TSYS Signs Agreement with Nationwide



    TSYS has signed a long-term agreement with Nationwide, the worlds
    largest Building Society, to process Nationwide's credit card account
    portfolio and to build, operate and manage a new customer care centre
    for member support services. Based on the scope of services,
    Nationwide would rank among TSYS' largest clients.

    Servicing of Nationwide's more than 1 million credit card Visa
    accounts and operation of a customer care centre for Nationwide is
    planned for the first quarter of 2008. The customer care centre, which
    is expected to reach an eventual capacity of 300 agents, is under
    construction in Coventry.

    "Nationwide places great importance on finding new ways to further
    improve the service we can provide to our customers," says Alex
    Bannister, head of banking and credit cards at Nationwide. "By joining
    forces with TSYS we are able to offer enhanced products and processes
    while providing greater member value through annual cost savings."

    "Nationwide has reported strong growth in its credit card
    portfolio in recent months, and TSYS is pleased to be chosen as the
    technology and business partner to support those important member
    relationships," said Kelley Knutson, group executive of global
    services for TSYS. "TSYS has enjoyed similar relationships with some
    of the largest member-owned credit unions in the United States for
    many years, and we understand the critical distinctions that engender
    such strong loyalty from their members."

    Since the Building Society was established in 1846, Nationwide has
    grown to its present size of more than GBP 100 billion in assets
    through more than 100 mergers, most notably the merger between
    Nationwide and Anglia building societies in 1987 and between
    Nationwide and Portman in 2007. Nationwide is the largest building
    society in the world, the UK's second largest mortgage lender and
    second largest savings provider, serving around 13 million members.

    Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

    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 the Americas, EMEA and Asia-Pacific regions. 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" for 10
    straight years. For more information, contact news@tsys.com.