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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(X) QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended December 31, 1996

OR

( ) TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from_______to_______ .

Commission File Number 0-25346

TRANSACTION SYSTEMS ARCHITECTS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware 47-0772104
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)

330 South 108th Avenue
Omaha, Nebraska 68154
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(402) 390-7600
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was
required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes X No .
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Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuers classes of
common stock as of the latest practicable date:


24,004,708 shares of Class A Common Stock at January 31, 1997
2,171,252 shares of Class B Common Stock at January 31, 1997
TRANSACTION SYSTEMS ARCHITECTS, INC.
FORM 10-Q
FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996
TABLE OF CONTENTS


Page

Part I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of
December 31, 1996 and September 30, 1996 3

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
for the three months ended December 31, 1996 and 1995 4

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Stockholders'
Equity for the three months ended December 31, 1996 5

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the
three months ended December 31, 1996 and 1995 6

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements 7

Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations 8-10


Part II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K 11

Signatures 12

Index to Exhibits 13
TRANSACTION SYSTEMS ARCHITECTS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(unaudited and in thousands)
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December 31, September 30,
1996 1996
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ASSETS

<S> <C> <C>
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 31,012 $ 31,546
Receivables, net 59,345 49,135
Deferred income taxes 1,688 4,348
Other 1,269 1,010
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Total current assets 93,314 86,039

Property and equipment, net 13,797 13,001
Software, net 4,913 5,424
Intangible assets, net 7,294 7,236
Installment receivables 1,789 1,593
Investment and notes receivable 8,796 8,105
Other 1,712 1,761
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Total assets $ 131,615 $ 123,159
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt $ 1,309 $ 1,147
Current portion of capital lease obligations 303 342
Accounts payable 7,815 8,322
Accrued employee compensation 3,395 5,210
Accrued liabilities 8,655 7,631
Income taxes 3,493 4,383
Deferred revenue 23,394 17,987
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Total current liabilities 48,364 45,022

Long-term debt 1,574 1,431
Capital lease obligations 294 256
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Total liabilities 50,232 46,709
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Stockholders' equity:
Class A Common Stock 120 119
Class B Common Stock 11 11
Additional paid-in capital 96,868 96,062
Accumulated translation adjustments 258 (236)
Accumulated deficit (15,862) (19,494)
Treasury stock, at cost (12) (12)
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Total stockholders' equity 81,383 76,450
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Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 131,615 $ 123,159
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See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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TRANSACTION SYSTEMS ARCHITECTS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited and in thousands, except per share amounts)
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<CAPTION>



Three Months Ended December 31
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1996 1995
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Revenues:
Software license fees $ 25,251 $ 17,217
Maintenance fees 9,961 8,409
Services 11,877 8,618
Hardware, net 553 1,239
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Total revenues 47,642 35,483
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Expenses:
Cost of software license fees:
Software costs 5,397 3,905
Amortization of purchased software 801 788
Cost of maintenance and services 12,473 8,771
Research and development 3,955 3,537
Selling and marketing 10,282 8,404
General and administrative:
General and administrative costs 7,666 5,695
Amortization of goodwill and purchased
intangibles 217 150
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Total expenses 40,791 31,250
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Operating income 6,851 4,233
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Other income (expense):
Interest income 427 568
Interest expense (57) (44)
Other (317) (30)
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Total other 53 494
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Income before income taxes 6,904 4,727
Provision for income taxes (3,096) (1,798)
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Net income $ 3,808 $ 2,929
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Net income per common and equivalent share $ 0.14 $ 0.11
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Weighted average shares outstanding 26,998 26,908
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See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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TRANSACTION SYSTEMS ARCHITECTS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
For the three months ended December 31, 1996
(unaudited and in thousands)

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<CAPTION>


Class A Class B Additional Accumulated
Common Common Paid-in Translation Accumulated Treasury
Stock Stock Capital Adjustments Deficit Stock Total
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Balance, September 30, 1996 $ 119 $ 11 $ 96,062 $ (236)$ (19,494) $ (12)$ 76,450

Adjustment for Open Systems Solutions,
Inc. pooling of interests 1 5 (176) (170)

Issuance of Class A Common Stock 196 196

Exercise of stock options 165 165

Tax benefit of stock options exercised 440 440

Net Income 3,808 3,808

Translation adjustments 494 494
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Balance, December 31, 1996 $ 120 $ 11 $ 96,868 $ 258 $ (15,862) $ (12)$ 81,383
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See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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TRANSACTION SYSTEM ARCHITECTS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited and in thousands)
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<CAPTION>


Three months ended December 31,
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1996 1995
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<S> <C> <C>
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income $ 3,808 $ 2,929
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
provided by operating activities:
Depreciation 1,273 997
Amortization 1,637 1,429
(Increase) decrease in receivables, net (8,394) 463
Decrease in other current assets 2,431 813
(Increase) decrease in installment receivables (196) 867
Increase in other assets (97) (61)
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable (823) 1,065
Decrease in accrued employee compensation (1,919) (1,097)
Increase (decrease) in accrued liabilities 1,458 (1,142)
Decrease in income tax liabilities (585) (628)
Increase (decrease) in deferred revenue 4,472 (1,136)
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Net cash provided by operating activities 3,065 4,499
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Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment (1,802) (2,235)
Additions to software (643) (1,020)
Other 33 -
Acquisiton of businesses, net of cash acquired - (1,536)
Additions to investment and notes receivable (1,691) (1,000)
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Net cash used in investing activities (4,103) (5,791)
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Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of Class A Common Stock 197 -
Purchase of Treasury Stock - (7)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options 161 194
Payments of long-term debt - (130)
Payments on capital lease obligations (32) (126)
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Net cash provided by (used in)financing activities 326 (69)

Effect of exchange rate fluctuations on cash 178 (39)
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Decrease in cash and cash equivalents (534) (1,400)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 31,546 35,511
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Cash and cash equivalents, end of period $ 31,012 $ 34,111
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See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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TRANSACTION SYSTEMS ARCHITECTS, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1. Consolidated Financial Statements

The condensed consolidated financial statements at December 31, 1996 and 1995
and for the three months then ended are unaudited and reflect all adjustments
(consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) which are, in the opinion of
management, necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position and
operating results for the interim periods. The condensed consolidated financial
statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial
statements and notes thereto, together with management's discussion and analysis
of financial condition and results of operations, contained in the Company's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1996. The
results of operations for the three months ended December 31, 1996 are not
necessarily indicative of the results for the entire fiscal year ending
September 30, 1997.

The condensed consolidated financial statements include all domestic and foreign
subsidiaries which are more than 50% owned and controlled. Investments in
companies owned less than 20% are carried at cost.

2. Net Income Per Common and Equivalent Share

Net income per common and common equivalent share is determined by dividing net
income by the weighted average number of shares of common stock and dilutive
common equivalent shares outstanding during each period using the treasury stock
method.

3. Stock Split

On June 7, 1996, the Company's Board of Directors authorized a two-for-one stock
split effected in the form of a 100% stock dividend to be distributed on July 1,
1996 to shareholders of record on June 17, 1996. All references in the condensed
consolidated financial statements to number of shares and per share amounts have
been restated to retroactively reflect the stock split.

4. Acquisition

On October 8, 1996, the Company completed the acquisition of Open Systems
Solutions, Inc. (OSSI). Stockholders of OSSI received 209,993 shares of TSA
Class A Common Stock in exchange for 100% of OSSI's common stock. The stock
exchange was accounted for as a pooling of interests. OSSI's results of
operations prior to the acquisition were not material.

5. Investment and Notes Receivable

The Company has entered into a transaction with Insession, Inc. (Insession)
whereby the Company acquired a 7.5% minority interest in Insession for $1.5
million. In addition, the Company has loaned Insession $4.8 million under
promissory notes. The promissory notes bear an interest rate of prime plus
0.25%, are payable in January 1999 ($1.0 million), January 2000 ($1.0 million)
and January 2001 ($1.5 million). The remaining $1.3 million of promissory notes
are payable upon demand. The promissory notes are secured by future royalties
owed by the Company to Insession.

The Company has extended a $4.5 million line of credit to U. S. Processing, Inc.
(USPI), a start-up transaction processing business, and has the right to acquire
the start-up venture. USPI has borrowed $4.5 million under the credit facility.
Borrowings under the credit facility bear interest at prime plus 1.0% and are
payable in quarterly installments of $250,000 commencing in June 1998.
TRANSACTION SYSTEMS ARCHITECTS, INC.
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS


Results of Operations
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The following table sets forth certain financial data and the percentage of
total revenues of the Company for the periods indicated:


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Three Months Ended December 31,
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1996 1995
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% of % of
Amount Revenue Amount Revenue

<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Revenues:
Software license fees $ 25,251 53.0 % $ 17,217 48.5 %
Maintenance fees 9,961 20.9 8,409 23.7
Services 11,877 24.9 8,618 24.3
Hardware, net 553 1.2 1,239 3.5
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Total Revenues 47,642 100.0 35,483 100.0
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Expenses:
Cost of software license fees:
Software costs 5,397 11.3 3,905 11.0
Amortization of purchased software 801 1.7 788 2.2
Cost of maintenance and services 12,473 26.2 8,771 24.7
Research and development 3,955 8.3 3,537 10.0
Selling and marketing 10,282 21.6 8,404 23.7
General and administrative:
General and administrative costs 7,666 16.1 5,695 16.0
Amortization of goodwill and purchased
intangibles 217 0.5 150 0.4
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Total expenses 40,791 85.6 31,250 88.1
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Operating income 6,851 14.4 4,233 11.9
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Other income (expense):
Interest income 427 0.9 568 1.6
Interest expense (57) (0.1) (44) (0.1)
Other (317) (0.7) (30) (0.1)
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Total other 53 0.1 494 1.4
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Income before income taxes 6,904 14.5 4,727 13.3
Provision for income taxes (3,096) (6.5) (1,798) (5.1)
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Net income $ 3,808 8.0 % $ 2,929 8.3 %
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Revenues
Total revenues for the first quarter of fiscal 1997 increased 34.3% or $12.2
million over the comparable period in fiscal 1996. Of this increase, $8.0
million of the growth resulted from a 46.7% increase in software license fee
revenue, $3.3 million from a 37.8% increase in services revenue and $1.6 million
from a 18.5% increase in maintenance fee revenue.

The growth in software license fee revenue is the result of increased demand for
the Company's BASE24 products and continued growth of the installed base of
customers paying monthly license fee (MLF) revenue. Contributing to the strong
demand for the Company's products is the continued world-wide growth of
electronic payment transaction volume and the growing complexity of electronic
payment systems. MLF revenue was $6.8 million in the first quarter of fiscal
1997 compared to $4.5 million in the first quarter of fiscal 1996.

The growth in services revenue for the first quarter of fiscal 1997 is the
result of increased demand for technical and project management services which
is a direct result of the increased installed base of the Company's BASE24
products.

The increase in maintenance fee revenue for the first quarter of fiscal 1997 is
a result of the continued growth of the installed base of the Company's BASE24
products.

Expenses
Total operating expenses for the first quarter of fiscal 1997 increased 30.5% or
$9.5 million over the comparable period in fiscal 1996. The primary reason for
the overall increase in operating expenses is the increase in staff required to
support the increased demand for the Company's products and services. Total
staff including both employees and independent contractors increased from 1,105
at December 31, 1995 to 1,391 at December 31, 1996.

The Company's operating margin for the first quarter of fiscal 1997 was 14.4% as
compared to 11.9% for the comparable period in fiscal 1996. These improvements
are primarily due to the impact of the growth in the Company's recurring
revenues (MLF's, maintenance and facilities management fees).

The Company's gross margin (total revenues minus cost of software and cost of
maintenance and services) for the first quarter of fiscal 1997 was 60.8% as
compared to 62.1% for the comparable period in fiscal 1996. The decline in gross
margin is primarily due to increased useage of independent contractors who
typically are more expensive than employees and a general increase in technical
staff labor costs. To allow for flexibility in its staffing requirements, the
Company typically utilizes a mix of employees and independent contractors. The
increase in technical staff labor costs is directly attributed to intense
competition for such personnel.

Research and development(R&D) costs for the first quarter of fiscal 1997
increased 11.8% or $418,000 over the comparable period in fiscal 1996. This
increase is due to hiring of additional staff who are working on the development
of new applications and enhancements. R&D costs as a percentage of total
revenues were 8.3% and 10.0% for the first quarter of fiscal 1997 and 1996,
repectively. This decrease is the result of the Company's total revenues
increasing at a faster rate than the growth in R&D staffing levels. The Company
capitalized software development costs of $368,000 and $331,000 in the first
quarter of fiscal 1997 and 1996, respectively.

Selling and marketing costs as a percentage of total revenues decreased to 21.6%
in the first quarter of fiscal 1997 from 23.7% in the first quarter of fiscal
1996. This decrease is due primarily to higher levels of service revenues and
backlog which typically have a lower level of sales commission expense
associated with it.

EBITDA
The Company's earnings before interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and
amortization (EBITDA) increased from $6.5 million in the first quarter of fiscal
1996 to $9.8 million for the first quarter of fiscal 1997. The increase in
EBITDA can be attributed to the continued growth in both recurring and
non-recurring revenues more than offsetting the growth in operating expenses.
EBITDA is not intended to represent cash flows for the periods.

Other Income and Expense
Other income and expense consists primarily of interest income derived from
short-term investments and foreign currency transaction losses. The Company
incurred foreign currency transaction losses in the first quarter of fiscal 1997
as a result of revaluing U.S. dollar cash and receivables in its U.K.
subsidiary.

Income Taxes
The effective tax rate for the first quarter of fiscal 1997 was 44.8% as
compared to 38.0% for the first quarter of fiscal 1996. The increase in the
effective tax rate is principally the result of deferred tax assets which were
recognized in the first quarter of fiscal 1996 which reduced the effective tax
rate for that period with no corresponding recognition of deferred tax assets in
the first quarter of fiscal 1997.

As of December 31, 1996, the Company has deferred tax assets of $ 9.6 million
and deferred tax liabilities of $.6 million. Each quarter, the Company evaluates
its historical operating results as well as its projections for the next 24
months to determine the realizability of the deferred tax assets. This analysis
indicated that $1.7 million of the deferred tax assets were more likely than not
to be realized. Accordingly, the Company has recorded a valuation allowance of $
7.9 million as of December 31, 1996.

Backlog
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As of December 31, 1996 and 1995, the Company had non-recurring revenue backlog
of $21.9 million and $17.2 million in software license fees and $14.6 million
and $10.7 million in services, respectively. The Company includes in its
non-recurring revenue backlog all fees specified in contracts which have been
executed by the Company to the extent that the Company contemplates recognition
of the related revenue within one year. There can be no assurance that the
contracts included in non-recurring revenue backlog will actually generate the
specified revenues or that the actual revenues will be generated within the one
year period.

As of December 31, 1996 and 1995, the Company had recurring revenue backlog of
$75.0 million and $57.3 million, respectively. The Company defines recurring
revenue backlog to be all monthly license fees, maintenance fees and facilities
management fees specified in contracts which have been executed by the Company
and its customers to the extent that the Company contemplates recognition of the
related revenue within one year. There can be no assurance, however, that
contracts included in recurring revenue backlog will actually generate the
specified revenues.

Liquidity and Capital Resources
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As of December 31, 1996, the Company had working capital of $45.0 million, cash
and cash equivalents of $31.0 million and a $10 million bank line of credit of
which there are no borrowings outstanding. The bank line of credit expires in
June 1997.

During the three months ended December 31, 1996, the Company's cash flow from
operations amounted to $3.1 million and cash used in investing activities
amounted to $4.1 million. Of the $4.1 million of cash used in investing
activities, $1.7 million consisted of advances to Insession ($800,000) and
USPI ($900,000) under promissory notes.

In the normal course of business, the Company evaluates potential acquisitions
of complementary businesses, products or technologies. In October 1996, the
Company acquired 100% of OSSI in exchange for 209,993 shares of the Company's
Class A Common Stock.

Management believes that the Company's working capital, cash flow generated from
operations and borrowing capacity are sufficient to meet the Company's working
capital requirements for the foreseeable future.
TRANSACTION SYSTEMS ARCHITECTS, INC.
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION


Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

(a) Exhibits

10.24 Lease respecting facility at 200 Wellington Street West,
Toronto, Canada

27.00 Financial Data Schedule

(b) Reports on Form 8-K

None
SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

Dated: February 7, 1997


TRANSACTION SYSTEMS ARCHITECTS, INC
(Registrant)


/s/ Dwight G. Hanson
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Dwight G. Hanson
Controller
(Principal Accounting Officer)
TRANSACTION SYSTEMS ARCHITECTS, INC.

INDEX TO EXHIBITS



Exhibit
Number Description
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10.24 Lease respecting facility at 200 Wellington Street West,
Toronto, Canada

27.00 Financial Data Schedule