FORM 3
        
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
                      

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

McCarthy Barry C

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY)
10/15/2015 

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

FIRST DATA CORP [FDC]

(Last)        (First)        (Middle)

C/O FIRST DATA CORPORATION, 225 LIBERTY STREET, 29TH FLOOR

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director                            _____ 10% Owner
___ X ___ Officer (give title below)          _____ Other (specify below)
See Remarks /

(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10281       

(City)              (State)              (Zip)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

10/15/2015 

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person


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)
Class A Common Stock   158182   (1) (2) D    

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 4) 		2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(MM/DD/YYYY) 		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 Options (right to buy)     (3) 10/14/2025   Class A Common Stock   158182   (2) $16.00   D    

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)  Represents a grant of restricted Class A common stock ("Class A Common Stock") of First Data Corporation (the "Issuer"), of which, subject to the reporting person's continued employment through each applicable vesting date, two thirds will vest over time, with one fourth of such amount vesting on each of December 31, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020, and one third will vest upon the Issuer's achievement of a closing trading price of the Class A Common Stock equal to or greater than $32.00 per share over any ten consecutive trading-day period following the Issuer's initial public offering.
( 2)  This Amended Form 3 is being filed to include restricted Class A Common Stock and additional stock options of the Issuer beneficially owned by the reporting person inadvertently omitted from the reporting person's Form 3.
( 3)  Of the 158,162 stock options granted, subject to the reporting person's continued service through each applicable vesting date, two thirds will vest over time, with one fourth of such amount vesting on each of December 31, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020, and one third will vest upon the Issuer's achievement of a closing trading price of the Class A Common Stock equal to or greater than $32.00 per share over any ten consecutive trading-day period following the Issuer's initial public offering.

Remarks:
Title - Executive Vice President, Head of Network & Security Solutions

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
McCarthy Barry C
C/O FIRST DATA CORPORATION
225 LIBERTY STREET, 29TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10281

See Remarks

Signatures
/s/ Gretchen A. Herron, attorney-in-fact 11/13/2015
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


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* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
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