UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C.  20549
                                        
                                   FORM 10-K/A
                                 Amendment No. 1
(Mark One)
[X]  ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
     ACT OF 1934 [Fee Required]
                     For the fiscal year ended May 31, 1996
                                        
                                       or

[ ]  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
     EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 [No Fee Required]
               For the transition period from __________ to _________.
                                        
                         Commission File No.  001-12392

                            NATIONAL DATA CORPORATION
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

          Delaware                                     58-977458
(State or other jurisdiction of                     (I.R.S.  Employer
 incorporation or organization)                     Identification No.)

     National Data Plaza
       Atlanta, Georgia                                30329-2010
(Address of principal executive offices)               (Zip Code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code:(404) 728-2000

           Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

                                             Name of each exchange
         Title of each class                   on which registered

Common Stock, Par Value $.125 Per Share   The New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
Junior Preferred Stock Purchase Rights    The New York Stock Exchange, Inc.

           Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
                                        
                                      None
                                (Title of Class)
                                        
     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 ___.

     Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filer pursuant  to  Item
405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the
best  of  registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information  statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this
Form 10-K.  [ x ]

     The  aggregate  market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates  of
the registrant was $1,072,109,235 based upon the last reported sale price on The
New  York Stock Exchange on August 26, 1996 using beneficial ownership of  stock
rules  adopted pursuant to Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934  to
exclude voting stock owned by all directors and officers of the registrant, some
of whom may not be held to be affiliates upon judicial determination.

     The number of shares of the registrant's common stock, par value $.125,
outstanding as of August 26, 1996  was 25,940,956 shares.

                       DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

               Document                                          Form 10-K

     Portions of the Company's Definitive Proxy                   Part III
     Statement relating to the 1996 Annual Meeting of
     Stockholders to be held on October 24, 1996



                                     PART IV

Item 14.  EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES, AND REPORTS
ON FORM 8-K

 (a)(1) The following consolidated financial statements for the Registrant and
its subsidiaries appear in Appendix A to this report and are filed as a part
hereof:
                                        
                                        
Consolidated Statements of Income for the three fiscal years ended May 31, 1996.
                                        
              Consolidated Balance Sheets at May 31, 1996 and 1995.
                                        
 Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity for the three fiscal
                            years ended May 31, 1996.
                                        
         Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the three fiscal years
                               ended May 31, 1996.
                                        
                   Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
                                        
                    Report of Independent Public Accountants

(a)(2)   Other  than as described below, Financial Statement Schedules  are  not
filed  with  this  Report because the Schedules are either inapplicable  or  the
required  information is presented in the Financial Statements or Notes thereto.
The following Schedule is filed in Appendix A as a part hereof:

          Consolidated Schedule V - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts.
                                        
             Report of Independent Public Accountants as to Schedule

 (a)(3)   Exhibits

2(i) Asset Purchase and Contribution Agreement, as amended, dated as of February
22,  1996  among  Registrant,  MasterCard  International  Incorporated  and  POS
Acquisition  Company  LLC  (filed as Exhibits 2.1 and 2.2  to  the  Registrant's
Current  Report  on  Form  8-K dated April 15, 1996,  File  No.  001-12392,  and
incorporated herein by reference.)

(ii) Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of April 15, 1996 by and among the
Registrant, NDC Merger Corp. and C.I.S. Technologies, Inc. (included as Annex A
to the Proxy Statement/Prospectus included in the Registrant's Registration
Statement on Form S-4, Registration No. 333-2705, filed April 22, 1996, as
amended on April 30, 1996, and incorporated herein by reference.)



(3)(i)   Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant, as  amended  (filed  as
Exhibit   4(a)  to  the  Registrant's  Registration  Statement   on   Form   S-8
(Registration No. 333-05427) and incorporated herein by reference).

(ii)     Bylaws  of the Registrant, as amended (filed as Exhibit  3(ii)  to  the
Registrant's  Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended May 31,  1991,  File
No. 03966, and incorporated herein by reference).

(iii)    Amendment to Bylaws of the Registrant, as previously amended (filed  as
Exhibit 3(iii) to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
May 31, 1995, File No. 001-12392, and incorporated herein by reference).

(4)      Rights  Agreement, dated as of January 18, 1991, between the Registrant
and  Trust Company Bank, as amended on June 18, 1992 to substitute Wachovia Bank
of  North Carolina, N.A. as Rights Agent (incorporated by reference from Exhibit
2  to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 8-A as filed on October 5,
1993.)

(10)(i)   Operating Agreement of Global Payment Systems LLC dated March 31, 1996
between  MasterCard International Incorporated, GPS Holding Limited Partnership,
National  Data  Corporation  of  Canada, Ltd., National  Data  Corporation,  NDC
International, Ltd. And National Data Payment Systems, Inc.

(ii)  Registration Rights Agreement dated April 1, 1996 between  Global  Payment
Systems LLC and MasterCard International Incorporated.

(iii)      Credit  Agreement  dated as of July 16, 1996 between  Global  Payment
Systems LLC and the First National Bank of Chicago, as Agent.

(iv)  Credit  Agreement  dated as of May 31, 1996  between  the  Registrant  and
Wachovia Bank of Georgia, N.A., as Agent.

(iv)(a)   Amendment No. 1, effective as of May 31, 1996, to Credit Agreement
dated as of May 31, 1996 between the Registrant and Wachovia Bank of Georgia,
N.A., as Agent.

                  Executive Compensation Plans and Arrangements

(v)    Form of Executive Severance Compensation Agreement with certain executive
officers (filed as Exhibit 10(ii) to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended May 31, 1986, File No. 001-12392, and incorporated herein  by
reference.)

(vi)   Non-Employee Directors Stock Option Plan (filed as Exhibit 10(iv) to  the
Registrant's  Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended May 31,  1987,  File
No. 03966, and incorporated herein by reference.)

(vii)     1995 Non-Employee Director Compensation Plan.



(viii)     Renewal  Employment Agreement effective as of May  18,  1995  between
Robert  A.  Yellowlees  and  the  Registrant (filed  as  Exhibit  10(x)  to  the
Registrant's  Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended May 31,  1994,  File
No. 001-12392, and incorporated herein by reference.)

(ix)        Amended  and  Restated Retirement Plan for  Non-Employee  Directors,
dated  as of April 20, 1994 (filed as Exhibit 10(xii) to the Registrant's Annual
Report  on  Form  10-K for the year ended May 31, 1994, File No. 001-12392,  and
incorporated herein by reference.)

(x)   Amendment  to  Amended  and  Restated  Retirement  Plan  for  Non-Employee
Directors  (filed as Exhibit 4(xi) to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-
K  for  the year ended May 31, 1995, File No. 001-12392, and incorporated herein
by reference).

(xi) 1983 Restricted Stock Plan, as amended (incorporated by reference from
Exhibit 10 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on form S-8, No. 333-
05451).

(xii)     1987 Stock Option Plan, as amended (incorporated by reference from
Exhibit 10 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on form S-8, No. 333-
05449).

(xiii)    Amended and Restated C.I.S. Technologies, Inc. Stock Option Plan
(incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10(a) to the Registrant's Registration
Statement on Form S-8, No. 333-05427).
(xiv)     Amended and Restated C.I.S. Technologies, Inc. Employee Stock Option
Plan (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10(b) to the Registrant's
Registration Statement on Form S-8, No. 333-05427).

(xv) C.I.S. Technologies, Inc. HCC Management Stock Option Plan (incorporated by
reference from Exhibit 10(c) to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form
S-8, No. 333-05427).

(xvi)     C.I.S. Technologies, Inc. 1995 Directors' Stock Option Plan
(incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10(d) to the Registrant's Registration
Statement on Form S-8, No. 333-05427).

(xvii)    C.I.S. Technologies, Inc. 1995 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by
reference from Exhibit 10(e) to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form
S-8, No. 333-05427).


(21)    Subsidiaries of the Registrant.

(23)    Consent of Independent Public Accountants (included in Appendix A, page
A-43).



(27) Financial Data Schedule (for SEC use only).

(b)      The   Registrant filed  Current  Reports on Form 8-K  dated  April  16,
1996,  in  which  it  reported  under Item 2 - "Acquisition  or  Disposition  of
Assets,"  and May 31, 1996, in which it reported under Item 2 - "Acquisition  or
Disposition of Assets".

(c)     The Exhibits to this Report are listed under Item 14(a)(3) above.

(d)    The  Financial  Statement Schedule to this Report is  listed  under  Item
14(a)(2) above.

                                   SIGNATURES

        Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, National Data Corporation has duly caused this report to
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

                                               NATIONAL DATA CORPORATION


                              By: /s/ E. Michael Ingram
                              E. Michael Ingram, General Counsel and Secretary


                              By: /s/ M. P. Stevenson
                              M. P. Stevenson,  Interim Chief Financial Officer

   Date:   October 29, 1996

                            NATIONAL DATA CORPORATION
                                    FORM 10-K
                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS



Exhibit
Numbers             Description

10(i)          Operating Agreement of Global Payment Systems LLC  **

10(ii)         Registration Rights Agreement **

10(iii)        Credit Agreement dated July 16, 1996 **

10(iv)         Credit Agreement dated May 31, 1996 **

10(iv)(a) Amendment No. 1, effective as of May 31, 1996

21        Subsidiaries of the Registrant **
          (included in Appendix A).

23        Consent of Independent Public Accountants **
          (included in Appendix A).

27        Financial Data Schedule (for SEC use only) **





** - Exhibit originally filed with the Registrant's Form 10-K on August 29, 1996
     are not affected by this Form 10-K/A.