Exhibit 99.1

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[LOGO]   NEWS RELEASE
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For Immediate Release

Contacts:

Eric S. Bruner
TSYS Media Relations
+1.706.644.8457
ebruner@tsys.com

                    TSYS Concludes Negotiations With Citibank

Columbus, Ga., June 24, 2005 -- TSYS has ended its negotiations with Citibank
related to continuing its processing services for the Sears, Roebuck and Co.
card portfolio.

         TSYS received official notification today that Citibank plans to
migrate all of the Sears consumer MasterCard and private-label accounts from
TSYS in a deconversion that is expected to occur in the second quarter of 2006.
TSYS expects to continue supporting commercial-card accounts for Citibank and
Sears, as well as Citibank's California Commerce consumer accounts, according to
the terms of the existing agreements for those portfolios.

         The Citibank decision will not impact the company's previously
announced guidance of net income growth in the range of 22-25 percent for 2005.

About TSYS

         TSYS (www.tsys.com) is one of the world's largest companies for
outsourced payment services, offering a broad range of issuer- and
acquirer-processing technologies that support consumer-finance, credit, debit
and prepaid services for financial institutions and retail companies in North
America, Europe and the Asia-Pacific. Based in Columbus, Ga., TSYS (NYSE: TSS)
is closely held by Synovus Financial Corp. (NYSE: SNV), one of FORTUNE
magazine's "Most Admired Companies" and a member of its "100 Best Companies to
Work For" Hall of Fame. For more information, contact news@tsys.com.

This press release contains statements that constitute "forward-looking
statements" within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 as amended by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995. These forward-looking statements include, among others, statements
regarding TSYS' expected deconversion of the Sears consumer MasterCard and
private-label accounts in the second quarter of 2006; TSYS' expectation that it
will continue supporting commercial-card accounts for Citibank and Sears, as
well as Citibank's California Commerce consumer accounts; TSYS' expected net
income growth for 2005; and the assumptions underlying such statements,
including, with respect to TSYS' expected increase in net income for 2005, an
increase in revenues before reimbursable items of

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TSYS concludes negotiations with Citibank/p. 2

30-33 percent; Vital Processing Services adding $225-235 million in annual
revenues; accounts on file at the end of 2005 increasing to approximately 430
million-435 million; and no significant client losses or additions through 2005,
other than those previously announced. These statements are based on the current
beliefs and expectations of TSYS' management and are subject to significant
risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those
contemplated by the forward-looking statements in this press release. Many of
these factors are beyond TSYS' ability to control or predict. These factors
include, but are not limited to: TSYS does not deconvert the Sears consumer
MasterCard and private-label accounts as currently scheduled; Citibank decides
to terminate the existing agreements for the commercial-card accounts of Sears
and Citibank, and Citibank's California Commerce consumer accounts; the
inaccuracy of any of the assumptions upon which TSYS is basing its 2005 net
income guidance; the costs and effects of litigation, investigations or similar
matters, or adverse facts and developments relating thereto; and no material
breach of the security of any of our systems. Additional factors that could
cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated in this
release can be found in TSYS' filings with the Securities Exchange Commission,
including our Annual Report on Form 10-K. We believe these forward-looking
statements are reasonable; however, undue reliance should not be placed on any
forward-looking statements, which are based on current expectations. We do not
assume any obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result of
new information, future developments or otherwise.

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