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 *   Cagwin Matthew 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 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 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) NEW YORK, NY 10281 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)

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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
Class B Common Stock	  (1)(2)	  (1)(2)	Class A Common Stock	32,401 (2)	$ (1)	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Cagwin Matthew C/O FIRST DATA CORPORATION 225 LIBERTY STREET, 29TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10281	Â	Â	  See Remarks	Â

Signatures

By: /s/ Gretchen A. Herron, attorney-in-fact		10/15/2015
**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)	Shares of Class B common stock ("Class B Common Stock") of First Data Corporation (the "Issuer") are convertible into shares of Class A common stock of the Issuer on a one-for-one basis at any time at the option of the holder with the prior written consent of the Issuer, automatically upon transfer, with certain exceptions, and upon certain other events.
(2)	Includes 32,401 shares of restricted Class B Common Stock, including 12,654 of which will vest on January 1, 2017, 14,324 of which (i) 20% will vest upon the expiration of the 180-day lock-up period in connection with the Issuer's initial public offering, (ii) 40% will vest on January 1, 2017 and (iii) the remaining 40% will vest on January 1, 2018, and 5,423 of which (i) 20% will vest on October 12, 2016, (ii) 40% will vest on October 12, 2017 and (iii) the remaining 40% will vest on October 12, 2018, subject to continued employment through the applicable vesting dates.
  Remarks: Title - Chief Accounting Officer; Controller Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney

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