content: SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                                   Washington, D.C.  20549
  
                                          Form 8-K
  
                                       CURRENT REPORT
  
                             Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                             the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
  
                                      February 26, 1999      
                                  (Earliest Event Reported)
  
                                 Total System Services, Inc.   
                                (Exact Name of Registrant as
                                  Specified in its Charter)
  
     Georgia                         1-10254                     58-1493818   
  (State of                          (Commission File            (IRS Employer
   Incorporation)                      Number)                    Identification
                                                                  Number)
  
                         1200 Sixth Avenue, Columbus, Georgia  31901
                          (Address of principal executive offices)
  
                                        (706)  649-2267        
                               (Registrant's Telephone Number)
  
                (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
  
  
  
  Item 5.       Other Events.
  
       On February 26, 1999, Total System Services, Inc. ("Registrant") announced
  that it received notice from Universal Card Services Corp. ("UCS"), a unit of
  CITIBANK, of its decision not to renew its processing contract for consumer
  cards beyond the original term ending August 1, 2000.
  
       A copy of Registrant's press release regarding the announcement referenced
  above is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, and by this reference is hereby
  incorporated by reference into this Form 8-K and made a part hereof
  
       This Form 8-K contains statements that constitute "forward-looking
  statements" within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities
  Exchange Act of 1934 as amended by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
  of 1995. "Forward-looking" statements contained in this Form 8-K include the
  intent, belief or current expectations of the Registrant and members of its
  senior management team with respect to Registrant's future relationship with
  UCS, new business signed by Registrant which is in the process of being
  converted, anticipated growth in business from existing clients, the number of
  new accounts to be added in 1999 and the anticipated consequences of the loss of
  UCS as a consumer credit card client in the year 2000, as well as the
  assumptions upon which such statements are based. Prospective investors are
  cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future
  performance, and involve risks and uncertainties, and that actual results may
  differ materially from those contemplated by such forward- looking statements.
  Important factors currently known to management that could cause actual results
  to differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements
  in this Form 8-K include, but are not limited to, adverse developments with
  respect to the successful conversion of clients, adverse developments with
  respect to entering into contracts with new clients and retaining current
  clients, failure to successfully complete the Registrant's year 2000
  modification plans substantially as scheduled and budgeted and adverse
  developments with respect to the credit card industry in general and overall
  market conditions. Additional factors that could cause actual results to differ
  materially from those contemplated in this Form 8-K can be found in the
  Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and
  Exchange Commission on November 12, 1998.
  
  Item 7.      Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.
  
         (a)   Financial Statements - None.
  
         (b)   Pro Forma Financial Information - None.
  
         (c)   Exhibits
  
               99.1 - Registrant's press release, February 26, 1999
  
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                                      Signature
  
         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
  amended, Registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
  undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
  
                                                  TOTAL SYSTEM SERVICES, INC.
                                                  ("Registrant")
  
  Dated: March 1, 1999                            By:/s/ Kathleen Moates     
  -----------------------                         ------------------------------
                                                         Kathleen Moates
                                                         Deputy General Counsel
  
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                                        Exhibit Index
  
  Exhibit Number                           Description
  
  99.1                                     Registrant's
                                           press release
                                           dated February 26, 1999
  
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text: SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                                   Washington, D.C.  20549
  
                                          Form 8-K
  
                                       CURRENT REPORT
  
                             Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                             the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
  
                                      February 26, 1999      
                                  (Earliest Event Reported)
  
                                 Total System Services, Inc.   
                                (Exact Name of Registrant as
                                  Specified in its Charter)
  
     Georgia                         1-10254                     58-1493818   
  (State of                          (Commission File            (IRS Employer
   Incorporation)                      Number)                    Identification
                                                                  Number)
  
                         1200 Sixth Avenue, Columbus, Georgia  31901
                          (Address of principal executive offices)
  
                                        (706)  649-2267        
                               (Registrant's Telephone Number)
  
                (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
  
  Item 5.       Other Events.
  
       On February 26, 1999, Total System Services, Inc. ("Registrant") announced
  that it received notice from Universal Card Services Corp. ("UCS"), a unit of
  CITIBANK, of its decision not to renew its processing contract for consumer
  cards beyond the original term ending August 1, 2000.
  
       A copy of Registrant's press release regarding the announcement referenced
  above is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, and by this reference is hereby
  incorporated by reference into this Form 8-K and made a part hereof
  
       This Form 8-K contains statements that constitute "forward-looking
  statements" within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities
  Exchange Act of 1934 as amended by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
  of 1995. "Forward-looking" statements contained in this Form 8-K include the
  intent, belief or current expectations of the Registrant and members of its
  senior management team with respect to Registrant's future relationship with
  UCS, new business signed by Registrant which is in the process of being
  converted, anticipated growth in business from existing clients, the number of
  new accounts to be added in 1999 and the anticipated consequences of the loss of
  UCS as a consumer credit card client in the year 2000, as well as the
  assumptions upon which such statements are based. Prospective investors are
  cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future
  performance, and involve risks and uncertainties, and that actual results may
  differ materially from those contemplated by such forward- looking statements.
  Important factors currently known to management that could cause actual results
  to differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements
  in this Form 8-K include, but are not limited to, adverse developments with
  respect to the successful conversion of clients, adverse developments with
  respect to entering into contracts with new clients and retaining current
  clients, failure to successfully complete the Registrant's year 2000
  modification plans substantially as scheduled and budgeted and adverse
  developments with respect to the credit card industry in general and overall
  market conditions. Additional factors that could cause actual results to differ
  materially from those contemplated in this Form 8-K can be found in the
  Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and
  Exchange Commission on November 12, 1998.
  
  Item 7.      Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.
  
         (a)   Financial Statements - None.
  
         (b)   Pro Forma Financial Information - None.
  
         (c)   Exhibits
  
               99.1 - Registrant's press release, February 26, 1999
  
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                                      Signature
  
         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
  amended, Registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
  undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
  
                                                  TOTAL SYSTEM SERVICES, INC.
                                                  ("Registrant")
  
  Dated: March 1, 1999                            By:/s/ Kathleen Moates     
  -----------------------                         ------------------------------
                                                         Kathleen Moates
                                                         Deputy General Counsel
  
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                                        Exhibit Index
  
  Exhibit Number                           Description
  
  99.1                                     Registrant's
                                           press release
                                           dated February 26, 1999
  
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