "Accounting for
Asset Retirement  Obligations." SFAS 143 requires the Company to record the fair
value of an asset retirement obligation as a liability in the period in which it
incurs a legal obligation  associated with the retirement of tangible long-lived
assets that  result  from the  acquisition,  construction,  development,  and/or
normal use of the assets.

     The Company also records a corresponding asset that is depreciated over the
life of the asset. Subsequent to the initial measurement of the asset retirement
obligation, the obligation will be adjusted at the end of each period to reflect
the passage of time and changes in the  estimated  future cash flows  underlying
the obligation. The Company adopted SFAS 143 on January 1, 2003. The adoption of
SFAS 143 did not have a material  effect on the  Company's  financial  position,
results of operations or cash flows.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

     In April 2002, the FASB issued Statement No. 145 (SFAS 145), "Rescission of
FASB  Statements  No. 4, 44 and 64,  Amendment  of FASB  Statement  No.  13, and
Technical Corrections." SFAS 145 amends existing guidance on reporting gains and
losses on the  extinguishment of debt to prohibit the classification of the gain
or loss as extraordinary, as the use of such extinguishments have become part of
the risk management strategy of many companies. SFAS 145 also amends SFAS No. 13
to require  sale-leaseback  accounting for certain lease modifications that have
economic effects similar to sale-leaseback  transactions.  The provisions of the
Statement  related to the  rescission  of Statement  No. 4 are applied in fiscal
years beginning  after May 15, 2002. The provisions of the Statement  related to
Statement No. 13 were effective for  transactions  occurring after May 15, 2002.
The  adoption  of SFAS  145 did not  have a  material  effect  on the  Company's
financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

     In June 2002, the FASB issued Statement No. 146 (SFAS  146),"Accounting for
Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities." SFAS 146 addresses financial
accounting and reporting for costs  associated with exit or disposal  activities
and nullifies Emerging Issues Task Force Issue 94-3, "Liability  Recognition for
Certain Employee  Termination Benefits and Other Costs to Exit an Activity." The
provisions of this Statement are effective for exit or disposal  activities that
are initiated after December 31, 2002, with early  application  encouraged.  The
adoption of SFAS 146 did not have a material  effect on the Company's  financial
position, results of operations or cash flows.

     In November  2002,  the FASB  issued  Interpretation  No. 45,  "Guarantor's
Accounting  and  Disclosure  Requirements  for  Guarantees,  Including  Indirect
Guarantees of Indebtedness to Others,  an  interpretation of FASB Statements No.
5,  57  and  107  and  a  rescission  of  FASB   Interpretation  No.  34."  This
Interpretation  elaborates on the  disclosures  to be made by a guarantor in its
interim and annual financial  statements about its obligations  under guarantees
issued.  Interpretation  No. 45 also  clarifies  that a guarantor is required to
recognize,  at inception of a guarantee,  a liability  for the fair value of the
obligation undertaken. The initial recognition and measurement provisions of the
Interpretation  are  applicable to guarantees  issued or modified after December
31,  2002  and  did  not  have a  material  effect  on the  Company's  financial
statements.  The disclosure  requirements are effective for financial statements
of interim or annual periods ending after December 15, 2002. The Company has one
lease guarantee.

     To assist Vital Processing Services L.L.C. (Vital) in leasing its corporate
facility,  the  Company  and Visa  U.S.A.  (Visa) are  guarantors,  jointly  and
severally,  for the lease payments on Vital's Tempe  facility.  The lease on the
facility expires in July 2007. The total future minimum lease payments remaining
at June 30, 2003 is $5.9 million. If Vital fails to perform its obligations with
regard to the  lease,  TSYS and Visa will be  required  to  perform  in the same
manner and to same extent as is required by Vital.

     At the November 21, 2002  Emerging  Issues Task Force (EITF)  meeting,  the
Task Force  ratified as a consensus the tentative  conclusions it reached at the
October 25, 2002 EITF meeting  regarding  Emerging Issues Task Force 00-21 (EITF
00-21),  "Accounting for Revenue Arrangements with Multiple  Deliverables." EITF
00-21 addresses  certain aspects of the accounting by a vendor for  arrangements
under  which  it will  perform  multiple  revenue-generating  activities.  Those
activities  may  involve  the  delivery or  performance  of  multiple  products,
services,  and/or rights to use assets,  and  performance may occur at different
points in time or over different periods of time. The arrangements are often


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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

accompanied  by initial  installation,  initiation,  or activation  services and
generally  involve  either a fixed fee or a fixed fee coupled  with a continuing
payment  stream.  The  continuing  payment stream  generally  corresponds to the
continuing  performance and may be fixed,  variable based on future performance,
or  composed  of a  combination  of fixed  and  variable  payments.  EITF  00-21
addresses  how to account for those  arrangements.  EITF 00-21 is effective  for
revenue  arrangements  entered into in fiscal periods  beginning  after June 15,
2003. Entities may also elect to report the change in accounting as a cumulative
effect adjustment, in which case disclosure should be made in periods subsequent
to the date of initial  application of the amount of recognized revenue that was
previously  included  in  the  cumulative  effect  adjustment.   Management  has
determined  that based on its  evaluation,  the  adoption  of EITF 00-21 did not
impact the Company's financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

     In December 2002, the FASB issued Statement No. 148 (SFAS 148), "Accounting
for Stock-Based  Compensation - Transition and Disclosure,  an amendment of FASB
Statement  No.  123."  SFAS 148  amends  FASB  Statement  No.  123  (SFAS  123),
"Accounting for Stock-Based  Compensation,"  to provide  alternative  methods of
transition  for a voluntary  change to the fair value method of  accounting  for
stock-based  employee  compensation.  In  addition,  this  Statement  amends the
disclosure  requirements  of SFAS 123 to require  prominent  disclosures in both
annual and interim financial statements. Certain of the disclosure modifications
are required for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2002 and are included in
the notes to the consolidated financial statements.

     In January 2003, the FASB issued  Interpretation No. 46,  "Consolidation of
Variable   Interest   Entities,   an   interpretation   of  ARB  No.  51."  This
Interpretation  addresses the consolidation by business  enterprises of variable
interest entities as defined in the Interpretation.  The Interpretation  applies
immediately to variable  interests in variable  interest  entities created after
January 31,  2003,  and to variable  interests  in  variable  interest  entities
obtained  after  January 31, 2003.  For  enterprises  such as the Company with a
variable interest in a variable interest entity created before February 1, 2003,
the  Interpretation  is applied to the  enterprise  in the first  fiscal year or
interim period after June 15, 2003.

     In 2002, the Company  renewed its operating  lease agreement with a special
purpose entity (SPE) for the Company's  corporate campus. On April 30, 2003, the
Company  provided  written  notice  that it  intended  to  terminate  the  lease
agreement  for the Company's  corporate  campus.  On June 30, 2003,  the Company
terminated the operating lease agreement and purchased the corporate  campus for
$93.5 million with a combination of cash and long-term debt financing  through a
banking affiliate of Synovus.

Note 9 - Acquisition

     On April 28, 2003, TSYS completed the  acquisition of Enhancement  Services
Corporation  (ESC) for $36.0  million in cash.  The Company is in the process of
completing  the  purchase  price  allocation  and  has  preliminarily  allocated
approximately   $26.0  million  to  goodwill,   approximately  $8.2  million  to
intangibles and the remaining  amount to the net assets  acquired.  ESC provides
targeted  loyalty  consulting and travel,  as well as gift card and  merchandise
reward programs to more than 40 national and regional financial  institutions in
the United States.  The Company  believes the  acquisition of ESC enhances TSYS'
processing  services by adding distinct value  differentiation  for TSYS and its
clients. ESC operates as a separate subsidiary of TSYS.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

     Presented below are the pro forma consolidated  results of TSYS' operations
for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002,  respectively,
as though the acquisition of ESC had occurred at the beginning of 2002.


                                                                                                
                                                Three Months Ended June 30,            Six Months Ended June 30,
                                          ---------------------------------------- -----------------------------------
                                                2003                 2002                2003              2002
                                          ------------------ --------------------- ------------------ ----------------
Revenues                               $        261,883,927           244,115,320        517,430,763      441,913,301
Net income                                       34,224,148            29,789,382         66,556,234       47,626,727
Basic earnings per share                                .17                   .15                .34              .24
Diluted Earnings per share                              .17                   .15                .34              .24



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                           TOTAL SYSTEM SERVICES, INC.
           Item 2 - Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
                       Condition and Results of Operations

Financial Review

This Financial  Review  provides a discussion of critical  accounting  policies,
related party transactions,  and off-balance sheet arrangements.  This Financial
Review also discusses the results of operations,  financial condition, liquidity
and capital  resources of TSYS and  outlines the factors that have  affected its
recent earnings, as well as those factors that may affect its future earnings.

Critical Accounting Policies

TSYS' (The Company's)  financial position,  results of operations and cash flows
are impacted by the accounting policies the Company has adopted. In order to get
a full  understanding  of the Company's  financial  statements,  one must have a
clear understanding of the accounting policies employed.

Risks and  Uncertainties  and Use of  Estimates:  Factors  that could affect the
Company's future  operating  results and cause actual results to vary materially
from expectations include, but are not limited to, lower than anticipated growth
from  existing  customers,  an  inability  to  attract  new  customers  and grow
internationally,  loss  of  one  of  the  Company's  major  customers  or  other
significant  clients, an inability to grow through  acquisitions or successfully
integrate  acquisitions,  an inability to control expenses,  technology changes,
financial services  consolidation,  change in regulatory  mandates, a decline in
the use of cards as a payment mechanism, a decline in the financial stability of
the Company's clients and uncertain economic conditions.  Negative  developments
in these or other  risk  factors  could have a  material  adverse  effect on the
Company's financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

     The Company has prepared the accompanying consolidated financial statements
in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States
of America. In preparing financial statements, it is necessary for management to
make   assumptions  and  estimates   affecting  the  amounts   reported  in  the
consolidated  financial  statements  and  related  notes.  These  estimates  and
assumptions are developed based upon all information  available.  Actual results
can differ from estimated amounts.

     A summary of the Company's critical accounting policies follows:

Accounts  Receivable:  Accounts receivable balances are stated net of allowances
for doubtful  accounts and billing  adjustments of $7.4 million and $8.0 million
at June 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002,  respectively.  The allowance represents
5.1% and 6.2% of total  accounts  receivable  at June 30, 2003 and  December 31,
2002, respectively.  TSYS' client base mainly consists of financial institutions
and other card issuers such as retailers.  A substantial amount of the Company's
account  receivable  balances are current,  and the average number of days sales
outstanding in accounts receivable at June 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002 was 51
days and 49 days,  respectively.  Because  TSYS  invoices  clients for  services
monthly in arrears, accounts receivable balances includes services for one month
of billings not yet invoiced.

     TSYS records  allowances for doubtful accounts when it is probable that the
accounts  receivable  balance  will  not  be  collected.   When  estimating  the
allowances  for doubtful  accounts,  the Company takes into  consideration  such
factors as its  day-to-day  knowledge  of the  financial  position  of  specific
clients,  the industry and size of its clients,  the overall  composition of its
accounts receivable aging, prior

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Critical Accounting Policies (continued)

history with  specific  customers of accounts  receivable  write-offs  and prior
history of  allowances in proportion  to the overall  receivable  balance.  This
analysis  includes  an ongoing  and  continuous  communication  with its largest
clients and those clients with past due balances. A financial decline of any one
of the  Company's  large  clients  could have an adverse and material  effect on
collectibility  of  receivables  and  thus the  adequacy  of the  allowance  for
doubtful accounts.

     Increases in the allowance for doubtful accounts are recorded as charges to
bad debt expense and are reflected in other operating  expenses in the Company's
consolidated  statements  of income.  Write-offs of  uncollectible  accounts are
charged against the allowance for doubtful accounts.

     TSYS records  allowances for billing  adjustments  for actual and potential
billing  discrepancies.  When estimating the allowance for billing  adjustments,
the Company considers its overall history of billing adjustments, as well as its
history with specific clients and known disputes. Increases in the allowance for
billing  adjustments  are recorded as a reduction  of revenues in the  Company's
consolidated statements of income and actual adjustments to invoices are charged
against the allowance for billing adjustments.

     Revenue  Recognition:  The Company's electronic payment processing revenues
are derived from long-term  processing contracts with financial and nonfinancial
institutions  and are  recognized  as the  services  are  performed.  Electronic
payment  processing  revenues are generated  primarily from charges based on the
number  of  accounts  on  file,   transactions  and  authorizations   processed,
statements  mailed,  and other  processing  services for cardholder  accounts on
file. Most of these contracts have prescribed annual revenue minimums. The terms
of processing contracts generally range from three to ten years in length.

     On March 3, 2003,  the Company  announced  that Bank One  selected  TSYS to
upgrade its credit card processing.  Under the long term software  licensing and
services agreement,  TSYS will provide electronic payment processing services to
Bank One's  credit  card  accounts  for at least two years  starting in mid 2004
(excluding statement and card production services), and then TSYS will license a
modified version of its TS2 consumer and commercial software to Bank One under a
perpetual  license  with  a  six  year  payment  term.   The  Company  uses  the
percentage-of-completion accounting method for its agreement with Bank One. TSYS
began recognizing revenue in March 2003.

The Company's other service revenues are derived from recovery collections work,
bankruptcy  process  management,   legal  account   management,   skip  tracing,
commercial printing activities and customer  relationship  management  services,
such  as call  center  activities  for  card  activation  and  balance  transfer
requests. The contract terms for these services are generally shorter in nature.
Revenue is  recognized on these other  services  either on a per unit or a fixed
price basis. The Company uses the percentage-of-completion  method of accounting
for its fixed price contracts.

Contract  Acquisition Costs: The Company capitalizes  contract acquisition costs
related to signing or  renewing  long-term  contracts.  These  costs,  primarily
consisting  of cash  payments  for rights to  provide  processing  services  and
internal  conversion and software  development  costs,  are amortized  using the
straight-line  method  over  the  contract  term  beginning  when  the  client's
cardholder  accounts are converted and producing  revenues.  All costs  incurred
prior to a signed agreement are expensed as incurred.

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Critical Accounting Policies  (continued)

     The  amortization  of  contract  acquisition  costs  associated  with  cash
payments is recorded net of revenues in the Company's consolidated statements of
income.   The  amortization  of  contract   acquisition  costs  associated  with
conversion  activity is recorded as other  operating  expenses in the  Company's
consolidated  statements of income.  The Company evaluates the carrying value of
contract  acquisition  costs for  impairment  for each  customer on the basis of
whether  these  costs are  fully  recoverable  from  expected  undiscounted  net
operating  cash flows of the related  contract.  The  determination  of expected
undiscounted net operating cash flows requires management to make estimates.

     These costs may become impaired with the loss of a contract,  the financial
decline of a client,  termination  of  conversion  efforts  after a contract  is
signed,  diminished  prospects for current clients or if the Company's estimates
of future cash flows differ from actual results.

Software  Development  Costs:  The  Company  develops  software  that is used in
providing electronic payment processing and other services to clients.  Software
development costs are capitalized once technological feasibility of the software
product has been established. Costs incurred prior to establishing technological
feasibility are expensed as incurred.  Technological  feasibility is established
when the Company has completed a detailed program design and has determined that
a  product  can  be  produced  to  meet  its  design  specifications,  including
functions,  features and technical performance  requirements.  Capitalization of
costs  ceases when the product is  available  to clients  for general  use.  The
Company evaluates the unamortized  capitalized costs of software  development as
compared to the net realizable value of the software product which is determined
by future  undiscounted  net cash  flows.  The  amount by which the  unamortized
software development costs exceed the net realizable value is written off in the
period that such determination is made. Software development costs are amortized
using the  greater of (1) the  straight-line  method over its  estimated  useful
life,  which ranges from three to ten years or (2) the ratio of current revenues
to total anticipated revenue over its useful life.

     The Company also develops software that is used internally.  These software
development  costs are  capitalized  based  upon  Statement  of  Position  98-1,
"Accounting  for the  Costs of  Computer  Software  Developed  or  Obtained  for
Internal Use." Internal-use  software development costs are capitalized once (a)
preliminary project stage is completed, (b) management authorizes and commits to
funding a computer  software  project,  and (c) it is probable  that the project
will be  completed  and the  software  will be  used  to  perform  the  function
intended.  Costs  incurred prior to meeting the  qualifications  are expensed as
incurred.  Capitalization  of costs  ceases  when the  project is  substantially
complete and ready for its intended use. Internal-use software development costs
are amortized using an estimated  useful life of three to seven years.  Software
development  costs may become impaired in situations where  development  efforts
are abandoned due to the viability of the planned project  becoming  doubtful or
due to technological obsolescence of the planned software product.

Transaction Processing Provisions:  The Company has recorded estimates to accrue
for contract  contingencies  (performance  penalties) and processing  errors.  A
significant number of the Company's contracts with large clients contain service
level  agreements  which can result in TSYS incurring  performance  penalties if
contractually  required  service  levels  are  not  met.  When  providing  these
accruals, the Company takes into consideration such factors as the prior history
of performance  penalties and processing  errors  incurred,  actual  contractual
penalties inherent in the Company's  contracts,  progress towards milestones and
known processing errors not covered by insurance.

                                     - 21 -



Critical Accounting Policies  (continued)

     These   accruals  are  included  in  other  current   liabilities   in  the
accompanying consolidated balance sheets. Increases and decreases in transaction
processing  provisions are charged to other operating  expenses in the Company's
consolidated  statements  of income  and  payments  or credits  for  performance
penalties and processing errors are charged against the accrual.

Impairment of Long-lived Assets and Intangibles:  The Company reviews long-lived
assets,  such as property and equipment and intangibles subject to amortization,
such as  contract  acquisition  costs  and  computer  software,  for  impairment
whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of
an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is
measured  by a  comparison  of the  carrying  amount  of an asset  to  estimated
undiscounted  future cash flows  expected to be generated  by the asset.  If the
carrying  amount  of an asset  exceeds  its  estimated  future  cash  flows,  an
impairment  charge is recognized  by the amount by which the carrying  amount of
the asset  exceeds  the fair value of the asset.  Assets to be  disposed  of are
separately  presented  in the  balance  sheet and  reported  at the lower of the
carrying  amount  or fair  value  less  costs to sell,  and  would no  longer be
depreciated.  The assets and liabilities of a disposed group  classified as held
for sale  are  presented  separately  in the  appropriate  asset  and  liability
sections of the balance sheet.

Related Party Transactions

     The Company provides  electronic  payment  processing and other services to
its parent company, Synovus Financial Corp. (Synovus),  and its affiliates,  and
for Vital Processing Services L.L.C.  (Vital).  The services are performed under
contracts  that are similar to its contracts with other  customers.  The Company
believes the terms and conditions of transactions  between the Company and these
related  parties  are  comparable  to those  which  could have been  obtained in
transactions  with unaffiliated  parties.  The Company's margins with respect to
related party  transactions are comparable to margins recognized in transactions
with unrelated  third parties.  The amounts  related to these  transactions  are
disclosed on the face of TSYS' consolidated financial statements.

     In 2000,  the  Board of  Directors  of Vital  approved  a plan to allow its
owners to set aside 2 million  units  held by the  owners to make  awards to key
management  of  Visa  and  TSYS.  In  June  2000,  TSYS  awarded  six of its key
executives an aggregate of 800,000 Vital  restricted  stock units for their role
in the  development,  growth and success of Vital. The units were to vest over a
36-month  cliff-vesting  schedule.  The  award  of  800,000  units  was  made in
anticipation of Vital becoming a publicly traded company.

     Because  Vital is not expected to become a publicly  traded  company in the
foreseeable  future,  TSYS  management,  with  approval  from  the  Compensation
Committee,  repurchased  the Vital  restricted  units from the Company's six key
executives in June 2003. The purchase  price for the restricted  shares of $3.85
per unit was based upon an independent, third party valuation of Vital conducted
as of May 31, 2003. The Company recognized  compensation  expense throughout the
entire vesting period.  Semiannually,  the Company received an independent third
party   evaluation  of  Vital   throughout   the  vesting  period  and  adjusted
compensation expense accordingly.  Through December 2002, the Company recognized
$3.0  million  as  compensation   expense.   After  adjusting  for  the  revised
evaluations in 2003,  TSYS recognized  $80,000 as compensation  expense in 2003.
With the repurchase of the units, TSYS will maintain its 50% ownership in Vital.

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Related Party Transactions (continued)

     In  connection  with the  purchase  of the  campus  discussed  below,  TSYS
obtained a $45.0 million  long-term  line of credit from a banking  affiliate of
Synovus. The line is an automatic draw down facility.  The interest rate for the
line of credit is the  London  Interbank  Offered  Rate  (LIBOR)  plus 150 basis
points.  In addition,  there is a charge of 15 basis points on any funds unused.
At June 30, 2003, TSYS had a draw of $20.2 million on the line of credit. As the
LIBOR rate changes, TSYS will be subject to interest rate risk.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

Operating  Leases:  As  a  method  of  funding  its  operations,   TSYS  employs
noncancelable operating leases for computer equipment,  software and facilities.
These leases allow the Company to provide the latest  technology  while avoiding
the risk of ownership  because of potential  rapid  technological  obsolescence.
Neither the assets nor  obligations  related to these leases are included on the
balance sheet.  One of the Company's most  significant  leases was its synthetic
lease for its corporate campus.

Synthetic  Lease: In 1997, the Company entered into an operating lease agreement
with a special  purpose  entity (SPE) for the Company's  corporate  campus.  The
business  purpose of the SPE was to provide a means of financing  the  Company's
corporate campus.  The assets and liabilities of the SPE consisted solely of the
cost of the building and the loans from a consortium  of banks.  The cost of the
building  and the  outstanding  principal  balance of the debt  included  on the
financial  statements of the SPE both  approximated  $93.5  million.  The lease,
which was  guaranteed  by  Synovus,  provided  for  substantial  residual  value
guarantees. The amount of the Company's residual value guarantee relative to the
assets under this lease was  approximately  $81.4  million.  In accordance  with
accounting  principles,  no asset or  obligation  was recorded on the  Company's
consolidated balance sheets.

     The terms of this lease financing arrangement required, among other things,
that the Company maintain  certain minimum  financial ratios and provide certain
information  to the  lessor.  TSYS  was  also  subject  to  interest  rate  risk
associated  with the lease on its campus  facilities  because of the  short-term
variable rate nature of the SPE's debt.

     In 2002, the Company renewed its operating lease agreement with the SPE for
the Company's  corporate  campus.  If the synthetic lease was not  restructured,
FASB  Interpretation  No. 46 would require TSYS to consolidate the SPE effective
with the reporting period beginning July 1, 2003. On April 30, 2003, the Company
provided  written  notice that it intended to terminate the lease  agreement for
the Company's  corporate  campus.  On June 30, 2003, the Company  terminated the
lease  agreement and  purchased  the  corporate  campus for $93.5 million with a
combination of cash and long-term debt financing  through a banking affiliate of
Synovus.

Results of Operations

     The  following  table sets forth  certain  revenue and  expense  items as a
percentage of total revenues and the percentage  increases or decreases in those
items for the three months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002:

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Results of Operations (continued)

                                                                                           
                                                                  Percentage of               Percentage Change
                                                                  Total Revenues              in Dollar Amounts
                                                           -----------------------------   ------------------------
                                                               2003             2002            2003 vs. 2002
                                                           -------------      ----------   ------------------------
     Revenues:
       Electronic payment processing services                    68.8  %         63.5  %            15.4  %
       Other services                                            10.0            11.6               (8.0)
                                                           -------------      ----------
          Revenues before reimbursable items                     78.8            75.1               11.8
       Reimbursable items                                        21.2            24.9               (9.0)
                                                           -------------      ----------
          Total revenues                                        100.0           100.0                6.7
                                                           -------------      ----------
     Expenses:
       Salaries and other personnel expense                      32.4            30.5               13.6
       Net occupancy and equipment expense                       19.6            17.3               20.8
       Other operating expenses                                   9.4            11.5              (13.1)
                                                           -------------      ----------
           Expenses before reimbursable items                    61.4            59.3               10.5
       Reimbursable items                                        21.2            24.9               (9.0)
                                                           -------------      ----------
           Total expenses                                        82.6            84.2                4.7
                                                           -------------      ----------
           Operating income                                      17.4            15.8               16.9
     Nonoperating income                                          1.1             0.5                 nm
                                                           -------------      ----------
           Income  before  income  taxes,   minority
            interest  and  equity in income of joint
            ventures                                             18.5            16.3               21.1
     Income taxes                                                 7.0             5.8               27.9
     Minority  interest in  consolidated  subsidiary's
       net income                                                (0.1)           (0.0)                nm
     Equity in income of joint ventures                           1.9             2.0               (2.1)
                                                           -------------      ----------
     Net income                                                  13.3  %         12.5  %            13.8  %
                                                           =============      ==========


nm = not meaningful

     The  following  table sets forth  certain  revenue and  expense  items as a
percentage of total revenues and the percentage  increases or decreases in those
items for the six months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002:

                                                                                           
                                                                  Percentage of               Percentage Change
                                                                  Total Revenues              in Dollar Amounts
                                                           -----------------------------   ------------------------
                                                               2003             2002            2003 vs. 2002
                                                           -------------      ----------   ------------------------
     Revenues:
       Electronic payment processing services                    67.8  %         63.2  %            16.3  %
       Other services                                            10.0            11.9               (8.7)
                                                           -------------      ----------
          Revenues before reimbursable items                     77.8            75.0               12.4
       Reimbursable items                                        22.2            25.0               (3.4)
                                                           -------------      ----------
          Total revenues                                        100.0           100.0                8.4
                                                           -------------      ----------
     Expenses:
       Salaries and other personnel expense                      31.4            30.3               12.2
       Net occupancy and equipment expense                       20.0            18.3               18.7


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Results of Operations (continued)

                                                                                           
                                                                  Percentage of               Percentage Change
                                                                  Total Revenues              in Dollar Amounts
                                                           -----------------------------   -------------------------
                                                               2003             2002            2003 vs. 2002
                                                           -------------      ----------   -------------------------
       Other operating expenses                                   9.1            10.6               (7.1)
                                                           -------------      ----------
           Expenses before reimbursable items                    60.5            59.2               10.7
       Reimbursable items                                        22.2            25.0               (3.4)
                                                           -------------      ----------
           Total expenses                                        82.7            84.2                6.5
                                                           -------------      ----------
           Operating income                                      17.3            15.8               18.4
     Nonoperating income                                          0.6             0.3                 nm
                                                           -------------      ----------
           Income  before  income  taxes,   minority
            interest  and  equity in income of joint
            ventures                                             17.9            16.1               20.3
     Income taxes                                                 6.6             5.8               22.7
     Minority  interest in  consolidated  subsidiary's
       net income                                                (0.1)            0.0                 nm
     Equity in income of joint ventures                           1.8             2.0               (4.2)
                                                           -------------      ----------
     Net income                                                  13.0  %         12.3  %            14.8  %
                                                           =============      ==========

nm = not meaningful

Revenues

     TSYS' revenues are derived from providing electronic payment processing and
related  services to financial and  nonfinancial  institutions,  generally under
long-term  processing  contracts.   TSYS'  services  are  provided  through  the
Company's cardholder systems,  TS2 and TS1, to financial  institutions and other
organizations  throughout  the United  States,  Mexico,  Canada,  Honduras,  the
Caribbean  and  Europe.  The  Company  currently  offers  merchant  services  to
financial  institutions  and other  organizations  in Japan through its majority
owned  subsidiary,  GP Net, and in the United States  through its joint venture,
Vital.  Total revenues  increased  $16.1 million and $39.5 million,  or 6.7% and
8.4%, during the three and six months ended June 30, 2003,  compared to the same
periods in 2002. Excluding  reimbursable items, revenues increased $21.5 million
and $43.6  million,  or 11.8% and 12.4%,  during the three and six months  ended
June 30, 2003, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2002.

Electronic Payment Processing Services

     Electronic payment processing revenues are generated primarily from charges
based on the  number  of  accounts  on  file,  transactions  and  authorizations
processed,  statements mailed, credit bureau reports, cards embossed and mailed,
and other  processing  services  for  cardholder  accounts  on file.  Cardholder
accounts on file include active and inactive  consumer  credit,  retail,  debit,
stored value,  student loan and commercial  card accounts.  Due to the number of
cardholder  accounts processed by TSYS and the expanding use of cards as well as
increases  in the scope of  services  offered to clients,  revenues  relating to
electronic  payment  processing  services have continued to grow.  Revenues from
electronic  payment  processing  services  increased  $23.7  million  and  $48.4
million,  or 15.4% and 16.3%,  for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003,
respectively, compared to the same periods in 2002.

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Results of Operations (continued)

     Due to the seasonal nature of credit card transactions,  TSYS' revenues and
results of operations  have  generally  increased in the fourth  quarter of each
year because of  increased  transaction  and  authorization  volumes  during the
traditional  holiday shopping season.  Furthermore,  growth or a decline in card
portfolios of existing  clients,  the  conversion of cardholder  accounts of new
clients  to the  Company's  processing  platforms,  and the  loss of  cardholder
accounts impact the results of operations from period to period. Another factor,
among others,  which may affect TSYS'  revenues and results of  operations  from
time to time is the sale by a client of its  business,  its card  portfolio or a
segment  of  its  accounts  to  a  party  which  processes  cardholder  accounts
internally or uses another third-party processor.

     Processing contracts with large clients, representing a significant portion
of the  Company's  total  revenues,  generally  provide for discounts on certain
services  based on the size and  activity  of  clients'  portfolios.  Therefore,
electronic payment processing revenues and the related margins are influenced by
the client mix  relative to the size of client card  portfolios,  as well as the
number and activity of individual cardholder accounts processed for each client.
Consolidation  among  financial  institutions  has  resulted in an  increasingly
concentrated  client base,  which results in a changing client mix toward larger
clients.  Consolidation in either the financial services or retail industries, a
change in the economic  environment in the retail sector, or a change in the mix
of payments  between cash and cards could favorably or unfavorably  impact TSYS'
financial condition, results of operations and cash flows in the future.

     The Company provides services to its clients including processing consumer,
retail,  commercial,  debit and  stored-value  cards,  as well as  student  loan
account processing. Consumer cards include Visa, MasterCard and American Express
credit cards.  Debit/Stored  value accounts include debit cards and stored value
cards.  Government  services/EBT accounts on file consist mainly of student loan
processing  accounts.  Retail  cards  include  private  label  and  gift  cards.
Commercial cards include  purchasing cards,  corporate cards and fleet cards for
employees.  The  following  table  summarizes  TSYS'  accounts  on file (AOF) by
portfolio type as of:

                                                                                                 
     AOF by Type                                   June 30, 2003                 June 30, 2002
     -----------------------------------    ----------------------------    ------------------------
     (in millions)                              AOF             %               AOF          %             % Change
                                            ------------- --------------    ------------ -----------    -----------------
     Consumer                                      145.0           55.2           121.8        53.8               19.0
     Retail                                         82.6           31.5            80.6        35.6                2.5
     Commercial                                     20.3            7.7            18.8         8.3                8.0
     Debit/Stored Value                              7.9            3.0             5.0         2.2               58.0
     Government services/EBT                         6.7            2.6             0.5         0.1                 nm
     -----------------------------------    ------------- --------------    ------------ -----------
         Total                                     262.5          100.0           226.7       100.0               15.8
                                            ============= ==============    ============ ===========

          nm = not meaningful

     Average  cardholder  accounts on file for the three  months  ended June 30,
2003 were 260.7 million,  an increase of approximately 13.8% over the average of
229.1 million for the same period in 2002. Average  cardholder  accounts on file
for the six  months  ended June 30,  2003 were 256.4  million,  an  increase  of
approximately  10.5% over the  average of 232.1  million  for the same period in
2002.  Cardholder  accounts on file at June 30, 2003 were 262.5 million, a 15.8%
increase  compared to the 226.7 million  accounts on file at June 30, 2002.  The
change in  cardholder  accounts on file from June 2002 to June 2003 included the
deconversion and purging of 9.5 million accounts, the addition of

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Results of Operations (continued)

approximately  23.8 million  accounts  attributable  to the  internal  growth of
existing clients, and approximately 21.5 million accounts for new clients.

     TSYS expects to continue expanding its market share in the consumer, debit,
retail and commercial card arenas. The Company's future growth is dependent upon
new clients,  international  expansion and continued internal growth of clients'
portfolios.

     TSYS is a major third-party  processor of retail cards.  Traditional retail
card  operations  are  increasing  the  activity  of their  card  portfolios  by
converting inactive accounts to Visa/MasterCard  consumer cards. TSYS is able to
provide its extensive  electronic  payment  processing tools and techniques,  as
well  as  value-added  functionality,  to  traditional  retail  card  operations
allowing  better  segmentation  and  potentially  increased   profitability  for
customers.  TSYS does not receive as much  revenue from retail  cards,  on a per
account  basis,   as  it  does  from  consumer  cards  because   consumer  cards
traditionally generate more transactions.  Retail cards are generally limited to
a particular  location or retail chain.  Consumer  cards are widely  accepted at
numerous retail outlets.

     In  March  2003,   Sears   announced  that  it  was  evaluating   strategic
alternatives for the company's private label and MasterCard portfolio.  In July,
Sears and  Citicorp  announced an  agreement  for the proposed  sale by Sears to
Citicorp of the Sears credit card and financial  services  businesses by the end
of 2003.  Sears and Citicorp are both  customers of TSYS, and TSYS considers its
relationships with both companies to be very positive.

     TSYS and Sears are  parties to a 10-year  agreement,  which was  renewed in
January of 2000, under which TSYS provides transaction  processing for more than
78 million Sears accounts.  The TSYS/Sears processing agreement as it relates to
the Sears retail and MasterCard portfolios expires on April 30, 2010. During the
six month  period  ending June 30,  2003,  TSYS'  revenues  from the  TSYS/Sears
agreement  represented  6.50%  of TSYS'  consolidated  revenues.  The  agreement
includes provisions for termination for convenience prior to its expiration upon
the payment of a termination  fee.  This  termination  fee is not fixed,  but is
reduced  annually the closer the  termination  date is to the expiration date of
the agreement.  The TSYS/Sears agreement also grants to Sears the one-time right
to market test TSYS'  pricing  and  functionality  after May 1, 2004.  Potential
results  of such  market  test,  in which  TSYS will be a  participant,  include
continuation of the processing agreement under its existing terms,  continuation
of the processing agreement under mutually agreed modified terms, or termination
of the processing agreement after May 1, 2006 without a termination fee.

     At this  point  in  time,  TSYS  has not had any  formal  discussions  with
Citicorp about Citicorp's future plans for the Sears  portfolios.  TSYS believes
that many  aspects  of the  TSYS/Sears  processing  agreement  are unique to its
relationship  with Sears,  and TSYS  intends to address  those  issues in future
conversations  and  negotiations  with  Citicorp.  The  impact  of the  proposed
transaction  between  Sears and Citicorp on the financial  position,  results of
operations and cash flows of TSYS cannot be determined at this time.

     TSYS  has a  dominant  market  share  position  in the  domestic  Visa  and
MasterCard  commercial  card  processing  arena.  Future  growth in this area is
dependent upon increased card activity with more purchasing by businesses  being
transacted  electronically  and  additional  firms  realizing  the  benefits  of
converting their paper-based purchasing systems to electronic transactions using
commercial cards.

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Results of Operations (continued)

     In April 2002,  the Company  announced that it had entered into a five-year
agreement with Accenture valued in excess of $120 million to provide  processing
services for the U.S. Department of Education. TSYS began processing all student
loan  originations  for the  Department of Education on April 26, 2002,  and was
processing  6.6 million  student loan  accounts at June 30, 2003.  The agreement
also  involves  converting  all  existing  student  loan  accounts  to TSYS' new
stand-alone  platform during several phases. The conversion phases are scheduled
to be  completed  in the third  quarter of 2003,  and TSYS  estimates it will be
processing  a total of  approximately  12 million  student loan  accounts  after
completion of these conversions.

     TSYS  processes  debit and stored value cards.  At June 30, 2003,  TSYS was
processing 7.9 million debit and stored value accounts, a 58.0% increase, or 2.9
million accounts,  compared to 5.0 million at June 30, 2002. The majority of the
increase  relates to one client adding  approximately  1.7 million  stored value
accounts.

     TSYS provides processing  services to its clients worldwide.  TSYS plans to
continue to expand its service  offerings to other countries in the future.  The
following table summarizes TSYS' AOF by area based on the domicile of processing
clients as of:

                                                                                                 

      AOF by Area                                June 30, 2003                June 30, 2002
      ----------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------------------
      (in millions)                               AOF            %            AOF            %         % Change
                                          ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Domestic                                        217.3       82.8           197.8        87.8              9.8
      Foreign                                          45.2       17.2            28.9        12.2             56.5
      ----------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------------------
          Total                                       262.5      100.0           226.7       100.0             15.8
                                          ==========================================================


     The  Company's  electronic  payment  processing  service  revenues are also
impacted  by the use of  optional  value added  products  and  services of TSYS'
processing systems. Value added products and services are optional features each
client can choose to subscribe to in order to potentially increase the financial
performance of its portfolio.  Value added products and services  include:  risk
management tools and techniques, such as credit evaluation,  fraud detection and
prevention,  and behavior  analysis  tools;  and revenue  enhancement  tools and
customer retention programs,  such as loyalty programs and bonus rewards.  These
revenues can increase or decrease  over time as clients  subscribe or unsubsribe
for these  services.  For the three months  ended June 30, 2003 and 2002,  value
added products and services  represented  13.9% and 12.9%,  or $35.9 million and
$31.2  million,  of total  revenues,  respectively.  Revenues  from value  added
products  and  services,   which  includes  some  reimbursable   items  paid  to
third-party  vendors,  increased  15.0%,  or $4.7 million,  for the three months
ended June 30, 2003, compared to the same period in 2002.

     For the six months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002,  value added  products and
services  represented  14.0% and 12.2%,  or $71.3 million and $57.2 million,  of
total revenues,  respectively.  Revenues from value added products and services,
which includes some reimbursable  items paid to third-party  vendors,  increased
24.7%, or $14.2 million, for the six months ended June 30, 2003, compared to the
same period in 2002.

     On March 3, 2003,  the Company  announced  that Bank One  selected  TSYS to
upgrade its credit card processing.  Under the long term software  licensing and
services agreement,  TSYS will provide electronic payment processing services to
Bank One's credit card accounts for at least two years starting

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Results of Operations (continued)

in mid 2004 (excluding  statement and card production  services),  and then TSYS
will license a modified  version of its TS2 consumer and commercial  software to
Bank One under a perpetual  license  with a six year payment  term.  The Company
uses the percentage-of-completion  accounting method for its agreement with Bank
One and  recognizes  revenues in proportion to costs  incurred.  The impact upon
2003  earnings  will be slightly  positive.  The 2004  earnings  per share (EPS)
contribution  from the Bank One  agreement  is  expected  to range from $0.03 to
$0.04.  Beginning in 2005 and continuing  thereafter through the payment term of
the  license,  the EPS  contribution  of the Bank One  agreement  is expected to
exceed $0.04 on an annual basis.

Other Services

     Revenues from other  services  consist  primarily of revenues  generated by
TSYS' wholly owned  subsidiaries.  Revenues from other  services  decreased $2.2
million,  or 8.0%, in the second quarter of 2003, compared to the second quarter
of 2002.  Revenues from other services decreased $4.8 million,  or 8.7%, for the
first six months of 2003,  compared to the same  period in 2002.  The decline in
other services revenues related to a decline in call center and business process
management  revenues related to decreased business from a client in the subprime
credit business and the loss of business of a major airline client.

     On April 28, 2003, TSYS completed the  acquisition of Enhancement  Services
Corporation  (ESC) for $36.0  million in cash.  ESC  provides  targeted  loyalty
consulting and travel,  as well as gift card and merchandise  reward programs to
more than 40 national and regional financial  institutions in the United States.
The Company believes the acquisition of ESC enhances TSYS processing services by
adding distinct value  differentiation for TSYS and its clients.  For the second
quarter of 2003,  TSYS' revenues  include $3.0 million related to ESC's revenues
and are included in other services.

Major Customers

     A significant  amount of the Company's  revenues is derived from  long-term
contracts with large clients,  including certain major customers.  For the three
months ended June 30, 2003, the Company had two major  customers.  The two major
customers for the quarter ended June 30, 2003 accounted for approximately 30.2%,
or $77.7 million,  of total revenues.  For the three months ended June 30, 2002,
TSYS had two major  customers  that accounted for 35.0%,  or $82.0  million,  of
total  revenues.  The loss of one of the  Company's  major  customers,  or other
significant  clients,  could have a  material  adverse  effect on the  Company's
financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

     For the  six  months  ended  June  30,  2003,  the  Company  had two  major
customers.  The two major  customers  for the six  months  ended  June 30,  2003
accounted for approximately 30.1%, or $153.0 million, of total revenues. For the
six months ended June 30, 2002,  TSYS had two major customers that accounted for
33.9%,  or $159.5 million,  of total revenues.  The loss of one of the Company's
major customers,  or other  significant  clients,  could have a material adverse
effect on the  Company's  financial  position,  results of  operations  and cash
flows.

Reimbursable Items

     Reimbursable  items  decreased  $5.4 million and $4.0 million,  or 9.0% and
3.4%,  for the  three and six  months  ended  June 30,  2003,  respectively,  as
compared to the same  periods  last year.  The  majority of  reimbursable  items
relates  to  the  Company's   domestic-based  clients  and  is  primarily  costs
associated with postage. The decrease in 2003 is related to services provided to
a major  client that  mailed  less  statements  in 2003  compared  to 2002,  and
therefore required less postage.

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Operating Expenses

     Total  expenses  increased 4.7% and 6.5% for the three and six months ended
June 30, 2003,  respectively,  compared to the same  periods in 2002.  Excluding
reimbursable  items,  total expenses increased 10.5% and 10.7% for the three and
six months  ended  June 30,  2003,  compared  to the same  periods in 2002.  The
increases  in  operating  expenses  are  attributable  to changes in each of the
expense categories as described below.

     Salaries and other  personnel  expenses  increased  $10.0 million and $17.4
million,  or 13.6% and 12.2%,  for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003,
respectively,  compared to the same  periods in 2002.  The change in  employment
expenses is associated with the growth in the number of employees, normal salary
increases  and related  benefits,  as well as lower levels of  employment  costs
categorized as software  development and contract acquisition costs. The average
number of employees  in the second  quarter of 2003  increased  to 5,421,  which
increased  2.1% compared to 5,311 in the same period in 2002. The average number
of  employees  for the  first  six  months of 2003  increased  to  5,304,  which
approximates  the 5,298 in the same period in 2002.  During the second  quarter,
TSYS added  approximately 220 employees  associated with the ESC acquisition and
the creation of a wholly-owned  subsidiary  named TSYS Technology  Center,  Inc.
(TTC) in Boise, Idaho. Initially employing 77 team members, the TTC team members
will support technology efforts throughout TSYS,  including government services,
customer care, programming,  and systems development. At July 31, 2003, TSYS had
5,516 full-time and 216 part-time employees.

     Net  occupancy  and  equipment  expense  increased  $8.7  million and $16.1
million,  or 20.8% and 18.7%,  for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003,
respectively,  over the same periods in 2002. Due to rapidly changing technology
in computer  equipment,  TSYS'  equipment  needs are  achieved to a large extent
through  operating  leases.  Computer  equipment  and  software  rentals,  which
represent  the  largest  component  of  net  occupancy  and  equipment  expense,
increased  approximately  $4.6  million and $6.2 million for the first three and
six months  ended June 30, 2003,  respectively,  compared to the same periods of
2002.  Depreciation  and  amortization  increased  $4.0 million and $8.8 million
during the three and six months ended June 30, 2003,  respectively,  compared to
the same periods in 2002. The increase in depreciation  and  amortization is the
result of the amortization of additional  software acquired in 2002, as well as,
the amortization of developed software placed in service after June 30, 2002.

     In January 2003, the FASB issued  Interpretation No. 46,  "Consolidation of
Variable   Interest   Entities,   an   interpretation   of  ARB  No.  51."  This
Interpretation  addresses the consolidation by business  enterprises of variable
interest entities as defined in the Interpretation.  The Interpretation  applies
immediately to variable  interests in variable  interest  entities created after
January 31,  2003,  and to variable  interests  in  variable  interest  entities
obtained  after  January 31, 2003.  For  enterprises  such as the Company with a
variable interest in a variable interest entity created before February 1, 2003,
the  Interpretation  is applied to the  enterprise  no later than the end of the
first annual reporting period beginning after June 15, 2003. The  Interpretation
requires certain  disclosures in financial  statements  issued after January 31,
2003.

     In 2002, the Company  renewed its operating  lease agreement with a special
purpose entity (SPE) for the Company's  corporate campus. If the synthetic lease
was not  restructured,  Interpretation  No. 46 would require TSYS to consolidate
the SPE effective with the reporting period beginning July 1, 2003.

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Results of Operations (continued)

     On April 30, 2003, the Company  provided written notice that it intended to
terminate the lease agreement for the Company's  corporate  campus.  On June 30,
2003, the Company  terminated the lease  arrangement and purchased the corporate
campus with a combination of cash and long-term debt financing through a banking
affiliate of Synovus.  As a result of the purchase,  net occupancy and equipment
expense is not expected to increase because the increase of  approximately  $2.6
million annually for depreciation of the building and related  equipment will be
offset by the decrease in annual rent expense related to the lease. The interest
expense  associated  with the line of credit is discussed  below in nonoperating
income.

     Other  operating  expenses  for the  first  three  and six  months  of 2003
decreased  $3.7 million and $3.5 million,  or 13.1% and 7.1%,  respectively,  as
compared to the same periods in 2002. Other operating  expenses  include,  among
other things,  charges for processing  errors,  contractual  commitments and bad
debt  expense.  As  described  in  the  Critical  Accounting  Policies  section,
management's  evaluation of the adequacy of its transaction  processing reserves
and allowance for doubtful accounts is based on a formal analysis which assesses
the  probability  of losses  related to  contractual  contingencies,  processing
errors and  uncollectible  accounts.  Increases  and  decreases  in  transaction
processing  provisions  and charges for bad debt expense are  reflected in other
operating   expenses.   Charges  for  transaction   processing  and  contractual
commitments  for the three months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002 were $194,000 and
$6.3 million,  respectively.  Charges for transaction processing and contractual
commitments  for the six months  ended June 30, 2003 and 2002 were $2.2  million
and $6.9 million, respectively.

Operating Income

     Operating  income  increased  16.9% and 18.4% for the three and six  months
ended June 30, 2003,  respectively,  over the same periods in 2002. The increase
in operating  income was the result of the  Company's  commitment to contain the
growth in operating  expenses  below the growth rate in revenues.  The Company's
operating  profit margin for the second  quarter of 2003 was 17.4%,  compared to
15.8% for the same period last year. Excluding reimbursable items, the Company's
operating  profit  margin for the three  months  ended June 30,  2003 was 22.0%,
compared to 21.1% for the three months ended June 30, 2002. The Company's  focus
on expense control was the main reason for the improved margin.

     The Company's  operating profit margin for the first six months of 2003 was
17.3%,  compared to 15.8% for the same period last year. Excluding  reimbursable
items,  the Company's  operating profit margin for the six months ended June 30,
2003 was 22.2%,  compared to 21.1% for the six months ended June 30,  2002.  The
Company's focus on expense control was the main reason for the improved margin.

Nonoperating Income

     Interest income,  net, includes interest income of $1.2 million and $17,000
of interest expense for the three months of 2003.  During the three months ended
June 30, 2002,  interest income,  net,  included interest income of $996,000 and
$7,000 of interest expense.

     Interest income,  net, includes interest income of $1.9 million and $30,000
of  interest  expense  for the six months  ended June 30,  2003.  During the six
months ended June 30, 2002,  interest income,  net,  included interest income of
$1.4 million and $20,000 of interest expense.

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Results of Operations (continued)

     On June 30, 2003, the Company  terminated the operating lease agreement and
purchased  the corporate  campus for $93.5  million with a combination  of $73.3
million in cash and  long-term  line of credit  through a banking  affiliate  of
Synovus. The line is an automatic draw down facility.  The interest rate for the
line of credit is the  London  Interbank  Offered  Rate  (LIBOR)  plus 150 basis
points.  In addition,  there is a charge of 15 basis points on any funds unused.
The line of credit is unsecured  debt and includes the  covenants  requiring the
Company to maintain certain minimum financial ratios. At June 30, 2003, TSYS had
$20.2 million  outstanding on the line of credit.  Interest income,  net will be
negatively impacted as a result of purchasing the campus.

     In July 2002,  the  Company  restructured  $12.6  million of its  permanent
financing of its UK operation as an  intercompany  loan. The financing  requires
the unit to repay the financing in US dollars.  The  functional  currency of the
European  operations  is the  British  Pound  Sterling  (BPS).  As  the  Company
translates the European  financial  statements  into US dollars,  the translated
balance of the financing  (liability) is adjusted  upwards or downwards to match
the US-dollar obligation (receivable) on the Company's financial statement.  The
upwards  or  downwards  adjustment  is  recorded  as a gain or  loss on  foreign
currency translation.  As a result of the restructuring,  the Company recorded a
foreign currency  translation gain on the Company's  financing with its European
operations  during the second quarter of 2003 of $258,000,  compared to $212,000
for the same  period  last year.  For the six months  ended June 30,  2003,  the
Company recorded a gain of $85,000,  compared to $1,300 for the same period last
year.  The  balance of the  financing  at June 30, 2003 was  approximately  $1.3
million.

     The  Company  also  records  foreign   currency   translation   adjustments
associated with other balance sheet accounts. The Company maintains several cash
accounts  denominated in foreign  currencies,  specifically in Euros and BPS. As
the Company  translates the  foreign-denominated  cash balances into US dollars,
the translated cash balance is adjusted upwards or downwards  depending upon the
foreign  currency  exchange  movements.  The upwards or downwards  adjustment is
recorded  as a gain or loss on  foreign  currency  translation.  As  those  cash
accounts have increased,  the upwards or downwards  adjustments  have increased.
The majority of the translation gain of $1.2 million for the first six months of
June 30, 2003 relates to the  translation of cash  accounts.  The balance of the
foreign-denominated cash accounts subject to risk of translation gains or losses
at June 30,  2003 was  approximately  $29.4  million,  the  majority of which is
denominated in BPS.

Income Taxes

     TSYS'  effective  income tax rate for the three  months ended June 30, 2003
was 34.6%,  compared to 32.0% for the same period in 2002.  The  increase in the
effective  income tax rate for the three months ended June 30, 2003, as compared
to the same  period in 2002,  is the result of the  recognition  of certain  tax
credits in 2002.  TSYS' effective  income tax rate for the six months ended June
30,  2003  was  33.7%,  compared  to  32.3%  for the same  period  in 2002.  The
calculation of the effective tax rate includes minority interest in consolidated
subsidiary's  net income and equity earnings of joint ventures in pretax income.
The Company expects its effective  income tax rate for 2003 to be  approximately
33-34%.

Equity in Income of Joint Ventures

     TSYS' share of income from its equity in joint  ventures  was $4.8  million
and  $4.9   million  for  the  three  months  ended  June  30,  2003  and  2002,
respectively.  For the first six months of 2003 and 2002,  TSYS' share of income
from  its  equity  in  joint   ventures  was  $9.0  million  and  $9.4  million,
respectively.

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Results of Operations (continued)

The decrease for the quarter is  attributable  mainly to the decrease in Vital's
operating results as a result of pricing compression as discussed below.

Vital Processing Services L.L.C. (Vital)

     Vital, a limited liability company,  is a merchant processing joint venture
of TSYS  and  Visa  U.S.A.  ("VISA").  The  Company  is a  leader  in  providing
integrated  end-to-end electronic  transaction  processing services primarily to
large financial  institutions and other merchant acquirers.  Vital processes all
payment forms including  credit,  debit,  electronic  benefit transfer and check
truncation  for  merchants  of all sizes  across a wide  array of retail  market
segments.  The Company's unbundled products and services include:  authorization
and capture of electronic  transactions;  clearing and  settlement of electronic
transactions; information reporting services related to electronic transactions;
merchant billing services; and point of sale terminal sales and service. Vital's
products and services are marketed to merchant  acquirers through a direct sales
force,  which concentrates on developing  long-term  relationships with existing
and prospective clients.

     The  Company  considers  Vital  to be  an  integral  part  of  its  overall
processing  operations  and an important  part of its overall  market  strategy.
Prior to forming the joint venture,  TSYS performed back-end merchant processing
services for its clients.  The revenues and expenses  associated  with  merchant
processing  were  included  in  operating  profits.  In the  ordinary  course of
business,  TSYS,  which still owns the merchant  processing  software,  provides
back-end  processing services to Vital. For the three months ended June 30, 2003
and 2002,  TSYS  generated  $5.3 million and $5.9 million of revenue from Vital,
respectively.  For the six months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002,  TSYS  generated
$11.0 million and $11.0 million of revenue from Vital, respectively.

     During the three months ended June 30, 2003, the Company's equity in income
of joint  ventures  related  to Vital  was $4.6  million,  a 3.0%  decrease,  or
$140,000, compared to $4.7 million for the same period last year. During the six
months ended June 30, 2003,  the  Company's  equity in income of joint  ventures
related to Vital was $8.5 million,  a 4.8%  decrease,  or $390,000,  compared to
$8.9 million for the same period last year.

     In 2000,  the  Board of  Directors  of Vital  approved  a plan to allow its
owners to set aside 2 million  units  held by the  owners to make  awards to key
management  of  Visa  and  TSYS.  In  June  2000,  TSYS  awarded  six of its key
executives an aggregate of 800,000 Vital  restricted  stock units for their role
in the  development,  growth and success of Vital. The units were to vest over a
36-month  cliff-vesting  schedule.  The  award  of  800,000  units  was  made in
anticipation of Vital becoming a publicly traded company.

     Because  Vital is not expected to become a publicly  traded  company in the
foreseeable  future,  TSYS  management,  with  approval  from  the  Compensation
Committee,  repurchased  the Vital  restricted  units from the Company's six key
executives in June 2003. The purchase  price for the restricted  shares of $3.85
per unit was based upon an independent, third party valuation of Vital conducted
as of May 31, 2003. The Company recognized  compensation  expense throughout the
entire vesting period.  Semiannually,  the Company received an independent third
party   evaluation  of  Vital   throughout   the  vesting  period  and  adjusted
compensation expense accordingly.  Through December 2002, the Company recognized
$3.0  million  as  compensation   expense.   After  adjusting  for  the  revised
evaluations in 2003,

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Results of Operations (continued)

TSYS recognized $80,000 as compensation  expense in 2003. With the repurchase of
the units, TSYS will maintain its 50% ownership in Vital.

     The following is a summary of Vital's consolidated statements of income for
the three and six months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002:

                                                                                               
                                            Three Months Ended June 30,              Six Months Ended June 30,
                                     ------------------------------------------ -------------------------------------
                                           2003                 2002                   2003               2002
                                     -----------------      --------------         --------------    ----------------
         Revenues                            $ 63,021              63,528               125,640             123,204
         Operating income                       8,708               9,554                17,207              18,278
         Net income                             8,847               9,727                17,483              18,614


     Vital  provides   products  and  services  through  its  merchant  services
offerings.  Vital's revenues are primarily  generated from charges based on: the
number of  transactions  processed;  the  number  of  merchant  accounts  on its
systems;  the number of reports provided (electronic and paper) to acquirers and
merchants;  and the  sale and  service  of  point  of sale  terminal  equipment.
Revenues generated by these activities depend upon a number of factors,  such as
demand for and price of Vital's services,  the technological  competitiveness of
its product  offerings,  Vital's  reputation  for providing  timely and reliable
service, competition within the industry, and general economic conditions.

     Processing contracts with large clients, representing a significant portion
of Vital's total revenues,  generally  provide for discounts on certain services
based on the volume of transactions processed by the client. Transaction volumes
are  influenced by both the number and type of merchants.  The growth or loss of
merchants  impacts the  results of  operations  from  period to period.  Vital's
operating  results may also be significantly  impacted by a customer selling all
or a portion of its merchant acquiring  business.  Consolidation among financial
institutions  has resulted in an increasingly  concentrated  client base,  which
results in revenues being concentrated in a smaller number of clients.

     Vital's revenues decreased  $507,000,  or 0.8%, and increased $2.4 million,
or 2.0%,  for the  three  and six  months  ended  June 30,  2003,  respectively,
compared to the same  periods in 2002.  The  decrease  in the second  quarter of
2003, as compared to the same period in 2002,  was primarily the result of price
concessions  related to the renewal of contracts partially offset by an increase
in the number of transactions processed.  The increase in 2003 over 2002 for the
six month  periods  was  primarily  the  result of  increases  in the  number of
transactions  processed  (net of price  reductions  to  certain  customers)  and
revenues associated with Vital's terminal deployment business.

     Vital's major expense items include  salaries and other  personnel  expense
and  equipment  expense.  Salaries and other  personnel  expense,  a significant
portion of Vital's  operating  expenses,  consists of the cost of personnel  who
develop and maintain  processing  applications,  operate  computer  networks and
provide  customer  support;  wages and related expenses paid to sales personnel;
non-revenue  producing customer support functions and  administrative  employees
and management.

     Other expenses consist primarily of the cost of network  telecommunications
capability;   transaction   processing   systems   including   depreciation  and
amortization,  maintenance and other system costs; third party service providers
including TSYS and VISA; and terminal equipment cost of sales.

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Results of Operations (continued)

     Vital's cost of services increased  $860,000 and $3.7 million,  or 2.5% and
5.6% for the three months and six months  ended June 30,  2003,  compared to the
same periods in 2002.  The increase was  primarily a result of increases in: the
cost of fees charged by debit network providers;  the cost of  telecommunication
and other third party  service  providers as a result of  increased  transaction
volumes and terminal  equipment cost of sales as a result of increased  terminal
sales.

     Vital  has  agreements  with  both TSYS and VISA to  provide  key  services
related to its business.  Vital is dependent on both TSYS and VISA to perform on
their obligations under these agreements. Vital's results of operations could be
significantly  impacted by material  changes in the terms and  conditions of the
agreements  with  TSYS  and  VISA,  changes  in  performance  standards  and the
financial condition of both TSYS and VISA.

     Vital, as a limited liability company,  is treated similar to a partnership
for income tax  purposes.  As a result,  no  provision  for  current or deferred
income  taxes has been made in Vital's  financial  statements.  Vital's  taxable
income or loss is  reportable  on the tax  returns of its owners  based on their
proportionate interest in Vital.

TSYS de Mexico

     The Company has a joint  venture with a number of Mexican banks and records
its 49% ownership in the joint  venture  using the equity method of  accounting.
The operation,  Total System Services de Mexico,  S.A. de C.V. (TSYS de Mexico),
prints  statements  and  provides  card-issuing  support  services  to the joint
venture clients.

     During the three months ended June 30, 2003, the Company's equity in income
of joint ventures related to TSYS de Mexico was $250,000,  a 16.9% increase,  or
$36,000,  compared  to $214,000  for the same  period last year.  During the six
months ended June 30, 2003,  the  Company's  equity in income of joint  ventures
related to TSYS de Mexico was $496,000, a 7.7% increase, or $35,000, compared to
$461,000 for the same period last year.

     TSYS' electronic payment  processing  revenues from clients based in Mexico
was $9.1 million for the second  quarter  ended June 30, 2003, a 28.5%  increase
over the $7.1  million  for the  second  quarter  ended  June  30,  2002.  TSYS'
electronic  payment  processing  revenues from clients based in Mexico was $17.1
million for the first six months ended June 30, 2003, a 30.4%  increase over the
$13.1 million for the same period in 2002. The increase in revenues is primarily
attributable to increased account on file growth of approximately 25.1%.

   The Company was notified by its largest client in Mexico that it intends to
utilize its internal global platform and did not renew its processing  agreement
with TSYS when it expired in the first quarter of 2003. However,  the client has
indicated that the  deconversion may be delayed until the third quarter of 2003.
This  client in  Mexico  represents  approximately  56% of TSYS'  revenues  from
Mexico.  As a result,  management  expects that  electronic  payment  processing
revenues for 2003 from Mexico will decrease when compared to electronic  payment
processing revenues from Mexico for 2002.

     TSYS  pays TSYS de  Mexico a  processing  support  fee for  certain  client
relationship  and network  services  that TSYS de Mexico has assumed  from TSYS.
TSYS paid TSYS de Mexico a  processing  support fee of $184,000 and $231,000 for
the three months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively.


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Results of Operations (continued)


TSYS paid TSYS de Mexico a  processing  support fee of $380,000 and $454,000 for
the six months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively.

Net Income

     Net income for the three  months  ended June 30,  2003  increased  13.8% to
$34.3  million,  or basic and diluted  earnings per share of $0.17,  compared to
$30.2 million,  or basic and diluted  earnings per share of $0.15,  for the same
period in 2002.  The Company's net profit margin for the second  quarter of 2003
was  13.3%,  compared  to  12.5%  for  the  same  period  last  year.  Excluding
reimbursable  items,  the Company's net profit margin for the second  quarter of
2003 was 16.9%, compared to 16.6% for the three months ended June 30, 2002.

     Net income for the six months ended June 30, 2003 increased  14.8% to $66.0
million,  or basic earnings per share of $0.34,  compared to $57.5  million,  or
basic  earnings per share of $0.29,  for the same period in 2002.  For the first
six  months of 2003,  diluted  earnings  per share was $0.33  compared  to $0.29
diluted  earnings  per share for the same period last year.  The  Company's  net
profit  margin for the six months  ended June 30,  2003 was 13.0%,  compared  to
12.3% for the same period last year. Excluding reimbursable items, the Company's
net profit margin for the six months ended June 30, 2003 was 16.7%,  compared to
16.3% for the same period in 2002.

Projected Outlook for 2003

     TSYS  expects  its 2003 net income to exceed its 2002 net income by 12-15%.
The  assumptions  underlying  2003's  net income  forecast  are an  increase  in
revenues  (excluding  reimbursables)  between 9-10%,  an internal growth rate of
accounts on file of existing clients of approximately  11% and a continued focus
on expense management.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

     The  Consolidated  Statements of Cash Flows detail the Company's cash flows
from  operating,  investing and financing  activities.  TSYS' primary  method of
funding  its  operations  and  growth  has  been  cash  generated  from  current
operations and the  occasional use of borrowed funds to supplement  financing of
capital expenditures.

Cash Flows From Operating Activities

     TSYS'  main  source  of  funds  is  derived  from   operating   activities,
specifically net income.  During the six months ended June 30, 2003, the Company
generated  $110.7  million in cash from operating  activities  compared to $76.1
million for the same period last year.

     On March 3, 2003,  the Company  announced  that Bank One  selected  TSYS to
upgrade  its credit  card  processing.  As part of that  agreement,  the Company
received a $30 million  payment from Bank One,  which is included in Billings in
Excess  of  Costs  on  Uncompleted  Contracts  on  the  balance  sheet,  and  is
recognizing this payment in accordance with percentage-of-completion accounting.

Cash Flows From Investing Activities

     The major uses of cash generated from  operations have been the addition of
property  and  equipment,  the  internal  development  and  purchase of computer
software,  investments in contract  acquisition  costs associated with obtaining
and servicing new or existing clients, and business


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acquisitions.  The Company used $176.1 million in cash for investing  activities
for the six months ended June 30, 2003,  compared to $50.4  million for the same
period in 2002.

Property and Equipment

     Capital  expenditures  for  property and  equipment  during the three month
period ended June 30, 2003 were $102.4 million,  compared to $5.0 million during
the  same  period  last  year.  For  the  first  six  months  of  2003,  capital
expenditures  for property and equipment were $107.4  million,  compared to $7.8
million during the same period last year.  The increase in capital  expenditures
in 2003 is due to the purchase of the corporate campus as discussed below.

     In 2002, the Company  renewed its operating  lease agreement with a special
purpose entity (SPE) for the Company's  corporate campus. If the synthetic lease
was not  restructured,  Interpretation  No. 46 would require TSYS to consolidate
the SPE effective with the reporting period beginning July 1, 2003. On April 30,
2003,  the Company  provided  written  notice that it intended to terminate  the
lease  agreement  for the  Company's  corporate  campus.  On June 30, 2003,  the
Company  terminated the lease arrangement and purchased the corporate campus for
$93.5 million through a combination of cash and long-term debt financing through
a banking affiliate of Synovus.  As a result of the purchase,  net occupancy and
equipment   expense  is  not  expected  to  increase  because  the  increase  of
approximately $2.6 million annually for depreciation of the building and related
equipment  will be offset by the decrease in annual rent expense  related to the
lease.

     On July 30, 2003, the Company announced the  groundbreaking  for a new TSYS
data center in  Knaresborough,  England.  The 47,000  square-foot  facility will
replace  the current  center in  Harrogate,  England.  It will be built on three
acres and includes  15,000 square feet of office  space.  The new data center is
estimated to cost  approximately  $30 million and should be completed by the end
of the fourth quarter of 2004.

Computer Software

     The Company added $13.5 million to computer software during the three month
period ended June 30,  2003,  compared to $19.8  million  during the same period
last year.  For the first six months of 2003, the Company added $29.0 million to
computer  software,  compared to $35.6 million during the same period last year.
The additions for both periods include purchased computer software and developed
computer software as further described below.

Purchased Computer Software

     Expenditures  for  purchased  computer  software  were $8.5 million for the
three months ended June 30, 2003,  compared to $14.0 million for the same period
in 2002.  For the first six months of 2003,  the  Company had  expenditures  for
purchased  computer  software of $20.0 million compared to $19.7 million for the
same period in 2002.  These  additions  relate to site  licenses  for  mainframe
processing systems.

Software Development Costs

     Additions to capitalized software development costs, including enhancements
to and  development of TS2 processing  systems,  were $5.1 million for the three
month period ending June 30, 2003,  compared to $5.8 million for the same period
in 2002.  For the first six months of 2003,  additions to  capitalized  software
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period in 2002. The decline in the amount  capitalized  as software  development
costs in 2003,  as compared  to 2002,  is the result of several  projects  being
completed in 2002.

     The following is a summary of the additions to software  development  costs
by project for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002:

                                                                                               
                                                         Three Months Ended June 30,    Six Months Ended June 30,
                                                        ------------------------------ -------------------------
         Software Development Projects                     2003              2002           2003         2002
                                                        ------------      -----------    -----------   ---------
         (in millions)
         ----------------------------------------------
         TSYS ProphIT                                         $ 3.5              2.2          6.8           6.0
         Integrated Payments                                    0.3              0.4          0.4           2.8
         Double Byte                                            0.1              1.7          0.5           3.9
         TSYS Total Commerce                                      -              1.2            -           2.2
         Other Capitalized Software Development Costs           1.2              0.3          1.3           1.0
         ---------------------------------------------- ------------      -----------    ---------      --------
             Total                                            $ 5.1              5.8          9.0          15.9
                                                        ============      ===========    =========      ========


     The Company  continues  to develop  TSYS  ProphITSM,  a  Web-based  process
management  system that provides direct access to account  information and other
system interfaces to help streamline an organization's business processes.  TSYS
ProphIT is currently  being  offered to TSYS'  processing  clients with expected
general  release of the core platform in the fourth  quarter of 2003.  Continued
development of TSYS ProphIT provides increased and enhanced functionality to the
core platform,  to include additional  customer service  functions.  The Company
anticipates  future  integration  of  TSYS  ProphIT  into  its  other  platforms
beginning in 2004. The Company  capitalized  approximately  $3.5 million for the
three months ended June 30, 2003 on TSYS ProphIT, bringing the total capitalized
in 2003 to $6.8 million. The Company has invested a total of $22.1 million since
the project began.

     The Company is developing its Integrated  Payments Platform  supporting the
online and offline debit and stored value markets,  giving clients access to all
national and regional networks, EBT programs, ATM driving and switching services
for online debit processing.  The Company capitalized approximately $298,000 for
the three months ended June 30, 2003 on these additional  systems,  bringing the
total capitalized in 2003 to $425,000.  The Company has invested a total of $7.4
million since the project began.  The Company  expects to complete the system in
phases. Phase 1 is expected to be completed during the third quarter of 2003.

     Due to the complexity of the differences  between the English  language and
Asian languages,  computer systems require two bytes to store an Asian character
compared  to one byte in the  English  language.  With the  opening  of a branch
office in Japan to facilitate its marketing of card  processing  services,  TSYS
began  modifying its current TS2 system to be able to  accommodate  language and
currency  differences  with  Asia,  commonly  referred  to as the  "double  byte
project."  During the three months ended June 30, 2003, the Company  capitalized
$135,000,  bringing the total  capitalized in 2003 to $532,000.  The Company has
invested a total of $10.1  million  since the  project  began.  The  Company
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has substantially  completed the core double-byte  architecture and is currently
in the testing phase with the double-byte project.

     The Company  developed a new commercial  card system,  TSYS Total Commerce,
which was built upon the  architectural  design of TS2. The new system  provides
enhanced  reporting for  multi-languages/currencies,  and global commercial card
processing for multinational  corporations on a single platform. The Company has
invested a total of $36.9 million.  The Company placed the new system in service
in late 2002.

Acquisition

     On April 28, 2003,  TSYS announced the acquisition of ESC for $36.0 million
in cash.  The  Company  is in the  process  of  completing  the  purchase  price
allocation  and has  preliminarily  allocated  approximately  $26.0  million  to
goodwill,  approximately $8.2 million to intangibles and the remaining amount to
the net assets acquired. ESC provides targeted loyalty consulting and travel, as
well as gift card and  merchandise  reward programs to more than 40 national and
regional  financial  institutions in the United States. The Company believes the
acquisition of ESC enhances TSYS  processing  services by adding  distinct value
differentiation for TSYS and its clients.

Contract Acquisition Costs

     TSYS makes cash payments for  processing  rights,  third-party  development
costs and other direct salary  related costs in connection  with  converting new
customers to the Company's  processing  systems.  The Company's  investments  in
contract acquisition costs were $4.6 million for the three months ended June 30,
2003,  and $18.5  million for the three months ended June 30, 2002.  The Company
did not pay any cash  payments  for  processing  rights  during the three months
ended June 30, 2003. Cash payments for processing  rights were $15.0 million for
the three  months ended June 30, 2002.  During the second  quarter of 2002,  the
Company  paid  $14.0  million  in  cash  for  processing  rights  as part of its
agreement with one client.  Conversion cost additions were $4.6 million and $3.5
million for the three months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively.

     The Company's  investments in contract acquisition costs were $13.4 million
for the six months  ended June 30,  2003,  and $27.7  million for the six months
ended June 30, 2002.  Cash payments for processing  rights were $3.0 million and
$21.5  million for the six months  ended June 30,  2003 and 2002,  respectively.
Conversion cost additions were $10.4 million and $6.2 million for the six months
ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively.

Cash Flows From Financing Activities

     The major uses of cash for  financing  activities  has been the  payment of
dividends and the purchase of stock under the stock  repurchase  plan.  The main
source of cash from financing activities has been the occasional use of borrowed
funds. Net cash provided from investing activities for the six months ended June
30, 2003 was $4.4  million  mainly as a result of proceeds  from the issuance of
long-term  debt. The Company used $5.7 million in cash for financing  activities
for the six  months  ended  June 30,  2002  primarily  for the  payment  of cash
dividends.

Stock Repurchase Plan

     On April 15,  2003,  TSYS  announced  that its board had  approved  a stock
repurchase plan to purchase up to 2 million shares,  which  represents  slightly
more than five  percent of the shares of TSYS

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stock held by shareholders other than Synovus.  The shares may be purchased from
time to time  over  the  next  two  years at  prices  considered  attractive  to
management.  Repurchased  shares  will be used for general  corporate  purposes.
Through June 30, 2003,  the Company has purchased  512,900  shares at an average
cost of $18.49 per share.

Line of Credit

     In  connection  with the  purchase  of the  campus,  TSYS  obtained a $45.0
million long-term line of credit from a banking  affiliate of Synovus.  The line
is an automatic draw down facility.  The interest rate for the line of credit is
the London  Interbank  Offered Rate (LIBOR) plus 150 basis points.  In addition,
there is a charge of 15 basis points on any funds unused.  The line of credit is
unsecured  debt and includes  the  covenants  requiring  the Company to maintain
certain  minimum  financial  ratios.  At June 30, 2003,  TSYS had $20.2  million
outstanding on the line of credit.

Dividends

     The Company has paid a dividend for 55 consecutive  quarters.  Dividends on
common  stock of $3.5  million  were paid during the three months ended June 30,
2003,  bringing the total paid in 2003 to $6.9 million.  On April 17, 2003,  the
Company  announced a 14.3%  increase in its  quarterly  dividend from $0.0175 to
$0.0200 per share. On April 18, 2002, the Company  announced a 16.7% increase in
its quarterly dividend from $0.0150 to $0.0175 per share.

Significant Noncash Transaction

     Effective  January 1, 2002,  TSYS acquired TDM from Synovus in exchange for
2,175,000  newly issued shares of TSYS common stock with a market value of $43.5
million. TDM now operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of TSYS. This transaction
increased Synovus' ownership of TSYS to 81.1% in 2002.

     On October 15, 2002 the board of directors of TSYS approved the purchase of
ProCard,  Inc.  (ProCard) from Synovus for $30.0 million in cash. On November 1,
2002, TSYS completed the acquisition.  ProCard is a leading provider of software
and Internet  tools  designed to assist  organizations  with the  management  of
purchasing,  travel and fleet card programs.  ProCard's  software solutions have
been integrated into TSYS'  processing  solutions and offer TSYS the opportunity
to further expand its services to ProCard's clients.

     Because the  acquisitions  of TDM and  ProCard  were  transactions  between
entities under common  control,  the Company is reflecting the  acquisitions  at
historical  cost in accordance  with SFAS 141. In accordance with the provisions
of SFAS 141, TSYS restated its financial statements for the periods that Synovus
controlled both ProCard and TSYS for the ProCard acquisition only.

Foreign Exchange

     TSYS  operates  internationally  and  is  subject  to  potentially  adverse
movements in foreign currency exchange rates.  Since December 2000, TSYS has not
entered  into  foreign  exchange  forward  contracts  to reduce its  exposure to
foreign currency rate changes.

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Impact of Inflation

     Although  the impact of  inflation  on its  operations  cannot be precisely
determined, the Company believes that by controlling its operating expenses, and
by taking  advantage of more efficient  computer  hardware and software,  it can
minimize the impact of inflation.

Working Capital

     TSYS may seek  additional  external  sources of capital in the future.  The
form of any such financing will vary depending upon prevailing  market and other
conditions  and may include  short-term or long-term  borrowings  from financial
institutions or the issuance of additional equity and/or debt securities such as
industrial  revenue  bonds.  However,  there can be no assurance that funds will
available  on terms  acceptable  to TSYS.  Management  expects  that  TSYS  will
continue to be able to fund a  significant  portion of its  capital  expenditure
needs through  internally  generated  cash in the future,  as evidenced by TSYS'
current  ratio of 1.6:1.  At June 30,  2003,  TSYS had working  capital of $91.2
million compared to $152.0 million at December 31, 2002.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

     In June 2001, the FASB issued Statement No. 143 (SFAS 143), "Accounting for
Asset Retirement  Obligations." SFAS 143 requires the Company to record the fair
value of an asset retirement obligation as a liability in the period in which it
incurs a legal obligation  associated with the retirement of tangible long-lived
assets that  result  from the  acquisition,  construction,  development,  and/or
normal use of the assets.

     The Company also records a corresponding asset that is depreciated over the
life of the asset. Subsequent to the initial measurement of the asset retirement
obligation, the obligation will be adjusted at the end of each period to reflect
the passage of time and changes in the  estimated  future cash flows  underlying
the obligation. The Company adopted SFAS 143 on January 1, 2003. The adoption of
SFAS 143 did not have a material  effect on the  Company's  financial  position,
results of operations or cash flows.

     In April 2002, the FASB issued Statement No. 145 (SFAS 145), "Rescission of
FASB  Statements  No. 4, 44 and 64,  Amendment  of FASB  Statement  No.  13, and
Technical Corrections." SFAS 145 amends existing guidance on reporting gains and
losses on the  extinguishment of debt to prohibit the classification of the gain
or loss as extraordinary, as the use of such extinguishments have become part of
the risk management strategy of many companies. SFAS 145 also amends SFAS No. 13
to require  sale-leaseback  accounting for certain lease modifications that have
economic effects similar to sale-leaseback  transactions.  The provisions of the
Statement  related to the  rescission  of Statement  No. 4 are applied in fiscal
years beginning  after May 15, 2002. The provisions of the Statement  related to
Statement No. 13 were effective for  transactions  occurring after May 15, 2002.
The  adoption  of SFAS  145 did not  have a  material  effect  on the  Company's
financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

     In June 2002, the FASB issued Statement No. 146 (SFAS  146),"Accounting for
Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities." SFAS 146 addresses financial
accounting and reporting for costs  associated with exit or disposal  activities
and nullifies Emerging Issues Task Force Issue 94-3, "Liability  Recognition for
Certain Employee  Termination Benefits and Other Costs to Exit an Activity." The
provisions of this Statement are effective for exit or disposal  activities that
are initiated after December
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31, 2002, with early  application  encouraged.  The adoption of SFAS 146 did not
have  a  material  effect  on  the  Company's  financial  position,  results  of
operations or cash flows.

     In November  2002,  the FASB  issued  Interpretation  No. 45,  "Guarantor's
Accounting  and  Disclosure  Requirements  for  Guarantees,  Including  Indirect
Guarantees of Indebtedness to Others,  an  interpretation of FASB Statements No.
5,  57  and  107  and  a  rescission  of  FASB   Interpretation  No.  34."  This
Interpretation  elaborates on the  disclosures  to be made by a guarantor in its
interim and annual financial  statements about its obligations  under guarantees
issued.  Interpretation  No. 45 also  clarifies  that a guarantor is required to
recognize,  at inception of a guarantee,  a liability  for the fair value of the
obligation undertaken. The initial recognition and measurement provisions of the
Interpretation  are  applicable to guarantees  issued or modified after December
31,  2002  and  did  not  have a  material  effect  on the  Company's  financial
statements.  The disclosure  requirements are effective for financial statements
of interim or annual periods ending after December 15, 2002. The Company has one
lease guarantee.

     To assist Vital Processing Services L.L.C. (Vital) in leasing its corporate
facility,  the  Company  and Visa  U.S.A.  (Visa) are  guarantors,  jointly  and
severally,  for the lease payments on Vital's Tempe  facility.  The lease on the
facility expires in July 2007. The total future minimum lease payments remaining
at June 30, 2003 is $5.9 million. If Vital fails to perform its obligations with
regard to the  lease,  TSYS and Visa will be  required  to  perform  in the same
manner and to same extent as is required by Vital.

     At the November 21, 2002  Emerging  Issues Task Force (EITF)  meeting,  the
Task Force  ratified as a consensus the tentative  conclusions it reached at the
October 25, 2002 EITF meeting  regarding  Emerging Issues Task Force 00-21 (EITF
00-21),  "Accounting for Revenue Arrangements with Multiple  Deliverables." EITF
00-21 addresses  certain aspects of the accounting by a vendor for  arrangements
under  which  it will  perform  multiple  revenue-generating  activities.  Those
activities  may  involve  the  delivery or  performance  of  multiple  products,
services,  and/or rights to use assets,  and  performance may occur at different
points in time or over  different  periods of time. The  arrangements  are often
accompanied  by initial  installation,  initiation,  or activation  services and
generally  involve  either a fixed fee or a fixed fee coupled  with a continuing
payment  stream.  The  continuing  payment stream  generally  corresponds to the
continuing  performance and may be fixed,  variable based on future performance,
or  composed  of a  combination  of fixed  and  variable  payments.  EITF  00-21
addresses  how to account for those  arrangements.  EITF 00-21 is effective  for
revenue  arrangements  entered into in fiscal periods  beginning  after June 15,
2003. Entities may also elect to report the change in accounting as a cumulative
effect adjustment, in which case disclosure should be made in periods subsequent
to the date of initial  application of the amount of recognized revenue that was
previously  included  in  the  cumulative  effect  adjustment.   Management  has
determined  that based on its  evaluation,  the  adoption  of EITF 00-21 did not
impact the Company's financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

     In December 2002, the FASB issued Statement No. 148 (SFAS 148), "Accounting
for Stock-Based  Compensation - Transition and Disclosure,  an amendment of FASB
Statement  No.  123."  SFAS 148  amends  FASB  Statement  No.  123  (SFAS  123),
"Accounting for Stock-Based  Compensation,"  to provide  alternative  methods of
transition  for a voluntary  change to the fair value method of  accounting  for
stock-based  employee  compensation.  In  addition,  this  Statement  amends the
disclosure  requirements  of SFAS 123 to require  prominent  disclosures in both
annual and interim financial statements. Certain of

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the disclosure modifications are required for fiscal years ending after December
15, 2002 and are included in the notes to the consolidated financial statements.

     In January 2003, the FASB issued  Interpretation No. 46,  "Consolidation of
Variable   Interest   Entities,   an   interpretation   of  ARB  No.  51."  This
Interpretation  addresses the consolidation by business  enterprises of variable
interest entities as defined in the Interpretation.  The Interpretation  applies
immediately to variable  interests in variable  interest  entities created after
January 31,  2003,  and to variable  interests  in  variable  interest  entities
obtained  after  January 31, 2003.  For  enterprises  such as the Company with a
variable interest in a variable interest entity created before February 1, 2003,
the  Interpretation  is applied to the  enterprise  in the first  fiscal year or
interim period after June 15, 2003.

     In 2002, the Company  renewed its operating  lease agreement with a special
purpose entity (SPE) for the Company's  corporate campus. On April 30, 2003, the
Company  provided  written  notice  that it  intended  to  terminate  the  lease
agreement  for the Company's  corporate  campus.  On June 30, 2003,  the Company
terminated the operating lease agreement and purchased the corporate  campus for
$93.5 million with a combination of cash and long-term debt financing  through a
banking affiliate of Synovus.

Forward-Looking Statements

     Certain  statements  contained in this filing which are not  statements  of
historical fact constitute  forward-looking statements within the meaning of the
Private  Securities  Litigation  Reform  Act (the  Act).  These  forward-looking
statements include, among others, statements regarding the expected expansion of
its position in the consumer card,  debit card,  retail card and commercial card
arenas, TSYS' belief with respect to the uniqueness of the TSYS/Sears processing
relationship; the projected impact of TSYS' agreement with Bank One for 2004 and
2005 and thereafter through the payment term of the license, the expected growth
in net  income  for  the  year  2003,  the  expected  completion  dates  for new
processing  systems and the assumptions  underlying such statements,  including,
with respect to TSYS'  expected  increase in net income for 2003; an increase in
revenues  (excluding  reimbursables)  between 9-10%;  an internal growth rate of
accounts  of existing  clients of  approximately  11%;  and  continued  focus on
expense  management.  In addition,  certain statements in future filings by TSYS
with the Securities and Exchange Commission,  in press releases, and in oral and
written statements made by or with the approval of TSYS which are not statements
of historical fact constitute  forward-looking  statements within the meaning of
the Act. Examples of forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to:
(i)  projections  of revenue,  income or loss,  earnings or loss per share,  the
payment or nonpayment of dividends, capital structure and other financial items;
(ii)  statements of plans and  objectives of TSYS or its  management or Board of
Directors, including those relating to products or services; (iii) statements of
future economic performance;  and (iv) statements of assumptions underlying such
statements.  Words  such as  "believes,"  "anticipates,"  "expects,"  "intends,"
"targeted,"  and similar  expressions  are intended to identify  forward-looking
statements but are not the exclusive means of identifying such statements.

     Prospective   investors  are  cautioned   that  any  such   forward-looking
statements  are not  guarantees  of future  performance  and  involve  risks and
uncertainties,  and  that  actual  results  may  differ  materially  from  those
contemplated by such forward-looking  statements.  A number of important factors
could cause actual results to differ  materially from those  contemplated by the
forward-looking  statements  in this  filing.  Many of these  factors are beyond
TSYS' ability to control or predict.  The factors  include,  but are not limited
to: (i) delays in converting Bank One to TSYS' platforms; (ii) TSYS is unable to
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its software to meet Bank One's  specifications;  (iii) TSYS' software is unable
to operate in Bank One's  operating  environment;  (iv)  revenues are lower than
anticipated;  (v) adverse developments with respect to TSYS' sub-prime or retail
clients;  (vi) lower than  anticipated  internal growth rates for TSYS' existing
clients;  (vii) TSYS'  inability to control  expenses and increase market share;
(viii) TSYS' inability to successfully bring new products to market,  including,
but not limited to stored value products,  e-commerce products,  loan processing
products and other processing  services;  (ix) the inability of TSYS to grow its
business through acquisitions or successfully integrate acquisitions;  (x) TSYS'
inability to increase the revenues  derived  from  international  sources;  (xi)
adverse  developments  with respect to entering into  contracts with new clients
and retaining  current  clients;  (xii) the merger of TSYS clients with entities
that are not TSYS clients or the sale of  portfolios by TSYS clients to entities
that are not TSYS clients;  (xiii) TSYS'  inability to anticipate and respond to
technological  changes,  particularly with respect to e-commerce;  (xiv) adverse
developments  with respect to the  successful  conversion  of clients;  (xv) the
absence of significant  changes in foreign  exchange  spreads between the United
States and the countries TSYS transacts  business in, to include Mexico,  United
Kingdom,  Japan,  Canada and the  European  Union;  (xvi)  changes  in  consumer
spending,  borrowing and saving  habits,  including a shift from credit to debit
cards;  (xvii) changes in laws,  regulations,  credit card association  rules or
other industry  standards  affecting  TSYS'  business which require  significant
product  redevelopment  efforts;  (xviii)  the effect of  changes in  accounting
policies and practices as may be adopted by the Financial  Accounting  Standards
Board or the Securities and Exchange Commission;  (xix) the costs and effects of
litigation;  (xx) adverse  developments with respect to the credit card industry
in general; (xxi) TSYS' inability to successfully manage any impact from slowing
economic conditions or consumer spending;  (xxii) the occurrence of catastrophic
events that would impact  TSYS' or its major  customers'  operating  facilities,
communications systems and technology, or that has a material negative impact on
current economic conditions or levels of consumer spending; (xxiii) successfully
managing the potential both for patent  protection  and patent  liability in the
context of rapidly  developing  legal  framework for expansive  software  patent
protection;  (xxiv) hostilities increase in the Middle East or elsewhere;  (xxv)
Vital's  earnings  are  lower  than  anticipated;   and  (xxvi)  overall  market
conditions.

     Such  forward-looking  statements  speak  only as of the date on which such
statements  are  made,   and  TSYS   undertakes  no  obligation  to  update  any
forward-looking  statement to reflect events or circumstances  after the date on
which such statement is made to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

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                           TOTAL SYSTEM SERVICES, INC.
       Item 3 - Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Foreign Currency Exchange Risk

     TSYS  is  exposed  to  foreign   exchange   risk  because  it  has  assets,
liabilities,  revenues and expenses  denominated in foreign currencies including
the Euro, British Pound,  Mexican Peso,  Canadian Dollar and Japanese Yen. These
currencies are translated into U.S.  dollars at current  exchange rates,  except
for revenues,  costs and expenses,  and net income,  which are translated at the
average exchange rates for each reporting  period.  Net exchange gains or losses
resulting  from the  translation  of assets  and  liabilities  of TSYS'  foreign
operations,  net of tax, are accumulated in a separate  section of shareholders'
equity titled  accumulated  other  comprehensive  income or loss.  The amount of
other  comprehensive  income for the three  months  ended June 30, 2003 was $2.8
million,  compared to $4.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2002. The
amount of other comprehensive  income for the six months ended June 30, 2003 was
$1.6  million,  compared to $3.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2002.
Currently,  TSYS does not use  financial  instruments  to hedge its  exposure to
exchange rate changes.

     The carrying  value of the net assets of its foreign  operations in Europe,
Mexico, Canada and Japan was approximately (in U.S. dollars) $78.6 million, $3.3
million, $184,000 and $10.3 million, respectively, at June 30, 2003.

     The following represents the potential effect on income before income taxes
of hypothetical shifts in the foreign currency exchange rate between the British
Pound Sterling and the U.S. dollar of plus or minus 100 basis points,  500 basis
points and 1,000 points based on the  intercompany  loan balance of $1.3 million
at June 30, 2003.

                                                                                                   
                                            --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                     Effect of Basis Point Change
                                            --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                    Increase in basis point of              Decrease in basis point of
                                            -------------- ------------- -------------- ----------- ------------ -----------
                                                 100            500          1,000          100         500         1,000
                                            -------------- ------------- -------------- ----------- ------------ -----------
Effect on income before income taxes     $     (13,000)      (65,000)      (130,000)      13,000       65,000     130,000
                                            -------------- ------------- -------------- ----------- ------------ -----------


     The  Company  also  records  foreign   currency   translation   adjustments
associated with other balance sheet accounts. The Company maintains several cash
accounts  denominated in foreign  currencies,  specifically in Euros and BPS. As
the Company  translates the  foreign-denominated  cash balances into US dollars,
the translated cash balance is adjusted upwards or downwards  depending upon the
foreign  currency  exchange  movements.  The upwards or downwards  adjustment is
recorded  as a gain or loss on  foreign  currency  translation.  As  those  cash
accounts have increased, the upwards or downwards adjustment have increased. The
majority  of the  translation  gain of $1.2  million for the first six months of
June 30, 2003 relates to the  translation of cash  accounts.  The balance of the
foreign-denominated cash accounts subject to risk of translation gains or losses
at June 30,  2003 was  approximately  $29.4  million,  the  majority of which is
denominated in BPS.

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                           TOTAL SYSTEM SERVICES, INC.
Item 3 - Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk (continued)

     The following represents the potential effect on income before income taxes
of hypothetical shifts in the foreign currency exchange rate between the British
Pound Sterling and the U.S. dollar of plus or minus 100 basis points,  500 basis
points and 1,000 points based on the foreign-denominated cash account balance at
June 30, 2003.

                                                                                                   
                                       ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                       Effect of Basis Point Change
                                       ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                  Increase in basis point of                     Decrease in basis point of
                                       --------------- ----------------- ---------------- ------------ -------------- --------------
                                            100               500             1,000           100           500           1,000
                                       --------------- ----------------- ---------------- ------------ -------------- --------------
Effect  on income  before  income
     taxes                         $        (294,000)       (1,468,000)      (2,935,000)      294,000      1,468,000      2,935,000
                                       --------------- ----------------- ---------------- ------------ -------------- --------------


     The  foreign  currency  risks  associated  with  other  currencies  is  not
significant.

Interest Rate Risk

     TSYS is also exposed to interest rate risk associated with the investing of
available  cash  and  the  long-term  debt  for  the  financing  on  its  campus
facilities.  TSYS invests available cash in conservative  short-term instruments
and is primarily subject to changes in the short-term interest rates.

     In  connection  with the  purchase  of the  campus,  TSYS  obtained a $45.0
million long-term line of credit from a banking  affiliate of Synovus.  The line
is an automatic draw down facility.  The interest rate for the line of credit is
the London  Interbank  Offered Rate (LIBOR) plus 150 basis points.  In addition,
there is a charge of 15 basis points on any funds unused. At June 30, 2003, TSYS
had a draw of $20.2  million on the line of credit.  As the LIBOR rate  changes,
TSYS will be subject to interest rate risk.

     The following  represents the potential  impact for twelve months on income
before  income taxes of  hypothetical  shifts in the LIBOR rate of plus or minus
100 basis  points,  500 basis points and 1,000 points based on the $20.2 million
long-term debt balance at June 30, 2003.

                                                                                                   
                                       ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                       Effect of Basis Point Change
                                       ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                  Increase in basis point of                     Decrease in basis point of
                                       --------------- ----------------- ---------------- ------------ -------------- --------------
                                            100               500             1,000           100           500           1,000
                                       --------------- ----------------- ---------------- ------------ -------------- --------------
Effect  on income  before  income
     taxes                         $        (202,000)       (1,012,000)      (2,023,000)      202,000      1,012,000      2,023,000
                                       --------------- ----------------- ---------------- ------------ -------------- --------------



Concentration of Credit Risk

     TSYS works to  maintain a large and  diverse  client  base  across  various
industries  to  minimize  the credit  risk of any one  client to TSYS'  accounts
receivable amounts. In addition, TSYS performs ongoing credit evaluations of its
certain clients' and certain suppliers' financial condition. TSYS does, however,
have two major customers that account for a large portion of its revenues, which
subject it to credit risk.

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                           TOTAL SYSTEM SERVICES, INC.
      Item 4 - Management's Analysis of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

     We have  evaluated  the  effectiveness  of the design and  operation of our
disclosure  controls and  procedures as of the end of the period covered by this
quarterly  report as requested by Rule 13a-15 of the Securities and Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended.  This  evaluation was carried out under the supervision and
with the  participation  of our  management,  including our principal  executive
officer  and  principal  financial  officer.  Based  on this  evaluation,  these
officers have concluded that the design and operation of our disclosure controls
and  procedures  are  effective.  There have been no  changes in TSYS'  internal
control  over  financial   reporting  which  could  materially  affect,  or  are
reasonably  likely  to  materially  affect,   external  control  over  financial
reporting.

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                           TOTAL SYSTEM SERVICES, INC.
                           Part II - Other Information

 Item 4 - Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

     The annual  shareholders'  meeting of Total System Services,  Inc. was held
April 17, 2003. There was one proposal voted on at the meeting.

     Proposal I voted on at the  meeting  was the  election  of five  directors.
Following is a tabulation of votes for each nominee:

                                                                                          
                                                             VOTES                        WITHHELD AUTHORITY
                         NOMINEE                              FOR                               TO VOTE
           ------------------------------------    ---------------------------    -----------------------------
           James H. Blanchard                                     186,463,994                          764,380
           Richard Y. Bradley                                     187,088,349                          140,025
           Walter W. Driver, Jr.                                  183,153,231                        4,075,143
           Gardiner W. Garrard                                    186,971,654                          256,720
           John P. Illges, III                                    187,016,406                          211,968
           W. Walter Miller, Jr.                                  187,087,194                          141,180


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                           TOTAL SYSTEM SERVICES, INC.
                           Part II - Other Information

Item 6 - Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

                a) Exhibits
                    Exhibit Number          Description
                    ---------------------   ----------------------------------

                            31.1            Certification of Chief Executive
                                              Officer pursuant to Section 302
                                              of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

                            31.2            Certification of Chief Financial
                                              Officer pursuant to Section 302
                                              of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

                             32             Certification of Chief Executive
                                              Officer and Chief Financial
                                               Officer

                b) Forms 8-K since the previous Form 10-Q filing.

                    1. The report dated July 15, 2003 included the following
                         event:

                    On July 15, 2003, Total System Services, Inc. ("Registrant")
                    issued a press release and held an investor call and webcast
                    to disclose  financial  results for the second quarter ended
                    June 30, 2003.

                    2. The report dated July 25, 2003 included the following
                         event:

                    On July 25, 2003, Total System Services, Inc. ("Registrant")
                    provided additional details about its current agreement with
                    Sears after Sears and Citicorp  announced  an agreement  for
                    the  proposed  sale by Sears to Citicorp of the Sears credit
                    card and financial services businesses.


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                           TOTAL SYSTEM SERVICES, INC.
                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.



                                             TOTAL SYSTEM SERVICES, INC.

 Date:  August 12, 2003                      by:  /s/ Richard W. Ussery
                                             -------------------------------
                                                 Richard W. Ussery
                                                 Chairman of the Board
                                                   and Chief Executive Officer

 Date:  August 12, 2003                      by:  /s/ James B. Lipham
                                             -------------------------------
                                                  James B. Lipham
                                                  Chief Financial Officer



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                           TOTAL SYSTEM SERVICES, INC.
                                  Exhibit Index



     Exhibit Number          Description
     --------------------    --------------------------------------------------
            31.1             Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant
                                to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

            31.2             Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant
                                to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

             32              Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief
                                Financial Officer


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