EXHIBIT 32

                        CERTIFICATION OF PERIODIC REPORT

          Pursuant to Section 906 of the  Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C.
     Section  1350,  Philip W.  Tomlinson,  the  Chairman of the Board and Chief
     Executive Officer of Total System Services, Inc. (the "Company"), and James
     B. Lipham,  the Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
     of the Company, hereby certify that, to the best of his knowledge:

                    (1)  The  Company's  Quarterly  Report  on Form 10-Q for the
                         quarter  ended  March  31,  2006 (the  "Report")  fully
                         complies  with the  requirements  of  section  13(a) or
                         section 15(d) of the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934;
                         and

                    (2)  The   information   contained  in  the  Report   fairly
                         presents,  in  all  material  respects,  the  financial
                         condition and results of operations of the Company.


May 8, 2006                                          /s/ Philip W. Tomlinson
                                                     -------------------------
                                                     Philip W. Tomlinson
                                                     Chairman of the Board and
                                                       Chief Executive Officer

May 8, 2006                                          /s/ James B. Lipham
                                                     -------------------------
                                                     James B. Lipham
                                                     Senior Executive Vice
                                                        President and
                                                        Chief Financial Officer


     This certification  "accompanies" the Form 10-Q to which it relates, is not
     deemed filed with the SEC and is not to be  incorporated  by reference into
     any filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,  or
     the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,  as amended  (whether made before or
     after the date of the Form 10-Q,  irrespective of any general incorporation
     language contained in such filing.)