COLUMBUS, Ga., and LONDON, 14 Jan., 2013 - TSYS (NYSE: TSS) announced today that John Goodale, senior director of business expansion for Europe, TSYS International, will present at the 12th annual Nordic Card Markets conference, which will take place from 21-22 January, 2013, in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Goodale will present a session titled, "Pursuing a cross-border strategy: challenges and opportunities." This session will provide an in-depth view of trends in multi-country issuing, insight into the challenges and opportunities for financial institutions, and key considerations for institutions pursuing a cross-border strategy.
TSYS has an established footprint in the Nordics with long-standing PRIME licensing clients dating back 15 years. TSYS Nordic and Baltic clients include leading financial institutions such as DNB Bank ASA, EnterCard, Nordea, AB SEB bankas and SpareBank 1.
TSYS is an official sponsor of the conference, which will be held at the Radisson Blu Royal Hotel. For more information on Nordic Cards Markets, log on to http://www.smi-online.co.uk/finance/europe/nordic-card-markets.
About TSYS
At TSYS, (NYSE: TSS), we believe payments should revolve around people - not the other way around. We call this belief "People-Centered PaymentsSM." By putting people at the center of every decision we make, with unmatched customer service and industry insight, TSYS is able to support financial institutions, businesses and governments in more than 80 countries. Offering merchant payment-acceptance solutions as well as services in credit, debit, prepaid, mobile, chip, healthcare and more, we make it possible for those in the global marketplace to conduct safe and secure electronic transactions with trust and convenience.
TSYS' headquarters are located in Columbus, Georgia, with local offices spread across the Americas, EMEA and Asia-Pacific. TSYS provides services to more than half of the top 20 international banks, is a Fortune 1000 company and was named one of the 2012 World's Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere magazine.www.tsys.com.
Contacts:
Cyle Mims
TSYS Media Relations
+1.706.644.3110
cylemims@tsys.com
Shawn Roberts
TSYS Investor Relations
+1.706.644.6081
shawnroberts@tsys.com
Sara Ruffell
TSYS International
+357 22882600
sararuffell@tsys.com
Total System Services specializes in providing electronic payment processing and related services to financial and non-financial institutions. Net sales break down by activity as follows:
- electronic payment processing services (46.4);
- merchant acquiring services (33.6%): authorizing and capturing electronic payments at the point of sale, clearing and settling merchant transactions, managing merchant terminals, and providing information management services to help acquirers effectively manage and grow their merchant portfolios. The group also provides risk management tools (credit evaluation, fraud detection and prevention and behavior analysis tools) and revenue enhancement tools and customer retention programs (loyalty programs and bonus rewards);
- sale of prepaid payment cards (20%; NetSpend).
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: the United States (80.4%), Europe (9.3%), Canada (8.1%) and other (2.2%).
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