& STILL REACHING MILESTONES 2017 Annual Report Strength is built over time. Time and time again.
Every milestone is made up of moments — and the last 35 years have been full of them. There were borders crossed, new business lines forged and growth ushered in along the way. These are the moments that turned us into a global payments leader with issuing, merchant and prepaid services all under one roof.
And our 2017 financial performance is an important piece of the story.
TOTAL REVENUES NET REVENUE BY SEGMENT*
Issuer Solutions $4.9billion 45%
Increase of Merchant 18.2% Solutions 33% Netspend 22%
EARNINGS PER SHARE ADJUSTED EBITDA*
$3.37 $1.2 billion adjusted diluted EPS*
Increase of Increase of 20.2% 15.1%
CARDHOLDER TRANSACTIONS CLOSING STOCK PRICE
Increase of 27.8billion $79.09 61.3% transactions processed (as of 12/31/2017) per year (excluding Netspend)
*Net revenue, adjusted EBITDA and adjusted diluted earnings per share are non-GAAP financial measures, which are explained further on pages 24-26 of this report. Milestones That Shaped Our History
1989 Betting the Company on TS2® TSYS made the single largest, capital investment to date, as it kicked off the development, and eventual launch, of its TS2 processing platform in 1992.
Add Us to the List TSYS stock was listed on the 1983 New York Stock Exchange® Going Public with the ticker symbol TSS. 1993 Expanding ® TSYS incorporated as a Southward subsidiary of CB&T® with an initial public offering TSYS entered Mexico (IPO) on the Nasdaq® in a joint venture with later in the year. a Mexican banking association, marking the company's first international expansion.
our journey begins
JANUARY 1983 • 128 team members • Serving 62 financial institutions in 24 states
$846.6 million $ 1983 MARKET CAP 429.0 million start$54.7 million 2007 1994 Cutting the Apron Strings Heading North Synovus spun off its ownership in TSYS landed its first TSYS on 12/31/2007, enabling TSYS Canadian client, to operate as a fully independent continuing its company for the first time. 2010 expansion in Moving Beyond North America. Processing 1999 TSYS went beyond processing Conquering the World to become a full service, direct merchant acquirer for the first TSYS opened its first European office time, forming a joint venture with in the UK, opening the door for further First National Merchant Solutions international expansion. (FNMS), which was ranked the 10th largest merchant acquirer in North America at the time.
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$1.1 billion 2017 2018 2016 Reaching New Heights Empowering SMBs TSYS stock traded above the $80 ® Doubling Down TSYS acquired Cayan for mark for the first time in company $1.05 billion, accelerating its TSYS acquired TransFirst® history on 12/18/2017 at $80.23. position as a leading technology for $2.35 billion, marking payment provider to small and the largest acquisition in medium businesses (SMBs) in the U.S. company history, while doubling the size of the company’s merchant 2018 MARKET CAP acquiring business. $14.3 billion $16.1 billion as of 01/31/2018
2013 $9.0 billion Catering to Consumers TSYS acquired Netspend® for $1.4 billion, giving the company its first ever direct-to-consumer business.
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JANUARY 2018 TSYS is recognized as an industry leader and is a $4.9 billion revenue company • 12,000+ team members • Serving 400+ clients in 80 countries around the world, along with t hundredso of thousandsd of merchants anda millions of consumersy Dear Shareholders and Friends,
This year marks our 35th year as a public company, and although much has changed during that time period, there are a few things that are the same.
In our case, that’s performance. Market leadership. Service. Reliability. Doing the right thing by our shareholders, team members, customers, suppliers and communities where we live and work. And most importantly, our corporate values — innovation, growth, integrity, relationships and excellence.
During the last three-and-a-half decades, quite a bit has changed in the world of payments. Throughout, we’ve remained persistently focused on these values. I think of them as our “north stars” that have allowed us to forge new pathways, take calculated risks and continuously transform our business — and then guide us home again.
1 It has been a very exciting and rewarding 35 years in business, and our 36th year is off to a great start.
Of course, this steadiness doesn’t mean a standstill. In Globalization will continue to shape our business. In fact, fact, it’s quite the opposite: there’s unprecedented change 72 percent of senior executives from the World’s Most in this marketplace — and at TSYS. Last year was one of Admired Companies® say that globalization will have our most profitable, productive and performance-driven a significant impact on their organization.* There’s the years to date. We announced our acquisition of Cayan, rise of India and China, with an emerging middle class putting our merchant business in an even stronger eager to participate in the global economy. There’s much competitive position. Our stock price soared to more greater interconnectedness, with political, regulatory than $80 — the highest it’s been in our 35 years as a public and economic repercussions that reverberate across the company. Our efficiency gains continued to reach new globe. And there’s the increased need to balance the local heights. And our revenue growth exceeded the S&P 500’s market drivers with a global mindset and execution. All of for the 5th year in a row. these factors influence our business every day.
Once again, we find ourselves in an advantageous In the midst of these global factors, there’s no better time position, as payments continue to become more and to have issuing, merchant and prepaid services offered more entrenched in consumers’ lives. With each passing under one roof — our key differentiator in the payments year, more checkbooks are retired in favor of debit cards space. With each passing year, each segment is better or person-to-person payments. In the past, credit cards equipped to draw on the strength of its counterparts to were seen as tools for large or special purchases. Now realize efficiency gains and next-level innovation. This smaller transactions are the norm, with ubiquitous sense of collaboration between our issuing, merchant, point-of-sale devices catering to cards, mobile or even prepaid and other related services makes us the partner alternative currencies. And as the internet of things of choice in the market. gains momentum and devices conduct transactions on our behalf, we anticipate even more — and smarter And just what is a partner of choice? It’s a partner — payments opportunities. with enhanced offerings. Rigorous speed-to-market. Effective service channels. Ease of integration. And so Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning much more. In an increasingly digitized and high-tech are still in their early stages, but will soon have a major world, opportunities abound for market leaders like TSYS. impact on our daily lives. Already, they’ve improved Those opportunities include serving issuers according customer experience in other industries, such as retail to their unique patterns and preferences. They include and telecommunications. According to our 2017 U.S. transforming distribution and product offerings for Consumer Payment Study, 26 percent of consumers merchants and acquirers. And they include expanding own AI-capable devices, and that number is expected to access to financial products for consumers who grow. While consumers may primarily use these devices traditionally may not have had these options. for questions, news and entertainment today, within three to five years we anticipate that AI will be more Looking ahead to the remainder of 2018, I’d like to share mainstream, with devices regularly used to shop and with you where we are focused as a company, how we’re make purchases. investing and the plans we’ve made to keep growth at the forefront of our business.
But first, let’s take a look at the numbers from 2017.
* Source: Fortune http://fortune.com/2015/02/19/wmac-globalization2-0/ 2 Financial INFORMATION
In 2017, we had a record-breaking financial In fact, we gave the majority of our team members a performance with a healthy sales pipeline, $1,000 bonus in January as a “thank you” for their hard a sharp focus on expense control and a robust work, loyalty and dedication, which was a direct result roster of issuing clients with long-term agreements. of the company’s continued success and the recently passed U.S. tax-reform legislation. We also increased As we look ahead, it’s worth noting that we’re our 401(k) Employer Contribution Match from 4 encouraged by the recent Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in percent to 5 percent effective July 1, 2018, for U.S. the United States, which dramatically lowered the team members. These additional incentives for our corporate tax rate from 35 percent to 21 percent. We team members are not only a “thank you,” but also believe these changes will be advantageous to TSYS a long-term investment in their futures. and to the U.S. business environment as a whole. We also believe this legislation will create a more level, Regardless of the churn and change in this industry, global playing field, boost the U.S. economy, create we are ready — and in a great position — to maintain jobs and provide us with investment opportunities. our strong financial performance in 2018 and beyond. Like many other global corporations, we’ve already realized significant cost reductions that will enable us to reinvest these savings in our clients, shareholders and team members.
(in thousands) (in thousands) $3,400,332 $3,041,876 $2,499,349 $1,197,673 $1,040,551 $833,920 $3.37 $2.80 $2.44
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Net Revenue* Adjusted EBITDA* Adjusted Diluted EPS*
3 Revenue and Income: Total revenues were Revenue Diversification: Our revenue mix $4.9 billion, resulting in double-digit growth continues to evolve. In 2017, Issuer Solutions of 18.2 percent. Net revenue was $3.4 billion, contributed 45 percent of net revenue, Merchant up 11.8 percent. Solutions contributed 33 percent and Netspend contributed 22 percent. It’s clear our revenue Earnings Per Share (EPS): Adjusted EBITDA was diversification becomes more pronounced $1.2 billion, an increase of 15.1 percent. Basic EPS each year. It’s important to note that in the past, from continuing operations was $3.19, an increase of we’ve benchmarked our financials against other 83.3 percent. Diluted EPS from continuing operations large processors. However, as we diversify our was $3.16, an increase of 82.4 percent. Adjusted revenue mix and expand into other segments, our diluted EPS was $3.37, an increase of 20.2 percent. competitors are changing to include players like fintechs, start-ups and even B2C companies. Return to Shareholders: Our closing stock price at This excites us — and inspires us to think differently year end was $79.09, an increase of 61.3 percent. about our capabilities and potential. We purchased 3.85 million shares, totaling $282.6 million. These purchases, along with our dividends of $79.0 million, returned $361.7 million to our shareholders.
(dollars in thousands, except per share data) 2017 2016 % Change
Total revenues $4,927,965 $4,170,077 18.2
Net revenue* $3,400,332 $3,041,876 11.8
Operating income $734,044 $573,382 28.0
Net income attributable to TSYS common shareholders $586,185 $319,638 83.4
Basic earnings per share from continuing operations $3.19 $1.74 83.3 attributable to TSYS common shareholders Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations $3.16 $1.73 82.4 attributable to TSYS common shareholders
Adjusted EBITDA* $1,197,673 $1,040,551 15.1
Adjusted diluted EPS* $3.37 $2.80 20.2
*Net revenue, adjusted EBITDA and adjusted diluted earnings per share are non-GAAP financial measures, which are explained further on pages 24-26 of this report.
4 Now, I’d like to cover key highlights from our three customer experiences, and where APIs are stored business segments — Issuer Solutions, Merchant and modified. This portal will make it easier and more Solutions and Netspend. efficient for our clients to access and integrate with our issuer products and platforms. Issuer Solutions You’ll remember from last year that our Issuer Solutions We’re inspired and eager to harness the potential segment now includes both our North America issuing of machine learning, and are working to embed this and our international issuing lines of business. Both exciting technology into many of our platforms domestically and internationally, our product roadmap and services to offer consumers a truly digitized, continues to be a focus for the issuing business in 2018. connected experience. Throughout the last year, we worked diligently on testing and piloting projects to eventually refine and Last year, we piloted TSYS Foresight Score with ®, a fraud-and-risk-scoring tool that scale them for mass distribution. Featurespace incorporates machine learning to fight transactional fraud, especially in card-not-present (CNP) situations. One of the first steps on this journey is opening up Early results are very encouraging — in a pilot with two our proprietary ecosystem with the TSYS Developers clients, they’ve experienced a 15-percent lift in overall portal. It’s a website portal where software development fraud detection and a 35-percent increase in CNP meets commerce, where technology drives exceptional fraud detection.
STRENGTH IN ISSUING Another point of progress on our product roadmap is our data and analytics partnership with Argus®. 571.9 million Through this relationship, we will be able to better traditional accounts on file manage data and analytics on behalf of our clients to help them transform it into insightful information $3.0 trillion and analysis. dollar amount of Also of note in 2017 was our rollout of Card Rule , transactions settled an app that allows cardholders to remotely manage, conveniently monitor and proactively control their payment cards, all from their mobile phone or tablet.
5 MERCHANT MATTERS TSYS serves approximately 787,000 merchant outlets with more than $147 billion in total annual processing volume.
You’ll notice a common theme with these new products Merchant Solutions and pilots: they’re all directed at solving the biggest After finalizing the integration of TransFirst, the challenges faced by our clients. Those challenges remainder of 2017 was focused on strengthening include fraud and risk management, customer TSYS’ merchant brand. Announcing our intent to acquisition and retention, and the digitization of acquire Cayan on December 18 was the capstone customer experiences. of a dynamic year, followed by the official close of the acquisition only 24 days later, on January 11. In terms of client wins, we extended our long-term We believe the acquisition of Cayan is a game agreement with Capital One®, a marquee client and changer for TSYS. top-five issuer in the United States.* Over the years, we’ve fostered a strong partnership with their team, Cayan and its 400 plus employees currently serve and have gotten the opportunity to continue an existing more than 80,000 merchants and 100 integrated relationship — an honor we don’t take for granted. In partners across the United States. Cayan — total, we completed 17 contract renewals in 2017. headquartered in Boston, with an office in Belfast, Northern Ireland — offers a fully integrated customer Our issuing business also won a number of highly engagement platform for merchants across multiple competitive new contracts on the international channels. We see this as a great opportunity to front, including Sainsbury’s Bank, while also adding bring more innovative products to our merchant new business from Virgin Atlantic Airlines® through customer base. our existing relationship with Virgin Money®.
* Source: Nilson Report®, February 2017, Issue #1104 6 NETSPEND BY THE NUMBERS $32.0 billion in gross dollar volume 130,000 The merchant landscape is evolving rapidly, and we reload locations are positioning ourselves as leaders in this time of change. In 2017, we brought in new leadership to drive future growth and realize our goal of becoming the 4.9 million premier provider to small- and medium-size U.S. active cards businesses. Philip McHugh joined us in April as Senior EVP of TSYS and President of our Merchant Solutions segment, with more than 20 years of experience in international banking and payments. Philip has been instrumental in driving our merchant segment forward in his short tenure. And Henry Helgeson, co-founder and CEO of Cayan, has now joined the Merchant Solutions segment. Henry’s leadership and experience will be a tremendous asset to our business as we look to provide a broad set of value-added products and services for merchants.
On the topic of new products, we’re investing in product development to extend capabilities beyond what we offer today. This means we’re poised to take advantage of the mobile revolution occurring at the merchant level. Products like smarter terminals and integrated point-of-purchase devices make doing business even easier and free of the technological hurdles and logistical challenges that have burdened merchants for years.
We’re working to bring even greater scale and reach to ProPay®, our card acceptance solutions for micro- merchants, e-commerce and direct selling companies.
And, with the acquisition of Cayan, TSYS will serve approximately 787,000 merchant outlets with more than $147 billion in total annual processing volume.
7 Netspend Last year, we began a pilot and ultimately rolled out a demand deposit account product (DDA) in our In January, we announced that Kelley Knutson had direct channel with a key strategic partner. After been named Senior EVP and President of Netspend, extensive consumer research, we strongly believe TSYS’ prepaid solutions segment. Kelley has been a that our customers have an interest in using individual dedicated member of the TSYS family and strong bank accounts, and we were right: as of the end of contributor to our growth and success for more than 2017, we’ve seen more than 100,000 demand deposit 14 years. With more than 30 years of experience within accounts opened. Our DDA product is appealing the global payments industry at TSYS, Visa® and GE to consumers who are new to Netspend, as well as Capital®, he’s an accomplished leader that will enable existing prepaid cardholders. We are encouraged by the Netspend team and business to thrive as the the early results, and plan to expand the distribution of leading provider of self-banking solutions. this product in 2018.
The prepaid market continued to grow in 2017, due While we continue to see organic growth in our existing to a confluence of factors like growing e-commerce channels, we are focused on reaching new audiences. users and an increased demand for flexibility and Last year, we attracted new consumers through alternatives to cash. To meet increasing consumer affinity partnerships, such as the MileagePlus® GO demand, we’ll focus our efforts in 2018 on the Visa® Prepaid Card. In partnership with United Airlines®, digitization of our products and end-to-end value this product made its mark as the first prepaid card in proposition. Our teams are actively working on the United States offering a consumer the opportunity tokenization and increased functionality in the to directly earn miles for qualifying purchases made Netspend mobile app, and we are exploring with the card. In 2018, we plan to launch our next where to best utilize EMV®. affinity partnership with Major League Baseball®. We are proud to be the chosen partner of such The regulatory landscape continued to shift when valued brands and we will continue to develop the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau delayed additional affinity relationships going forward. implementation of its prepaid rule until April 1, 2019. We are confident in our ability to implement the changes required by the rule, while still providing our customers with a great product and overall experience.
8 OUR CUSTOMER COVENANT Through partnership and expertise, we’ll help you unlock the possibilities of payments. You can trust us to be honest and transparent, and depend on us for stability and security. We will hold ourselves to uncompromising standards. We will never settle, never make do. We will earn your trust, and your business, every day.
In Closing And finally, we’re committed to you, our shareholders. That means managing the company and making As we look to the remainder of 2018, the evolution decisions designed to create long-term shareholder of the payments industry — and our world at large — value. Effective, smart-capital deployment is essential will continue. Biometrics. Digital wallets. Wearables. to our growth. And the way we’ve deployed our New currencies, devices, functionalities. Nearly every capital over the last three years has contributed to aspect of payments has undergone improvement, more shareholder value, an increase in earnings per enhancement or upheaval. share and the opportunity to invest back in our own company. We also have a diverse and experienced But there are some things that remain constant, like Board of Directors guiding our business. In October, our commitment to our customers. Our customer we appointed two new board members — Thaddeus covenant, which we developed in 1996, has never Arroyo, chief executive officer of AT&T® Business and been more relevant. It’s our promise to our customers Richard A. Smith, who recently retired as chairman, — to never settle, to never make do — and guides chief executive officer and president of Realogy® our actions every day. Holdings Corp. These appointments bring vast knowledge and expertise from their respective We’re committed to our team members. Once industries to TSYS. again, we were named one of America’s Best Employers by Forbes® in 2017. We believe that After 35 years of doing business, we know who we when we take care of our team members, they are and where we excel. We recognize our influence take care of our customers. This prestigious honor and act in the best interest of our shareholders, team is a testament to the hard work and relentless members, customers, suppliers and communities — passion that our team members have for TSYS. throughout our entire family of companies. We know where we’ve been and have the industry experience We’ve never been more committed to our to prove it. And most importantly, we know where communities. For the fourth time since 2013, we we’re going. I hope all of you feel the tremendous were included in The Civic 50, a list of America’s momentum and excitement about the world of most community-minded companies. But no opportunity we have before us. matter which of our 47 global offices you visit, you’ll find TSYS and our team members committed Thank you for your support as we continue to to improving the quality of life in the communities grow our company. where we do business.
Sincerely,
M. Troy Woods Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, TSYS 9 Our LEADERSHIP Executive Management
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Investments Annual Shareholders’ Meeting TSYS You can purchase additional shares by investing between $50 at The Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be held on One TSYS Way any one time and $250,000 in total per calendar year. If you wish, April 26, 2018 at 10 a.m. ET at the TSYS Riverfront P.O. Box 2567 we can withdraw funds automatically from your bank account Campus Auditorium in Columbus, Georgia. Columbus, GA 31902-2567 each month to purchase shares. Purchases are made weekly, www.tsys.com or more often if volume dictates. Fees are lower than those Independent Auditors W\SLFDOO\FKDUJHGE\WKHÀQDQFLDOVHUYLFHVLQGXVWU\ KPMG LLP, Atlanta, Georgia Stock Trading Information TSYS common stock is traded as “TSS” on the New York Stock Safekeeping Investor Relations Exchange (NYSE). Price and volume information appear under Dividend Reinvestment and Gifts and Transfers of Shares Shawn Roberts Direct Stock Purchase Plan You can make gifts or transfers to others. Contact American TSYS Investor Relations The TSYS Dividend Reinvestment and Direct Stock Purchase Plan Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC at +1.877.833.6707 or One TSYS Way (“Plan”) provides a comprehensive package of services designed \RXUEURNHUDJHÀUPIRUPRUHLQIRUPDWLRQ Columbus, GA 31901 to make investing in TSYS stock easy, convenient and more +1.706.644.6081 DŶRUGDEOH Dividend Reinvestment TSYS Investor Relations You can invest all or a part of your cash dividends to One TSYS Way accumulate more shares without paying fees. Columbus, GA 31901 [email protected] Online ACCESS Online Services at tsys.com You can purchase your initial shares online at tsys.com. TSYS makes it easy and convenient to get current information about your shareholder account any time. You will have access to: • View account status • View payment history for dividends • Purchase or sell shares • Make address changes • View book-entry information • Obtain a duplicate 1099 tax form 5HTXHVWFHUWLÀFDWHLVVXDQFH • Request a dividend check replacement • Establish or change your PIN • Receive annual meeting materials electronically Cautionary language regarding forward-looking statements: 7KLVDQQXDOUHSRUWWRVKDUHKROGHUVFRQWDLQVIRUZDUGORRNLQJVWDWHPHQWVZKLFKE\WKHLUQDWXUHLQYROYHULVNVDQGXQFHUWDLQWLHV3OHDVHUHIHUWR76<6·$QQXDO5HSRUWRQ)RUP.ÀOHGZLWKWKH6HFXULWLHVDQG([FKDQJH&RPPLVVLRQIRULQIRUPDWLRQ FRQFHUQLQJIRUZDUGORRNLQJVWDWHPHQWVXQGHUWKHFDSWLRQ´6DIH+DUERU6WDWHPHQWµDQGIRUDGHVFULSWLRQRIFHUWDLQIDFWRUVWKDWPD\FDXVHDFWXDOUHVXOWVWRGLŶHUIURPJRDOVUHIHUUHGWRLQWKLVUHSRUWRUFRQWHPSODWHGE\VXFKVWDWHPHQWV © 2018 Total System Services, Inc.® All rights reserved worldwide. Total System Services, Inc. and TSYS® are federally registered service marks of Total System Services, Inc. in the United States. Total System Services, ,QFDQGLWVDŷOLDWHVRZQDQXPEHURIVHUYLFHPDUNVWKDWDUHUHJLVWHUHGLQWKH8QLWHG6WDWHVDQGLQRWKHUFRXQWULHV$OORWKHUSURGXFWVDQGFRPSDQ\QDPHVDUHWUDGHPDUNVRIWKHLUUHVSHFWLYHFRPSDQLHV ABOUT TSYS TSYS® (NYSE: TSS) is a leading global payments provider, offering seamless, secure and innovative solutions across the payments spectrum — from issuer processing and merchant acquiring to prepaid program management. We succeed because we put people, and their needs, at the heart of every decision. It’s an approach we call ‘People-Centered Payments®’. Our headquarters are located in Columbus, Ga., U.S.A., with approximately 12,000 team members and local offices across 13 countries. TSYS generated revenue of $4.9 billion in 2017, while processing more than 27.8 billion transactions. We are a member of The Civic 50 and were named one of the 2018 World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere magazine. TSYS is a member of the S&P 500 and routinely posts all important information on its website. For more, visit tsys.com. For the fourth time in a row, TSYS was named to The Civic 50 in 2017, an annual initiative that identifies and recognizes companies for their commitment to improve the quality of life in the communities where they do business. The survey was conducted by Points of Light, the nation’s definitive experts on civic engagement. For the sixth time in seven years, TSYS was named one of the 2018 World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere, a global ethics think tank. TSYS was named as a Top 100 Global Technology leader by Thomson Reuters for 2018. This recognition honors a select group of companies that have demonstrated a commitment to leadership across eight pillars of performance: Financial, Management and Investor Confidence, Risk and Resilience, Legal Compliance, Innovation, People and Social Sustainability, Environmental Impact, and Reputation. NYSE: TSS TSYS® One TSYS Way P.O. Box 2567 Columbus, GA 31902-2567 +1.706.649.2310 www.tsys.com