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 *   McGurk Wayne F. 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 01/01/2016 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol MONEYGRAM INTERNATIONAL INC [MGI] (Last) (First) (Middle) 2828 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) EVP, Chief Information Officer 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 350 D   Common Stock (1) 1,052 D   Common Stock (2) 1,058 D   Common Stock (3) 16,110 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
Stock Option (right to buy) (4)	  (5)	04/01/2024	Common Stock	4,365	$ 17.87	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
McGurk Wayne F. 2828 HARWOOD STREET 15TH FLOOR DALLAS, TX 75201	Â	Â	  EVP, Chief Information Officer	Â

Signatures

Corinna Ulrich, attorney-in-fact		01/07/2016
**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 target number of shares of common stock eligible to be issued upon vesting of 1,052 performance-based RSUs. Up to 100% of the performance-based RSUs vest upon achieving certain revenue targets from "self-service" transactions for the three years ending Dec. 31, 2016. The performance-based RSUs are subject to a threshold requirement for a minimum amount of "self-service" revenue.
(2)	Represents the number of shares of common stock issuable upon vesting of the remaining 1,058 time-based RSUs that were granted on April 1, 2014, which vest on the second and third anniversary of the grant date.
(3)	Represents the number of shares of common stock issuable upon vesting of 8,055 time-based RSUs and the target number of shares of common stock eligible to be issued upon vesting of 8,055 performance-based RSUs that were granted on February 25, 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.
(4)	Non-qualified stock option granted pursuant to the MoneyGram International, Inc. 2005 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as amended, pursuant to a Stock Option Agreement dated April 1, 2014.
(5)	Options vest in three equal installments over three years on each anniversary of the grant date.

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