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 *   Miles Jennifer 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 12/11/2012 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol VERIFONE SYSTEMS, INC. [PAY] (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O VERIFONE SYSTEMS, INC., 2099 GATEWAY PLACE, SUITE 600 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) EVP, North America 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) SAN JOSE, CA 95110 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 10,779 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	  (5)	09/02/2015	Common Stock	4,375	$ 19.99	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option	01/01/2013(1)	07/01/2016	Common Stock	6,250	$ 7.68	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option	03/06/2013(1)	11/06/2016	Common Stock	3,647	$ 14.29	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option	03/06/2013(1)	11/06/2016	Common Stock	1,713	$ 14.29	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option	01/01/2013(1)	07/01/2017	Common Stock	2,813	$ 19.28	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option	01/01/2013(1)	07/01/2017	Common Stock	11,250	$ 19.28	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units	01/03/2013(2)	  (2)	Common Stock	6,429	$ (6)	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option	  (4)	01/03/2019	Common Stock	25,600	$ 36.46	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option	  (4)	01/03/2019	Common Stock	25,600	$ 36.46	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option	  (3)	01/03/2019	Common Stock	51,300	$ 36.46	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Miles Jennifer C/O VERIFONE SYSTEMS, INC. 2099 GATEWAY PLACE, SUITE 600 SAN JOSE, CA 95110	Â	Â	  EVP, North America	Â

Signatures

/s/ Jennifer Miles, by Carolyn Belamide, her Attorney in Fact		12/13/2012
**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)	6.25% of these stock options vest on such date and at the end of each subsequent three month period thereafter until these stock options have fully vested.
(2)	6.25% of these restricted stock units vest on such date and at the end of each subsequent three month period thereafter until these restricted stock units have fully vested.
(3)	25% of these stock options will become exercisable on 1/3/2013 and thereafter 6.25% of these stock options will become exercisable at the end of each subsequent three month period until these stock options have fully vested.
(4)	The grant is subject to achievement of certain performance criteria prior to 10/31/2012 and will vest based on achievement of such criteria. The performance criteria are not tied to the market price of the issuer's securities.
(5)	The stock options underlying this grant are fully exercisable as they previously vested.
(6)	Each unit converts upon vesting into one share of common stock, which will be issued to the reporting person upon vesting.

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