As the largest processor for merchant acquirers and bank card issuers, Total Systems Services processes more than a trillion dollars a year in debit and credit transactions. Based in Columbus, Georgia, the company has a long history that begins with its founding as a part of Columbus Bank and Trust in 1959. In 1983, it became a separate and publicly trade company owned mostly by CB&T and then by Synovus. The company is responsible for creating the TS2 and TS1 platforms.