TSYS Releases White Paper on Mobile Commercial Business Travelers

COLUMBUS, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TSYS (NYSE: TSS) today announced the publication of a white paper entitled “Lessons Learned from Business Travel Study: Best Practices for Getting Ahead of the Mobile Wave.” The report is based on the findings of The Connected Business Traveler Study, an innovative survey of business travelers conducted jointly by TSYS, Mercator Advisory Group and Commercial Payments International (CPI).

“Lessons Learned from Business Travel Study: Best Practices for Getting Ahead of the Mobile Wave.”

The report combines the survey’s findings with analysis of how the evolution of mobile banking and payments for consumers signals an opportunity for greater mobile solutions and innovations geared toward commercial card customers. One conclusion from the paper is that mobile connectivity and communications can be leveraged to digitize the paperless shift that will benefit businesses and corporate credit card-carrying employees, just as they have by consumer cardholders.

“By concentrating on the end-user experience, issuers will be uniquely positioned to help their corporate clients create a circle of employee engagement with the card program,” said Keith Pierce, group executive of Commercial Services, TSYS. “Moreover, it could provide more user data to businesses and issuers, leading to better expense controls, employee satisfaction and productivity.”

The white paper is available for download, at: www.tsys.com/connectedbusinesstraveler.

About TSYS

At TSYS, (NYSE: TSS), we believe payments should revolve around people — not the other way around. We call this belief "People-Centered Payments^SM." By putting people at the center of every decision we make, with unmatched customer service and industry insight, TSYS is able to support financial institutions, businesses and governments in more than 80 countries. Offering merchant payment-acceptance solutions as well as services in credit, debit, prepaid, mobile, chip, healthcare and more, we make it possible for those in the global marketplace to conduct safe and secure electronic transactions with trust and convenience.

TSYS’ headquarters are located in Columbus, Georgia, with local offices spread across the Americas, EMEA and Asia-Pacific. TSYS provides services to more than half of the top 20 international banks, and has been named one of the 2012 World's Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere magazine. For more information, please visit us at www.tsys.com.

About CPI

CPI is the thought leadership community of senior commercial payments executives who are resolutely focused on driving the transformation to automate payment processes. CPI hosts events in North America and Europe throughout the year and posts thought leadership articles on its website www.commercialpaymentsinternational.com.

About Mercator Advisory Group

Mercator Advisory Group is the leading, independent research and advisory services firm exclusively focused on the payments and banking industries. We deliver pragmatic and timely research and advice designed to help our clients uncover the most lucrative opportunities to maximize revenue growth and contain costs. Our clients range from the world's largest payment issuers, acquirers, processors, merchants and associations to leading technology providers and investors. Mercator Advisory Group is also the publisher of the online payments and banking news and information portal PaymentsJournal.com. Visit us at www.mercatoradvisorygroup.com.