For Immediate Release

Contacts:       Danita Gibson-Lloyd             Virginia Lewis
                AVP/Corporate Relations Mgr.    Account Executive
                Total System Services, Inc.     Ketchum Public Relations
                (706)649-5578                   (404)877-1842
                dgibsonlloyd@totalsystem.com    virginia.lewis@ketchum.com



     NationsBank Renews Card Processing Contract with Total System Services
           Signs Multi-year Extension to Existing Long-term Agreement


Columbus, Ga., April 2, 1997 -Today, Total System Services, Inc., (NYSE - "TSS")
(TSYS),  announced an extension to the long-term contract with Charlotte,  North
Carolina-based  NationsBank  to continue  processing  its credit card  portfolio
until 2005.  NationsBank has been a customer of TSYS since the mid 1980's and is
one of the largest  issuers of Visa and  MasterCard  credit  cards in the United
States.

        "We have enjoyed a very rewarding relationship with NationsBank over the
years,  and we are  extremely  excited that it will continue with the signing of
this contract extension," said Philip W. Tomlinson, TSYS President. "NationsBank
has an  outstanding  reputation  in the industry as a leader,  offering  unique,
innovative, and dynamic solutions to the market. We look forward to helping them
maintain their competitive edge and further achieve their business objectives by
providing outstanding processing technology, customer service and support."

        NationsBank  Corporation,  headquartered  in Charlotte,  N.C., is a bank
holding  company that provides  financial  products and services  nationally and
internationally   to  individuals,   businesses,   corporations,   institutional
investors  and  government  agencies.  Following  its Jan.7,  1997  merger  with
Boatmen's  Bancshares Inc. of St. Louis. Mo., NationsBank has primary retail and
commercial  banking  operations in 16 states and the District of Columbia.  On a
proforma  combined  basis,  NationsBank had total assets of  approximately  $227
billion at year-end.

        Headquartered  in  Columbus,  Ga.,  TSYS is one of the  world's  largest
credit, debit,  commercial and private-label card processing companies,  serving
card issuing  institutions  located  throughout the United States,  Puerto Rico,
Canada and Mexico,  representing more than 84 million cardholder accounts.  TSYS
provides a comprehensive  on-line system of data processing services marketed as
THE TOTAL  SYSTEM(SM).  In 1996, TSYS formed a joint venture with Visa(R) U.S.A.
to create Vital  Processing  Services L.L.C.,  a leading  full-service  merchant
services provider. TSYS' 1996 revenues totaled $311.6 million; the company is an
80.7 percent owned subsidiary of Synovus Financial Corp. (NYSE: "SNV"), an $ 8.6
billion asset, multi-financial services company that also includes 34 affiliates
in four  Southeastern  states,  a full-service  brokerage  firm, a comprehensive
trust services provider and a mortgage services company.  TSYS' Internet address
is http://www.totalsystem.com.