Cloud-based service provides a single solution for credit card and ACH payments acceptance

COLUMBUS, Ga., Nov. 20, 2014 - TSYS (NYSE: TSS) announced today an agreement with linked2pay to offer TSYS merchants and its partners a feature-packed omni payments solution with more ways to accept payments.

linked2pay allows customers to pay online or by mobile phone using a credit card or ACH with equal ease. Additionally, with linked2pay, merchants may provide their customers other ways to pay to include: mobile, online forms, email, a virtual terminal and a shopping cart checkout.

A cloud-based technology, linked2pay gives merchants access to a secure, single-point login with feature-rich payment acceptance that can be branded. Merchants also gain the convenience and efficiency of consolidated, customizable reporting.

"Large and small merchants across a variety of industries can deploy this payment option easily and quickly," said Chris McNulty, group executive of Sales, Business Development, & Client Relations, TSYS Merchant Solutions. "By bringing credit cards and ACH together seamlessly, our merchants can lower costs and decrease the number of paper checks they accept."

Software providers and resellers can leverage the linked2pay solution at no additional cost, and access the tools they need to deliver the type of payments processing automation suitable for high volume users.

"A merchant using linked2pay gains the benefit of accepting payments using mobile, online form, email, checkout or virtual terminal all in the same, highly flexible solution," said Jay McShirley, chief executive officer, linked2pay. "With linked2pay, a merchant is ready to accept payments immediately following registration, and the integration tools we provide to achieve process and reporting automation minimize efforts on any IT-related project."

More information about linked2pay is available at tsys.linked2pay.com.

About linked2pay
linked2pay® provides services to deliver check, ACH, EBT and credit card payments automation. The company provides payment processing solutions for clients, banks, and channel partners. The linked2pay platform is PCI compliant and the Company has completed audits based on the internationally recognized standard developed by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). The Company launched the first On-Demand check processing platform in 2002.  linked2pay won the 2014 Gold Medal for Best Innovation Via ACH at The Innovation Project Awards, powered by PYMNTS.com. Visit www.linked2pay.com for more information.

About TSYS
At TSYS® (NYSE: TSS), we believe payments should revolve around people, not the other way around. We call this belief "People-Centered Payments®." By putting people at the center of every decision we make, TSYS supports financial institutions, businesses and governments in more than 80 countries. Through NetSpend®, A TSYS Company, we empower consumers with the convenience, security, and freedom to be self-banked. TSYS offers issuer services and merchant payment acceptance for credit, debit, prepaid, healthcare and business solutions.

TSYS' headquarters are located in Columbus, Ga., U.S.A., with local offices spread across the Americas, EMEA and Asia-Pacific. TSYS is a member of The Civic 50 and was named one of the 2013 World's Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere magazine. TSYS routinely posts all important information on its website.www.tsys.com.

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