UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES  AND  EXCHANGE  COMMISSION
                             Washington,  D.C.  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):  January  4,  2005


                         COMMISSION  FILE  NUMBER  000-30152

                           Payment Data Systems, Inc.
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             (Exact  name  of  registrant  as  specified  in  its  charter)

          Nevada                                    98-0190072
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(State  or  other  jurisdiction  of            (I.R.S.  Employer
 incorporation  or  organization)               identification  No.)

                       12500  San  Pedro,  Suite  120
                         San  Antonio,  TX  78216
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                     (Address  of  principal  executive  office)
                                   (Zip  Code)

                            (210)  249-4100
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              (Registrant's  telephone  number,  including  area  code)

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Act  (17  CFR  240.13e-4(c))

Item  3.02  Unregistered  Sale  of  Equity  Securities.

Beginning  on  October 13, 2004 and ending on January 4, 2005, we issued a total
of  1,286,910  shares  of  our  common  stock  to Dutchess Private Equities Fund
pursuant  to  an  equity  line  of  credit  and  received total proceeds, net of
issuance costs, of $332,929. These shares were issued without registration under
the  Securities  Act  of 1933, as amended, pursuant to the exemption provided by
Section  4(2)  of  the  Securities  Act  and  the  regulations  thereunder.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
the  Registrant  has  duly  caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned  thereunto  duly  authorized.

 Payment  Data  Systems,  Inc.

By:  /s/  Michael  R.  Long

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Michael  R.  Long,  Chief  Executive  Officer  and
Chief  Financial  Officer

Dated:  January  10,  2005