SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                   FORM 10-K/A
                                 Amendment No. 1
(Mark One)
[X]   Annual report pursuant to section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
      Act of 1934 for the fiscal year ended  December 31, 2002 or
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[ ]   Transition report pursuant to section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
      Exchange Act of 1934 for the transition period from            to       .
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Commission file number     1-10254

                           TOTAL SYSTEM SERVICES, INC.
             (Exact Name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

     Georgia                                       58-1493818
(State or other jurisdiction of                    (I.R.S. Employer
 incorporation or organization)                    Identification No.)

1600 First Avenue
Columbus, Georgia                                  31901
(Address of principal executive offices)           (Zip Code)
(Registrant's telephone number,                    (706) 649-2204
 including area code)

           Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

      Title of each class            Name of each exchange on which registered
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Common Stock, $.10 Par Value           New York Stock Exchange

           Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
                                      NONE

         Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months, and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days.
                  YES    X                             NO___________
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         Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to
Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained,
to the best of Registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information
statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any
amendment to this Form 10-K. [ ]

         Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is an accelerated filer
(as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).
                  YES    X                             NO___________
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         As of February 17, 2003, 197,049,470 shares of the $.10 par value
common stock of Total System Services, Inc. were outstanding. The aggregate
market value of the shares of $.10 par value common stock of Total System
Services, Inc. held by nonaffiliates on December 31, 2002 was approximately
$505,364,000 (based upon the closing price of such stock on June 28, 2002).

         Portions of Registrant's Proxy Statement, including Financial Appendix,
dated March 12, 2003 are incorporated in Parts I, II, III and IV of this report.





         The undersigned registrant hereby amends Item 15 of its Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002 by adding Exhibit 99.1, the
Annual Report on Form 11-K for the Total System Services, Inc. Employee Stock
Purchase Plan for the year ended December 31, 2002, and by adding Exhibit 99.2,
the Annual Report on Form 11-K for the Total System Services, Inc. Director
Stock Purchase Plan for the year ended December 31, 2002, as set forth below and
in the attached exhibits.


                                     PART IV

Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules, and Reports on Form 8-K

         (a)  1.  Financial Statements

                  The following Consolidated Financial Statements of TSYS are
specifically incorporated by reference from pages F-20 through F-42 of the
Financial Appendix to TSYS' Proxy Statement to Item 8, Part II, Financial
Statements and Supplementary Data.

                  Consolidated Balance Sheets - December 31, 2002 and 2001.

                  Consolidated Statements of Income - Years Ended December 31,
                  2002, 2001 and 2000.

                  Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - Years Ended December
                  31, 2002, 2001 and 2000.

                  Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity and
                  Comprehensive Income - Years Ended December 31, 2002, 2001 and
                  2000.

                  Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

                  Report of Independent Auditors.

              2.  Index to Financial Statement Schedules

                  The following report of independent auditors and consolidated
financial statement schedule of Total System Services, Inc. are included:

                  Report of Independent Auditors.

                  Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts - Years Ended
                  December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000.

                  All other schedules are omitted because they are inapplicable

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or the required information is included in the Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements.

              3.  Exhibits

              Exhibit
              Number   Description
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               3.1  Articles of Incorporation of Total System Services, Inc.
                    ("TSYS"), as amended, incorporated by reference to Exhibit
                    4.1 of TSYS' Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed with
                    the Commission on April 18, 1997 (File No. 333-25401).

               3.2  Bylaws of TSYS, as amended.

              10. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PLANS AND ARRANGEMENTS

              10.1  Director Stock Purchase Plan of TSYS, incorporated by
                    reference to Exhibit 10.1 of TSYS' Annual Report on Form
                    10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999, as filed
                    with the Commission on March 16, 2000.

              10.2  Total System Services, Inc. 2002 Long-Term Incentive Plan,
                    incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of TSYS' Annual
                    Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
                    2001, as filed with the Commission on March 19, 2002.

              10.3  Synovus Financial Corp. 2002 Long-Term Incentive Plan in
                    which executive officers of TSYS participate, incorporated
                    by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of TSYS' Annual Report on Form
                    10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001, as filed
                    with the Commission on March 19, 2002.

              10.4  Synovus Financial Corp./Total System Services, Inc. Deferred
                    Compensation Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4
                    of TSYS' Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
                    ended December 31, 2001, as filed with the Commission on
                    March 19, 2002.

              10.5  Total System Services, Inc. 1992 Long-Term Incentive Plan,
                    which was renamed the Total System Services, Inc. 2000
                    Long-Term Incentive Plan, incorporated by reference to
                    Exhibit 10.5 of TSYS' Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
                    fiscal year ended December 31, 1992, as filed with the
                    Commission on March 18, 1993.

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              10.6  Total System Services, Inc. Directors' Deferred Compensation
                    Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 of TSYS'
                    Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
                    December 31, 2001, as filed with the Commission on March 19,
                    2002.

              10.7  Wage Continuation Agreement of TSYS, incorporated by
                    reference to Exhibit 10.7 of TSYS' Annual Report on Form
                    10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1992, as filed
                    with the Commission on March 18, 1993.

              10.8  Incentive Bonus Plan of Synovus Financial Corp. in which
                    executive officers of TSYS participate, incorporated by
                    reference to Exhibit 10.8 of TSYS' Annual Report on Form
                    10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1992, as filed
                    with the Commission on March 18, 1993.

              10.9  Agreement in connection with use of aircraft, incorporated
                    by reference to Exhibit 10.9 of TSYS' Annual Report on Form
                    10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1992, as filed
                    with the Commission on March 18, 1993.

              10.10 Split Dollar Insurance Agreement of TSYS, incorporated by
                    reference to Exhibit 10.10 of TSYS' Annual Report on Form
                    10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1993, as filed
                    with the Commission on March 22, 1994.

              10.11 Synovus Financial Corp. 1994 Long-Term Incentive Plan in
                    which executive officers of TSYS participate, incorporated
                    by reference to Exhibit 10.11 of TSYS' Annual Report on Form
                    10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994, as filed
                    with the Commission on March 9, 1995.

              10.12 Synovus Financial Corp. Executive Bonus Plan in which
                    executive officers of TSYS participate, incorporated by
                    reference to Exhibit 10.12 of TSYS' Annual Report on Form
                    10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995, as filed
                    with the Commission on March 19, 1996.

              10.13 Change of Control Agreements for executive officers of
                    TSYS, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13 of TSYS'
                    Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
                    December 31, 1995, as filed with the Commission on March 19,
                    1996.

              10.14 Stock Option Agreement of Samuel A. Nunn, incorporated by

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                    reference to Exhibit 10.14 of TSYS' Annual Report on Form
                    10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1996, as filed
                    with the Commission on March 20, 1997.

              10.15 Synovus Financial Corp. Deferred Stock Option Plan in which
                    executive officers of TSYS participate, incorporated by
                    reference to Exhibit 10.15 of TSYS' Annual Report on Form
                    10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001, as filed
                    with the Commission on March 19, 2002.

              10.16 Vital Processing Services, L.L.C. Restricted Unit Agreement
                    for executive officers of TSYS, incorporated by reference to
                    Exhibit 10.16 of TSYS' Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
                    fiscal year ended December 31, 2000, as filed with the
                    Commission on March 21, 2001.

              10.17 Lease Agreement between First Security Bank, National
                    Association, and TSYS incorporated by reference to Exhibit
                    10.15 of TSYS' Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
                    year ended December 31, 1997, as filed with the Commission
                    on March 23, 1998.

              10.18 Synovus Financial Corp. 2000 Long-Term Incentive Plan in
                    which executive officers of TSYS participate, incorporated
                    by reference to Exhibit 10.16 of TSYS' Annual Report on Form
                    10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999, as filed
                    with the Commission on March 16, 2000.

              10.19 Split Dollar Insurance Agreement and related Executive
                    Benefit Substitution Agreement of Synovus Financial Corp. in
                    which executive officers of TSYS participate, incorporated
                    by reference to Exhibit 10.19 of TSYS' Annual Report on Form
                    10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001, as filed
                    with the Commission on March 19, 2002.

              20.1  Proxy Statement, including Financial Appendix, for the
                    Annual Meeting of Shareholders of TSYS to be held on April
                    17, 2003, certain pages of which are specifically
                    incorporated herein by reference.

              21.1  Subsidiaries of Total System Services, Inc.

              23.1* Independent Auditors' Consents.

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              24.1  Powers of Attorney contained on the signature pages of the
                    2002 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

              99.1* Annual Report on Form 11-K for the Total System Services,
                    Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan for the year ended
                    December 31, 2002.

              99.2* Annual Report on Form 11-K for the Total System Services,
                    Inc. Director Stock Purchase Plan for the year ended
                    December 31, 2002.

              99.3* Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to
                    Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

              99.4* Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to
                    Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

                  *Filed herewith.

         (b)  Reports on Form 8-K

                  On October 15, 2002, TSYS filed a Form 8-K with the Commission
in connection with the announcement of its earnings for the third quarter of
2002.







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                                   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)


April 22, 2003                            By:/s/James H. Blanchard
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                                             James H. Blanchard,
                                             Chairman of the Executive Committee










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                    Certification of Chief Executive Officer

I, Richard W. Ussery, certify that:

1.       I have reviewed this Amendment No. 1 to the annual report on Form 10-K
         of Total System Services, Inc.;

2.       Based on my knowledge, this annual report does not contain any untrue
         statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary
         to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which
         such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period
         covered by this annual report;

3.       Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
         information included in this annual report, fairly present in all
         material respects the financial condition, results of operations and
         cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in
         this annual report;

4.       The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for
         establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as
         defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and
         we have:

         a)     designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that
                material information relating to the registrant, including its
                consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within
                those entities, particularly during the period in which this
                annual report is being prepared;

         b)     evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure
                controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the
                filing date of this annual report (the "Evaluation Date"); and

         c)     presented in this annual report our conclusions about the
                effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on
                our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;

5.       The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based
         on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the
         audit committee of registrant's board of directors (or persons
         performing the equivalent function):

         a)     all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of
                internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant's
                ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data
                and have identified for the registrant's auditors any material
                weaknesses in internal controls; and

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         b)     any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or
                other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's
                internal controls; and

6.       The registrant's other certifying officers and I have indicated in this
         annual report whether or not there were significant changes in internal
         controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal
         controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation,
         including any corrective actions with regard to significant
         deficiencies and material weaknesses.


Date:  April 22, 2003                      /s/Richard W. Ussery
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                                                 Richard W. Ussery
                                                 Chief Executive Officer




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                    Certification of Chief Financial Officer

I, James B. Lipham, certify that:

1.       I have reviewed this Amendment No. 1 to the annual report on Form 10-K
         of Total System Services, Inc.;

2.       Based on my knowledge, this annual report does not contain any untrue
         statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary
         to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which
         such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period
         covered by this annual report;

3.       Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
         information included in this annual report, fairly present in all
         material respects the financial condition, results of operations and
         cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in
         this annual report;

4.       The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for
         establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as
         defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and
         we have:

         a)     designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that
                material information relating to the registrant, including its
                consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within
                those entities, particularly during the period in which this
                annual report is being prepared;

         b)     evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure
                controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the
                filing date of this annual report (the "Evaluation Date"); and

         c)     presented in this annual report our conclusions about the
                effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on
                our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;

5.       The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based
         on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the
         audit committee of registrant's board of directors (or persons
         performing the equivalent function):

         a)     all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of
                internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant's
                ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data
                and have identified for the registrant's auditors any material
                weaknesses in internal controls; and

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         b)     any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or
                other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's
                internal controls; and

6.       The registrant's other certifying officers and I have indicated in this
         annual report whether or not there were significant changes in internal
         controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal
         controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation,
         including any corrective actions with regard to significant
         deficiencies and material weaknesses.


Date:  April 22, 2003                      /s/James B. Lipham
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                                              James B. Lipham
                                              Chief Financial Officer








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                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS


Exhibit
Number        Description
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23.1          Independent Auditors' Consents

99.1          Annual Report on Form 11-K for the Total System Services, Inc.
              Employee Stock Purchase Plan for the year ended December 31, 2002.

99.2          Annual Report on Form 11-K for the Total System Services, Inc.
              Director Stock Purchase Plan for the year ended December 31, 2002.

99.3          CEO Certification

99.4          CFO Certification