Columbus in Muscogee County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

TSYS

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, January 5, 2022

1. TSYS Marker

Inscription. TSYS (Total Systems Services, Inc) began in 1959 as a bankcard department within Columbus Bank and trust (CB&T) to develop a system for issuing credit cards and processing transactions for one of Georgia’s first bank credit cards. This new and unique payment option revolutionized the global economy over the next half century, and by 1975, TSYS was electronically processing card payments for other banks. Later, TSYS developed a new processing technology that became the industry standard. In 1983, TSYS separated from CB&T becoming a separately managed and publicly traded company, and in 1999 built its global headquarters-the Riverfront Campus-in downtown Columbus. As a leading global payments provider TSYS has played a key role in Georgia’s rise as a technology hub.

Erected 2018 by Georgia Historical Society and TSYS. (Marker Number 106-4.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1959.

Location. 32° 28.35′ N, 84° 59.52′ W. Marker is in Columbus, Georgia, in Muscogee County. It is at the intersection of 14th Street and 1st Avenue,

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on the right when traveling west on 14th Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Columbus GA 31901, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Piedmont.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Haiman's Sword Factory (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Battle of Columbus (about 400 feet away); General Benning (about 400 feet away); George Parker Swift I (about 500 feet away); Civil War Women’s Riot (about 500 feet away); High Uptown Historic District / Garrett-Bullock-Delay House (about 600 feet away); Birthplace of Robert Winship Woodruff (about 600 feet away); Ernest Woodruff / Robert Winship Woodruff (about 600 feet away).

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, January 5, 2022

2. TSYS Marker

Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbus.

Also see . . . Total System Services. (Submitted on April 17, 2022.)

Credits. This page was last revised on April 17, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 17, 2022, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. This page has been viewed 366 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 17, 2022, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida.