Visa USA Executives Named to Vital Board of Directors

Business Wire, June 17, 2004

TEMPE, Ariz. -- Vital Processing Services(R) (Vital)(R), a recognized leader in technology-based commerce enabling services and an independent joint venture of Visa(R) USA and TSYS(R), today announced that Visa USA executives Elizabeth L. Buse and Kevin J. Schultz have joined Vital's Board of Directors. Buse and Schultz join TSYS chief executive officer Phillip W. Tomlinson, and senior executive vice president and chief financial officer James B. Lipham as members of Vital's Board.

Elizabeth Buse is executive vice president of product development and management for Visa USA, and is responsible for managing all Visa-branded products and services. Kevin Schultz is executive vice president of sales and integrated solutions for Visa USA, and is responsible for managing Visa's member relationship and merchant sales teams. Buse and Schultz will represent Visa on the Vital Board to assure close alignment between the two organizations and to support Vital's customer focus and growth objectives.

"Both Elizabeth and Kevin are terrific additions to our Board," said Bev Wells, Vital's president and chief executive officer. "Their industry knowledge and expertise, plus industry insight, will help move Vital to the next level."

These appointments to Vital's Board clearly demonstrate Visa's commitment to supporting the acceptance community with state-of-the-art solutions for acquirers and their merchant customers. TSYS also considers Vital key in its strategy to offer comprehensive payment processing for both the issuing and acquiring market segments.

About Vital Processing Services Vital Processing Services(R) (Vital)(R) is a leader in technology-based commerce enabling services. Vital delivers comprehensive, end-to-end payment solutions to acquirers and their merchants to reliably process millions of credit, debit and other card transactions every day. From authorizing and capturing electronic payments at the point-of-sale to clearing and settling merchant transactions, merchant terminal management and information services, Vital enables acquirers to efficiently manage their payment processing business. Vital is the only pure acquirer processor in the industry with a focus on partnering, not competing, to help acquirers manage and grow their merchant portfolios. Vital is a joint venture of Visa(R) U.S.A. and TSYS(R) (NYSE: TSS). Additional information regarding Vital can be found at www.vitalps.com.