Type: Public
On the web: http://www.tsys.com
Employees: 7,788
Employee growth: 2.2%

Total System Services (TSYS) helps consumers go paperless. The company is one of the largest electronic payment processors in the world. Through its TSYS Acquiring Solutions unit, the company serves financial institutions and other companies that issue bank, private-label, prepaid, health care, or other types of cards. Products and services include credit authorization, payment processing, e-commerce services, card issuance, and such customer-relations services as fraud monitoring. TSYS (pronounced tee-sis) counts many of the largest global banks among its clients. It also provides merchant services, primarily in the US, where it serves some 20% of all plastic-accepting merchants.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2010:
Sales: $1,717.6M
One year growth: 1.7%
Net income: $193.9M
Income growth: (9.9%)

Officers:
President, COO, and Director: M. Troy Woods
SEVP and CFO: James B. (Jim) Lipham
EVP and CTO: Stephen W. (Steve) Humber

Competitors:
Banc of America Merchant Services
Elavon
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