Where is TSYS located?

TSYS is headquartered in Columbus, United States.

How many employees does TSYS have?

As of Aug 31, 2026, the latest employee count at TSYS is 8006.

Where does TSYS rank among its competitors?

TSYS ranks 4th amongst 235 active competitors, of which 21 are funded. It stands 7th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Silverflow, which secured $40M in Mar, 2026.

Who are the top competitors of TSYS?

TSYS's top competitors include FSS, Elavon and Monavate. Among them, Silverflow secured the most recent funding round in March, 2026.

TSYS - 2026 Company Profile & Competitors

Q: Is TSYS an acquired company?

TSYS got acquired by Global Payments on May 28, 2019.

TSYS is an acquired company based in Columbus (United States), founded in 1982. It operates as an Issuer processing solutions. The company has 235 active competitors, including 21 funded and 57 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like FSS, Elavon and Monavate.

Company Details

Total System Services, Inc. provides issuer processing solutions. It offers solutions such as point-to-point encryption for merchants, payment processing for enterprises, card issuing, payment acquiring, and more. It also offers solutions to businesses for expenditure & payroll management.

Website: www.tsys.com
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Key Metrics

Founded Year

1982

Location

Columbus, United States

Stage

Acquired

Ranked

4^th among 235 active competitors

Employee Count

8,006 as on Aug 31, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

iMobile3 & 9 more

Similar Companies

FSS & 298 more

Exit Details

Acquired by Global Payments (May 28, 2019)

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TSYS is associated with 5 legal entities given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
Tsys Card Tech Services India Llp CIN: AAI-8364 , India, Active	Mar 15, 2017	₹500 - ₹1,000 Cr (As on Mar 31, 2025)	-
TOTAL SYSTEM SERVICES INC CIN: 721683 , United States, Active	May 24, 1983	$1B+ (As on Dec 31, 2018)	-	-
Tsys Card Tech Services India Private Limited CIN: U72200DL2006FTC156765 , India, Converted to LLP	Dec 20, 2006	₹50 - ₹100 Cr (As on Mar 31, 2016)	-
INFONOX SOFTWARE PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U72100DL2000PTC105811 , India, Active	May 23, 2000	₹10 - ₹50 Cr (As on Mar 31, 2025)	66 (As on Feb 29, 2024)
Total System Services CIN: - , Belgium, Active		-	-	-

TSYS got acquired by Global Payments on May 28, 2019 at an acquisition amount of $*****.

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TSYS has not raised any funding rounds yet.

TSYS's employee count trend

TSYS has 8,006 employees as of Aug 26. Here is TSYS's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of TSYS include FSS, Elavon and Monavate. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of TSYS, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	FSS 1991, Chennai (India), Series C	Provider of payment technology solutions for card issuance and management	$127M	Premji Invest, New Enterprise Associates & 7 others	64/100
2nd	Elavon 1991, Atlanta (United States), Acquired	Global payment processing solutions for businesses of all sizes and industries	-	-	63/100
3rd	Monavate 2019, Cambridge (United Kingdom), Acquired	Online payment and issuer processing solution for businesses	$6.89M	-	63/100
4th	TSYS 1982, Columbus (United States), Acquired	Issuer processing solutions	-	-	61/100
5th	EVO Payments 1989, Atlanta (United States), Acquired	Merchant acquiring and payment processing solutions	-	Ranger Investments, MDP	61/100
6th	Paysera 2004, Vilnius (Lithuania), Series A	Banking channels and issuer processing solutions	$8.62M	-	59/100
7th	CPI Card Group 1995, Littleton (United States), Public	Payment card and issuer processing solutions	-	Demtech, Parallel49 Equity	59/100
8th	Silverflow 2019, Amsterdam (Netherlands), Series B	Issuer processor providing payment processing solution for businesses	$76.4M	Picus Capital, Coatue & 6 others	58/100
9th	i2c 2001, Redwood City (United States), Unfunded	Provider of issuer processing, fraud risk management, and core banking services	-	-	58/100
10th	Heartland Payment Systems 1997, Princeton (United States), Acquired	Payment processing, POS and Gift Card services	$40M	LLR Partners, GCP Capital Partners	58/100

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TSYS has not made any investments yet. TSYS has made 10 acquisitions.

Here is the list of latest three $acquisitions:

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Date of Investment/Acquisition	Type	Company Name	Founded Year	Location
Jun 07, 2018	Acquisition	iMobile3	2009	Jacksonville (United States)
Dec 18, 2017	Acquisition	Cayan	1998	Boston (United States)
Jan 26, 2016	Acquisition	TransFirst	1995	New York City (United States)