FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   D'Agostino Vincent 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 12/16/2015 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol VERIFONE SYSTEMS, INC. [PAY] (Last) (First) (Middle) 88 W. PLUMERIA DRIVE 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) EVP, Verifone Services 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) SAN JOSE, CA 95134 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 3,728 D Â

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Non-Qualified Stock Option	  (1)	02/03/2021	Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	34,800	$ 27.77	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units	  (2)	  (2)	Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	14,100	$ 0 (3)	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units	  (4)	  (4)	Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	6,900	$ 0 (3)	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units	  (5)	  (5)	Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	6,900	$ 0 (3)	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
D'Agostino Vincent 88 W. PLUMERIA DRIVE SAN JOSE, CA 95134	Â	Â	  EVP, Verifone Services	Â

Signatures

/s/ Vincent D'Agostino, by Vik Varma, his attorney-in-fact		12/28/2015
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	43.75% of the stock options underlying this grant have vested. 6.25% of the stock options underlying this grant will vest on 02/03/2016 and at the end of each subsequent three month period thereafter until these stock options have fully vested.
(2)	The grant consists of 14,100 restricted stock units, of which 43.75% have vested and converted to Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share. 6.25% of the restricted stock units underlying this grant will vest on 02/03/2016 and at the end of each subsequent three month period thereafter until these restricted stock units have fully vested.
(3)	Each restricted stock unit converts, without payment, upon vesting into one share of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, which will be issued to the reporting person upon vesting.
(4)	25% of these restricted stock units will vest on January 2, 2016. Thereafter, 6.25% of these restricted stock units will vest at the end of each subsequent three month period until these restricted stock units have fully vested.
(5)	The grant is subject to achievement of certain performance criteria prior to January 2, 2018 and will vest based on achievement of such criteria. The number of restricted stock units reported is the targeted amount to be achieved. Depending on the actual level of achievement, the reporting person may receive between 0% and 200% of such targeted amount.

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