SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549


                                    FORM 8-K

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


   Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): August 14, 2006
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                         FREESTAR TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
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               (Exact Name of Company as Specified in Its Charter)

         Nevada                         0-28749               88-0447457
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(State or Other Jurisdiction     (Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer
      of Incorporation)                                     Identification No.)

                  31 Mespil Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 2 Ireland
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                    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)

         Company's telephone number, including area code: 353 1 618 5060
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                    60 Lower Baggot Street, Dublin 2 Ireland
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        (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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ITEM 8.01   OTHER EVENTS

On August 14, 2006,  Freestar's  wholly-owned  subsidiary  Rahaxi  Processing Oy
("Rahaxi")  entered into an agreement to become a Third Party Services  Provider
("TPSP") for China Unionpay Co., LTD., Shanghai, P.C. ("China Unionpay"). Rahaxi
has also entered into  contractual  arrangements  with  several  major  European
financial institutions to provide transaction processing services.




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


                                       FREESTAR TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION


Dated: August 18, 2006                  By: /s/ Paul Egan
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                                           Paul Egan, President