TSYS Prepaid and Other Top Industry Experts Discuss Prepaid Cards and Money Laundering

11th Annual International Money Laundering Conference
and Exhibition

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 9, 2006--Prepaid cards and money laundering is a topic that "everyone is nervous about, but few want to discuss." The ease of acquisition, pervasiveness and anonymity of open-loop, reloadable prepaid cards provide a big challenge in money-laundering and terrorist-financing fields. Cherie D. Hamblin, vice president and compliance officer of TSYS Prepaid, joins three other panelists to talk about the controls and banking relationships that prevent money laundering.

Ms. Hamblin will discuss money-laundering prevention measures that financial institutions can employ in transactions at the 11th Annual International Money Laundering Conference and Exhibition. The conference will be held March 15-17, 2006, at the Westin Diplomat Resort & Spa in Hollywood, Fla. It is the first time stored value will be discussed at the premier money-laundering event. Ms. Hamblin's session is kicking off the conference.

Ms. Hamblin's experience includes her qualification as a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS). She develops, administers and supervises the company's compliance with statutory and regulatory anti-money laundering and terrorist-financing requirements in the United States and abroad. Ms. Hamblin participates in anti-money laundering and risk forums and is a frequent contributor to discussions within the prepaid industry. Ms. Hamblin received her bachelor's degree from New York University.

About TSYS Prepaid

TSYS Prepaid, a wholly owned subsidiary of TSYS (NYSE: TSS), is a leading provider of prepaid card solutions that utilize the Visa, MasterCard, EFT and ATM networks. These solutions are powered by a flexible proprietary processing platform that is specifically designed for the prepaid market.

TSYS Prepaid's solutions have been utilized by Fortune 500 companies, small- and medium-size enterprises and leading financial institutions, and have proven to be highly effective for numerous applications, including FSA administration, payroll processing, claims processing, gift cards, corporate incentives, consumer promotions, teen payments and unbanked solutions.

TSYS Prepaid offers expert solution deployment services, from facilitating sponsoring bank and payment network approvals to transaction processing and program management.

TSYS Prepaid provides turnkey solutions complete with online, real-time administration and reporting and other unique system features that are vital to the prepaid market.

TSYS Prepaid (www.tsysprepaid.com) is based in New York.

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 is 80-percent 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.

Contacts
TSYS Prepaid
Andy Savitt, +1 212-563-4433, ext. 297
andy.savitt@tsysprepaid.com