SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, Total System Services, Inc. has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. TOTAL SYSTEM SERVICES, INC. (Registrant) March 23, 1998 By:/s/Richard W. Ussery Richard W. Ussery, Chairman and Principal Executive Officer POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints James H. Blanchard, Richard W. Ussery and Philip W. Tomlinson, and each of them, his true and lawful attorney(s)-in-fact and agent(s), with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any or all amendments to this report and to file the same, with all exhibits and schedules thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney(s)-in-fact and agent(s) full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney(s)-in-fact and agent(s), or their substitute(s), may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, this report has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated. /s/James H. Blanchard Date: March 23, 1998 - ------------------------------------------------ James H. Blanchard, Director and Chairman of the Executive Committee /s/Richard W. Ussery Date: March 23, 1998 - ------------------------------------------------ Richard W. Ussery, Chairman of the Board and Principal Executive Officer 14 /s/Philip W. Tomlinson Date: March 23, 1998 - -------------------------------------------------- Philip W. Tomlinson, President and Director /s/James B. Lipham Date: March 23, 1998 - ------------------------------------------------- James B. Lipham, Executive Vice President, Treasurer, Principal Accounting and Financial Officer /s/Griffin B. Bell Date: March 23, 1998 - ------------------------------------------------- Griffin B. Bell, Director /s/Richard Y. Bradley Date: March 23, 1998 - ------------------------------------------------- Richard Y. Bradley, Director /s/Gardiner W. Garrard, Jr., Date: March 23, 1998 - -------------------------------------------------- Gardiner W. Garrard, Jr., Director /s/John P. Illges, III Date: March 23, 1998 - -------------------------------------------------- John P. Illges, III, Director /s/Mason H. Lampton Date: March 23, 1998 - -------------------------------------------------- Mason H. Lampton, Director /s/Samuel A. Nunn Date: March 23, 1998 - --------------------------------------------------- Samuel A. Nunn, Director /s/H. Lynn Page Date: March 23, 1998 - ------------------------------------------------- H. Lynn Page, Director /s/W. Walter Miller, Jr. Date: March 23, 1998 - ------------------------------------------------- W. Walter Miller, Jr., Director /s/William B. Turner Date: March 23, 1998 - ------------------------------------------------- William B. Turner, Director /s/James D. Yancey Date: March 23, 1998 - -------------------------------------------------- James D. Yancey, Director