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 *   Chytil Kamila K 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 05/10/2016 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol MONEYGRAM INTERNATIONAL INC [MGI] (Last) (First) (Middle) 2828 NORTH HARWOOD STREET, 15TH FLOOR 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) SVP Global Operations 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) DALLAS, TX 75201 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 22,298 (1) D   Common Stock 15,946 (2) 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

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Chytil Kamila K 2828 NORTH HARWOOD STREET 15TH FLOOR DALLAS, TX 75201	Â	Â	  SVP Global Operations	Â

Signatures

/s/ Francis Aaron Henry, attorney-in-fact		05/16/2016
**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)	Represents the number of shares of common stock issuable upon vesting of 11,149 time-based RSUs and the target number of shares of common stock eligible to be issued upon vesting of 11,149 performance-based RSUs that were granted on July 1, 2015. The time-based RSUs vest in 3 equal installments on each anniversary of the grant date. The performance-based RSUs vest in three equal installments on each anniversary of the grant date if certain performance goals are achieved, with up to 50% of the performance-based RSUs vesting over such three year period if a target level of Adjusted EBITDA is achieved for the year ended December 31, 2015 and up to 50% of the performance-based RSUs vesting over such three year period if a target level of self-service revenue is achieved for the year ended December 31, 2015. No performance-based RSUs will vest unless the threshold level of Adjusted EBITDA is achieved.
(2)	Represents the number of shares of common stock issuable upon vesting of 13,288 time-based RSUs and the target number of shares of common stock eligible to be issued upon vesting of 2,658 performance-based RSUs that were granted on February 23, 2016. The time-based RSUs vest in 3 equal installments on each anniversary of the grant date. The performance-based RSUs vest in three equal installments on each anniversary of the grant date if certain performance goals are achieved, with up to 50% of the performance-based RSUs vesting over such three year period if a target level of Adjusted EBITDA is achieved for the year ended December 31, 2016 and up to 50% of the performance-based RSUs vesting over such three year period if a target level of self-service revenue is achieved for the year ended December 31, 2016.
  Remarks: Exhibit List: Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney

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