TRANSACTION SYSTEMS ARCHITECTS INC
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                          ____________________________

                           FORM 10-Q/A Amendment No. 1

              (X) QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                  For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2000

                                       OR

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

                 For the transition period from _____ to _____.

                         Commission File Number 0-25346

                      TRANSACTION SYSTEMS ARCHITECTS, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


                    Delaware                          47-0772104
         (State or other jurisdiction of           (I.R.S. Employer
         incorporation or organization)           Identification No.)

                             224 South 108th Avenue
                              Omaha, Nebraska 68154
          (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

                                 (402) 334-5101
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


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 the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of
                 common stock as of the latest practicable date:


          33,100,247 shares of Class A Common Stock at August 10, 2000


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EXPLANATORY  NOTE:  This  Form  10-Q/A  restates  and  amends  the  Registrant's
Quarterly  Report on Form 10-Q for the  quarterly  period ended June 30, 2000 to
reclassify  certain  amounts in the table in Note 7 to the financial  statements
presenting revenues and operating income for each operating segment.




                      TRANSACTION SYSTEMS ARCHITECTS, INC.
                                   FORM 10-Q/A
                  FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30, 2000
                                TABLE OF CONTENTS


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                         Part I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION


Item 1.    Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of
           June 30, 2000 and September 30, 1999                         3

           Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the
           three and nine months ended June 30, 2000 and 1999           4

           Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for
           the nine months ended June 30, 2000 and 1999                 5

           Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements         6 - 10

Item 2.    Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
           Condition and Results of Operations                          11 - 14

Item 3.    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about
           Market Risk                                                  14




                           Part II - OTHER INFORMATION


Item 6.    Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                             15

           Signatures                                                   16

           Index to Exhibits                                            17

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                     TRANSACTION SYSTEMS ARCHITECTS, INC.
                      CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                          (unaudited and in thousands)

                                                                            June 30,                 September 30,
                                                                             2000                        1999
                                                                         --------------             ---------------
<S>                                                                <C>                         <C>
                                     ASSETS

Current assets:
        Cash and cash equivalents                                   $           29,501          $           70,482
        Marketable securities                                                   12,038                       8,456
        Billed receivables, net                                                 60,108                      50,619
        Accrued receivables                                                     49,539                      41,880
        Refundable income taxes                                                  9,599                           -
        Deferred income taxes                                                    1,419                       1,164
        Other                                                                   12,128                       7,215
                                                                         --------------             ---------------

              Total current assets                                             174,332                     179,816

Property and equipment, net                                                     20,252                      20,754
Software, net                                                                   25,689                      25,835
Intangible assets, net                                                          67,425                      61,612
Long-term accrued receivables                                                   21,215                      26,850
Investments and notes receivable                                                 7,791                       3,569
Deferred income taxes                                                            2,469                          97
Other                                                                            5,875                       4,785
                                                                         --------------             ---------------

              Total assets                                          $          325,048          $          323,318
                                                                         ==============             ===============

                      LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

Current liabilities:
        Current portion of long-term debt                           $           10,539          $              501
        Accounts payable                                                        16,464                       8,030
        Accrued employee compensation                                            5,593                       7,192
        Accrued liabilities                                                     17,599                      18,287
        Income taxes                                                                 -                       8,521
        Deferred revenue                                                        58,211                      54,627
                                                                         --------------             ---------------

              Total current liabilities                                        108,406                      97,158

Long-term debt                                                                     815                         991
                                                                         --------------             ---------------

              Total liabilities                                                109,221                      98,149
                                                                         --------------             ---------------

Stockholders' equity:
        Class A Common Stock                                                       165                         163
        Additional paid-in capital                                             170,466                     161,630
        Retained earnings                                                       84,105                      82,922
        Treasury stock, at cost                                                (35,258)                    (14,250)
        Accumulated other comprehensive income                                  (3,651)                     (5,296)
                                                                         --------------             ---------------

              Total stockholders' equity                                       215,827                     225,169
                                                                         --------------             ---------------

              Total liabilities and stockholders' equity            $          325,048          $          323,318
                                                                         ==============             ===============

  See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
</TABLE>

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                      TRANSACTION SYSTEMS ARCHITECTS, INC.
                   CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
             (unaudited and in thousands, except per share amounts)


                                                  Three Months Ended June 30,             Nine Months Ended June 30,
                                               --------------------------------       -----------------------------------
                                                  2000                1999                2000                 1999
                                               ------------        ------------       --------------       --------------
<S>                                         <C>                 <C>                <C>                   <C>

Revenues:
        Software license fees                $      46,498       $      53,259      $       128,259       $      149,888
        Maintenance fees                            17,340              16,042               51,229               47,605
        Services                                    14,992              18,858               41,848               61,462
        Hardware, net                                   72                 967                   72                3,192
                                               ------------        ------------       --------------       --------------

             Total revenues                         78,902              89,126              221,408              262,147
                                               ------------        ------------       --------------       --------------

Operating expenses:

        Cost of software license fees               11,851              10,381               33,760               32,153
        Cost of maintenance and services            17,952              17,740               52,008               56,071
        Research and development                    10,125               8,711               28,553               25,447
        Selling and marketing                       18,837              17,495               54,602               50,821
        General and administrative costs            16,185              14,639               45,982               43,984
        Amortization of goodwill and
            purchased intangibles                    2,035               1,572                5,970                3,121
                                               ------------        ------------       --------------       --------------

             Total operating expenses               76,985              70,538              220,875              211,597
                                               ------------        ------------       --------------       --------------

  Operating income                                   1,917              18,588                  533               50,550
                                               ------------        ------------       --------------       --------------

  Other income (expense):
        Interest income                                985                 706                2,649                2,130
        Interest expense                              (178)                (77)                (313)                (236)
        Transaction related expenses                     -                   -                    -                 (653)
        Other                                       (1,065)               (131)                (933)                  37
                                               ------------        ------------       --------------       --------------

             Total other                              (258)                498                1,403                1,278
                                               ------------        ------------       --------------       --------------

  Income before income taxes                         1,659              19,086                1,936               51,828
  Provision for income taxes                          (644)             (7,237)                (753)             (19,726)
                                               ------------        ------------       --------------       --------------


  Net income                                 $       1,015       $      11,849      $         1,183       $       32,102
                                               ============        ============       ==============       ==============

  Earnings Per Share Data:
        Basic:
             Net income                      $        0.03       $        0.37      $          0.04       $         1.02
                                               ============        ============       ==============       ==============

             Average shares outstanding             31,621              32,016               31,789               31,465
                                               ============        ============       ==============       ==============

        Diluted:
             Net income                      $        0.03       $        0.36      $          0.04       $         1.00
                                               ============        ============       ==============       ==============

             Average shares outstanding             31,875              32,650               32,201               32,214
                                               ============        ============       ==============       ==============

  See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

</TABLE>

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                      TRANSACTION SYSTEMS ARCHITECTS, INC.
                 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                          (unaudited and in thousands)

                                                                                 Nine Months Ended June 30,
                                                                             ------------------------------------
                                                                                 2000                  1999
                                                                             --------------        --------------
<S>                                                                      <C>                   <C>

Cash flows from operating activities:
     Net  income                                                          $          1,183      $         32,102
     Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
       provided by operating activities:
          Depreciation                                                               6,438                 6,074
          Amortization                                                              15,301                 8,619
          Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
         Billed and accrued receivables                                            (11,297)               (4,720)
         Other current and noncurrent assets                                       (19,190)              (13,304)
         Accounts payable                                                            7,929                   (72)
         Deferred revenue                                                            3,219                 4,774
         Other current liabilities                                                 (11,892)               (8,440)
                                                                             --------------        --------------

             Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities                    (8,309)               25,033
                                                                             --------------        --------------

Cash flows from investing activities:
     Purchases of property and equipment                                            (4,926)               (5,026)
     Purchases of software                                                          (8,295)               (5,560)
     Purchase of marketable securities                                                   -                (6,500)
     Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired                                (7,959)               (9,967)
     Additions to investments and notes receivable                                  (4,222)                 (602)
                                                                             --------------        --------------

             Net cash used in investing activities                                 (25,402)              (27,655)
                                                                             --------------        --------------

Cash flows from financing activities:
     Proceeds from issuance of Class A Common Stock                                  1,406                   755
     Proceeds from exercise of stock options                                         2,005                 2,114
     Purchases of Class A Common Stock                                             (21,008)                    -
     Borrowings on line of credit                                                   10,000                     -
     Payments of long-term debt                                                       (495)               (1,350)
                                                                             --------------        --------------

             Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities                    (8,092)                1,519
                                                                             --------------        --------------

Effect of exchange rate fluctuations on cash                                           822                    68
                                                                             --------------        --------------

Decrease in cash and cash equivalents                                              (40,981)               (1,035)

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period                                      70,482                63,648
                                                                             --------------        --------------

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period                                  $         29,501      $         62,613
                                                                             ==============        ==============

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

</TABLE>
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                      TRANSACTION SYSTEMS ARCHITECTS, INC.
              NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


1. Consolidated Financial Statements

Transaction  Systems  Architects,  Inc. (the Company or TSA) develops,  markets,
installs and supports a broad line of software  products and services  primarily
focused  on  facilitating   electronic  payments  and  electronic  commerce.  In
addition to its own products,  the Company  distributes or acts as a sales agent
for software  developed by third parties.  The products are used  principally by
financial institutions,  retailers and third-party processors,  both in domestic
and international markets.

The  condensed  consolidated  financial  statements at June 30, 2000 and for the
three and nine  months  ended June 30, 2000 and 1999 are  unaudited  and reflect
all adjustments  (consisting  only of normal recurring  adjustments)  which are,
in  the  opinion  of  management,  necessary  for a  fair  presentation  of  the
financial   position  and  operating  results  for  the  interim  periods.   The
condensed  consolidated  financial statements should be read in conjunction with
the  consolidated   financial  statements  and  notes  thereto,   together  with
management's  discussion  and  analysis of  financial  condition  and results of
operations,  contained  in the  Company's  Annual  Report  on Form  10-K for the
fiscal year ended  September 30, 1999.  The results of operations  for the three
and nine  months  ended  June 30,  2000 are not  necessarily  indicative  of the
results for the entire fiscal year ending September 30, 2000.

Certain  September  30, 1999  amounts have been  reclassified  to conform to the
June 30, 2000 presentation.

2. Comprehensive Income

The components of other comprehensive income were as follows (in thousands):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                    Three Months Ended June 30,                  Nine Months Ended June 30,
                                                ------------------------------------        ------------------------------------
                                                     2000                 1999                  2000                  1999
                                                ---------------       --------------        --------------       ---------------
<S>                                          <C>                   <C>                   <C>                   <C>

 Net income                                   $          1,015      $        11,849       $         1,183       $        32,102
 Other comprehensive income:
   Unrealized investment holding gain (loss)            (7,072)                 687                 3,695                   844
   Foreign currency translation adjustments            (1,038)                  29                (2,050)               (1,861)
                                                ---------------       --------------        --------------       ---------------
 Comprehensive income (loss)                  $         (7,095)     $        12,565       $         2,828       $        31,085
                                                ===============       ==============        ==============       ===============
</TABLE>

Components of accumulated other comprehensive income at each balance sheet date
were as follows (in thousands):

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                               June 30,           September 30,
                                                                                                 2000                  1999
                                                                                            --------------       ---------------
<S>                                                                                      <C>                   <C>

 Unrealized investment holding gain (loss)                                                $           653       $        (3,043)
 Foreign currency translation adjustments                                                          (4,304)               (2,253)
                                                                                            --------------       ---------------
                                                                                          $        (3,651)      $        (5,296)
                                                                                            ==============       ===============
</TABLE>

As of August 10,  2000,  the fair value of the  marketable  securities  declined
from $12.0 million at June 30, 2000 to approximately $7.8 million.

3.  Revenue Recognition

The Company  accounts  for revenue in  accordance  with  American  Institute  of
Certified  Public  Accountants  Statement of Position  97-2,  "Software  Revenue
Recognition"  (SOP 97-2).  The Company has concluded  that for certain  software
arrangements  entered  into  after  October  1,  1998 with  extended  guaranteed
payment  terms,  the "fixed or  determinable"  presumption  of SOP 97-2 has been
overcome  and  software  license  fees,  net of third party  royalties in fiscal
1999,  should be recognized upon meeting all other SOP 97-2 revenue  recognition
criteria  ("guaranteed  software  license  fees").  The  present  value  of  the
guaranteed  software license fees recognized  during the three months ended June
30, 2000 and 1999 totaled $11.2  million and $18.9  million,  respectively.  The
present value of the  guaranteed  software  license fees  recognized  during the
nine  months  ended  June 30,  2000 and 1999  totaled  $21.7  million  and $37.5
million,  respectively.  The discount  rates used to determine the present value
of  the   guaranteed   software   license  fees,   representing   the  Company's
incremental  borrowing  rates,  ranged  from 9.5% to 11.0%.  The  portion of the
guaranteed  software  license fees that has been recognized by the Company,  but
not  yet  billed,  is  reflected  in  accrued  receivables  in the  accompanying
condensed consolidated balance sheets.

4.  Earnings Per Share

Basic  earnings  per share is  computed  using the  weighted  average  number of
shares  outstanding  during the period.  Diluted  earnings per share is computed
on the basis of the weighted  average number of common shares  outstanding  plus
the dilutive  effect of  outstanding  stock options  using the "treasury  stock"
method.

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per
share (in thousands, except per share amounts):

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                      Three Months Ended June 30,               Nine Months Ended June 30,
                                                   ----------------------------------       ----------------------------------
                                                       2000                 1999                2000                 1999
                                                   -------------        -------------       -------------        -------------
<S>                                             <C>                  <C>                 <C>                  <C>

 Net income                                      $        1,015       $       11,849      $        1,183       $       32,102
                                                   =============        =============       =============        =============

 Weighted average shares outstanding                     31,621               32,016              31,789               31,465
 Dilutive effect of stock options                           254                  634                 412                  749
                                                   -------------        -------------       -------------        -------------
 Dilutive shares outstanding                             31,875               32,650              32,201               32,214
                                                   =============        =============       =============        =============

 Basic earnings per share                        $         0.03       $         0.37      $         0.04       $         1.02
                                                   =============        =============       =============        =============

 Diluted earnings per share                      $         0.03       $         0.36      $         0.04       $         1.00
                                                   =============        =============       =============        =============
</TABLE>

For the three months ended June 30, 2000 and 1999,  stock  options  representing
3,668,875 and 137,889 shares of the Company's common stock,  respectively,  have
been excluded  from the  computation  of diluted  earnings per share as exercise
prices of the stock  options were  greater than the average  market price of the
common  stock.  For the nine months ended June 30, 2000 and 1999,  stock options
representing  2,064,457  and  40,552  shares  of  the  Company's  common  stock,
respectively,  have been excluded from the  computation of diluted  earnings per
share as exercise  prices of the stock  options  were  greater  than the average
market price of the common stock.

5.  Acquisitions

In April 2000, TSA and WorkPoint Systems,  Inc.  (WorkPoint Systems) completed a
stock  exchange  transaction  which  resulted in  WorkPoint  Systems  becoming a
wholly-owned  subsidiary of TSA.  WorkPoint  Systems is a provider of multi-user
software  that  enables  enterprises  to  model  processes  over  a  distributed
corporate  network.  This software can be used to create  graphical  models that
provide a visual  representation of and automatically execute various steps in a
business  process.  Shareholders of WorkPoint Systems received 164,680 shares of
TSA Class A Common  Stock,  with a market value of  $4,750,000,  in exchange for
100% of WorkPoint Systems shares. The stock exchange was accounted for using the
purchase method of accounting.  Accordingly,  the excess purchase price over the
estimated fair value of the net tangible assets  acquired  totaling $4.3 million
was  allocated  to  goodwill.   This  goodwill  is  being  amortized  using  the
straight-line method over five years.

In June 2000,  the Company  acquired a 70%  ownership  in  Hospital  Health Plan
Corporation  (HHPC),  a business  that  offers a suite of  products  designed to
facilitate the automatic  adjudication of medical claims.  HHPC was acquired for
$4.6 million in cash and $3.3 million in assumed  liabilities.  This acquisition
was  accounted  for as a purchase and  resulted in the  recording of goodwill of
$7.8 million that is being  amortized using the  straight-line  method over five
years.

6.  Line of Credit

During the  quarter,  the Company  replaced  its $10 million bank line of credit
with a $25  million  bank line of  credit.  The new line is  secured  by certain
trade  accounts  receivable of TSA. Among other  restrictions,  the Company must
maintain a minimum accounts receivable  balance,  minimum tangible net worth and
minimum  working  capital  levels at each  reporting  date.  After  obtaining  a
waiver from the bank,  the Company is in compliance  with all debt  covenants as
of June 30, 2000.

Interest  accrues at an annual  rate equal to the bank's  "base  rate" less .75%
and is  payable at the end of each  month.  During  the  quarter  ended June 30,
2000, the Company  recorded  interest  expense of $104,000.  Current  borrowings
outstanding  amount to $10  million  and at June 30,  2000,  the  remaining  $15
million was  available  to the Company for future  borrowings.  The bank line of
credit expires on May 31, 2001.

7.  Segment Information

During the second  quarter of fiscal  2000,  the  Company  announced  a business
strategy  resulting in the formation of six business units organized  around the
Company's   products  and  services.   Key  elements  of  the  strategy  include
aligning  the  Company's  business  into  vertically-integrated  business  units
targeted at key markets  where the  Company's  products and services  best match
emerging   market  demand.   During  the  third  quarter  of  fiscal  2000,  the
Company's  strategy  was further  defined  whereby the six  business  units were
classified  into  'core' and  'non-core'  businesses.  The core  businesses  are
comprised  of the Consumer  Banking,  Electronic  Commerce and Internet  Banking
units and the  non-core  businesses  are  comprised of the  Electronic  Business
Infrastructure,  Corporate  Banking  e-Payments  and Health  Claims  Transaction
Processing  and  Management  units.  The Company plans to direct the majority of
its focus on the core businesses,  which in total make up its consumer  payments
business.  The Company is  considering  various  alternatives  for its  non-core
businesses,   including  possible  spin-offs,  sales  or  attracting  additional
capital and partners.

One of the first steps of this new business strategy was the announcement of the
formation   of   Insession   Technologies,   Inc.,   the   Electronic   Business
Infrastructure  business unit of the company. As indicated in the Company's June
5,  2000  news  release,  Insession  Technologies,  Inc.  filed  a  registration
statement  with the Securities  and Exchange  Commission for a proposed  initial
public offering of Insession Technologies,  Inc. common stock, all of which will
be offered by Insession  Technologies,  Inc. The timing and size of the offering
are dependent on market  conditions and other factors.  This does not constitute
an offer of any securities for sale.

Insession  Technologies,  Inc. is  currently a  wholly-owned  subsidiary  of the
Company.  The Company  currently plans to distribute all of its remaining shares
of Insession Technologies,  Inc. common stock to the Company's stockholders on a
pro rata basis within approximately 12 months after the Insession  Technologies,
Inc.  initial public  offering,  subject to receiving a ruling from the IRS that
the  distribution  will be tax-free.  However,  the Company is not  obligated to
complete  the   distribution  or  otherwise   divest  its  shares  of  Insession
Technologies,  Inc. common stock, and the distribution or other  divestiture may
not occur by the anticipated time or at all.

A summary of the products and related  services  associated  with each operating
segment is as follows:

Core operating segments:
o        Consumer  Banking  products  focus on the  consumer  side of  financial
         institutions  related  to  automated  teller  machine  (ATM)  networks,
         point-of-sale   deployments,   branch  networks,  home  banking,  fraud
         detection and back-office payments management.
o        Electronic  Commerce  products  offer  retailers,  merchant  banks  and
         payment   processors   electronic  payment  solutions  such  as  secure
         web-based payments, debit and credit transaction  authorization,  fraud
         management and targeted marketing programs.
o        Internet  Banking  products  offer banking and bill payments  solutions
         to large financial institutions as well as small community banks.

Non-core operating segments:
o        Electronic Business Infrastructure  products facilitate  communication,
         data movement,  transaction  processing and systems  monitoring  across
         incompatible   computing  systems  involving  mainframes,   distributed
         computing networks and the Internet.
o        Corporate  Banking  e-Payments  products offer electronic  commerce and
         electronic payments solutions to corporate banking institutions.
o        Health Claims  Transaction  Processing  and  Management  products allow
         large  companies and healthcare  payment  processors to automate claims
         eligibility determination, claims capture and claims payments.

In evaluating segment performance, management focuses on income from operations.
The table  below  presents  revenues  and  operating  income for each  operating
segment (in thousands).  Certain prior period amounts have been  reclassified to
conform to the current presentation.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                            Three Months Ended                       Nine Months Ended
                                                                 June 30,                                June 30,
                                                    ----------------------------------       ----------------------------------
                                                        2000                 1999                2000                 1999
                                                    --------------       -------------       -------------        -------------
<S>                                              <C>                 <C>                  <C>                 <C>

Segment revenues:
      Consumer Banking                            $        47,132     $        62,541      $      135,390      $       183,590
      Electronic Commerce                                   8,956               5,156              17,907               13,700
      Internet Banking                                      2,311               2,945               6,765                8,121
                                                    --------------       -------------       -------------        -------------
          Revenues - core business units                   58,399              70,642             160,062              205,411

      Electronic Business Infrastructure                   10,421               9,100              32,268               30,012
      Corporate Banking e-Payments                          9,114               8,321              26,364               23,711
      Health Claims Transaction Processing and Management     968               1,063               2,714                3,013
                                                    --------------       -------------       -------------        -------------
          Revenues - non-core business units               20,503              18,484              61,346               56,736

                                                    --------------       -------------       -------------        -------------
          Total revenues                          $        78,902     $        89,126     $       221,408      $       262,147
                                                    ==============       =============       =============        =============

 Segment operating income (loss):
      Consumer Banking                            $         2,831     $        18,163      $        3,055      $        49,296
      Electronic Commerce                                    (874)             (1,679)             (7,074)              (3,949)
      Internet Banking                                       (591)                472              (1,248)               1,359
                                                    --------------       -------------       -------------        -------------
          Operating income (loss) - core business units     1,366              16,956              (5,267)              46,706

      Electronic Business Infrastructure                    1,016                 749               4,693                3,063
      Corporate Banking e-Payments                            208                 584               1,804                  124
      Health Claims Transaction Processing and Management    (673)                299                (697)                 657
                                                    --------------       -------------       -------------        -------------
          Operating income (loss) - non-core business units   551               1,632               5,800                3,844

                                                    --------------       -------------       -------------        -------------
          Total operating income                  $         1,917     $        18,588     $           533      $        50,550
                                                    ==============       =============       =============        =============
</TABLE>

The Company  currently does not track long-lived or total assets  separately for
each operating segment.

The Company's  products are sold and  supported  through  distribution  networks
covering the geographic  regions of Americas,  Europe/Middle  East/Africa (EMEA)
and  Asia/Pacific.  The  following are revenue and  long-lived  assets for these
geographic regions (in thousands):

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                            Three Months Ended                       Nine Months Ended
                                                                June 30,                                 June 30,
                                                    ----------------------------------       ----------------------------------
                                                         2000                1999                2000                 1999
                                                    --------------       -------------       -------------        -------------
<S>                                              <C>                 <C>                  <C>                 <C>
Revenues by geographic region:
      United States                               $        35,735     $        43,491      $      101,797      $       127,110
      Americas - other                                      9,811               8,863              26,987               28,822
                                                    --------------       -------------       -------------        -------------
        Total Americas                                     45,546              52,354             128,784              155,932
      EMEA                                                 26,386              29,090              71,192               82,514
      Asia/Pacific                                          6,970               7,682              21,432               23,701
                                                    --------------       -------------       -------------        -------------
                                                  $        78,902     $        89,126      $      221,408      $       262,147
                                                    ==============       =============       =============        =============

                                                                            June 30,         September 30,
                                                                              2000               1999
                                                                         -------------       -------------
 Long-lived assets by geographic region:
      Americas (primarily United States)                              $       113,253      $      103,425
      EMEA                                                                     12,260              11,520
      Asia/Pacific                                                              1,519               1,620
                                                                         -------------       -------------
                                                                      $       127,032      $      116,565
                                                                         =============       =============
</TABLE>
8.  Accounting Pronouncements Issued But Not Yet Effective

In  December  1999,  the  Securities  and  Exchange   Commission   issued  Staff
Accounting  Bulletin  No.  101 (SAB  101),  "Revenue  Recognition  in  Financial
Statements".  The  Company  will be  required to adopt SAB 101 no later than the
fourth  quarter  ending  September  30,  2001.  SAB 101  requires,  among  other
things,  that license and other  up-front  fees be  recognized  over the term of
the  agreement,  unless  the fees are in  exchange  for  products  delivered  or
services  performed  that  represent  the  culmination  of a  separate  earnings
process.  The Company  does not expect this change in  accounting  principle  to
have a  material  effect on the  Company's  financial  position  and  results of
operation.

In  March  2000,   the  Financial   Accounting   Standards   Board  issued  FASB
Interpretation  No. 44,  "Accounting  for Certain  Transactions  involving Stock
Compensation,  an  interpretation  of APB Opinion No.  25".  The  Interpretation
clarifies the  application  of APB Opinion No. 25 for certain  issues  involving
employee  stock  compensation.  The  Interpretation  is effective  July 1, 2000.
Adoption of this  Interpretation  is not expected to have a  significant  effect
on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

9.  Subsequent Event

In June 1999,  the Company  entered  into a  transaction  with  Digital  Courier
Technologies,  Inc. (DCTI),  whereby the Company acquired 1.25 million shares of
DCTI's  Common  Stock for $6.5  million.  At that  time,  the  Company  received
warrants to purchase an additional  1.0 million  shares at an exercise  price of
$5.20 per share.  In July 2000,  the  Company  exercised  its rights to purchase
1.0  million  shares of DCTI  Common  Stock at $5.20 per  share.  At the time of
the  exercise,  the market price of the DCTI stock was  approximately  $7.56 per
share.  As of August 10,  2000,  the market value of the DCTI stock has declined
to approximately $4.03 per share.
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                      TRANSACTION SYSTEMS ARCHITECTS, INC.
           MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
                            AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS


Results of Operations

The following  table sets forth  certain  financial  data and the  percentage of
total revenues of the Company for the periods indicated:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                             Three Months Ended June 30,                     Nine Months Ended June 30,
                                      -----------------------------------------     -------------------------------------------
                                             2000                  1999                    2000                     1999
                                      ------------------     ------------------     -------------------     -------------------
                                                  % of                   % of                    % of                    % of
                                        Amount   Revenue       Amount   Revenue       Amount    Revenue       Amount    Revenue
                                      ---------  -------     ---------  -------     ----------  -------     ----------  -------
<S>                                 <C>                    <C>                    <C>                     <C>
Revenues:
  Software license fees              $  46,498     58.9 %   $  53,259     59.7 %   $  128,259     58.0 %   $  149,888     57.2 %
  Maintenance fees                      17,340     22.0        16,042     18.0         51,229     23.1         47,605     18.2
  Services                              14,992     19.0        18,858     21.2         41,848     18.9         61,462     23.4
  Hardware, net                             72      0.1           967      1.1             72      0.0          3,192      1.2
                                      ---------  -------     ---------  -------     ----------  -------     ----------  -------

      Total revenues                    78,902    100.0        89,126    100.0        221,408    100.0        262,147    100.0
                                      ---------  -------     ---------  -------     ----------  -------     ----------  -------

Operating expenses:

  Cost of software license fees         11,851     15.0        10,381     11.6         33,760     15.2         32,153     12.3
  Cost of maintenance and services      17,952     22.8        17,740     19.9         52,008     23.5         56,071     21.3
  Research and development              10,125     12.8         8,711      9.8         28,553     12.9         25,447      9.7
  Selling and marketing                 18,837     23.9        17,495     19.6         54,602     24.7         50,821     19.4
  General and administrative costs      16,185     20.5        14,639     16.4         45,982     20.8         43,984     16.8
  Amortization of goodwill and
    purchased intangibles                2,035      2.6         1,572      1.8          5,970      2.7          3,121      1.2
                                      ---------  -------     ---------  -------     ----------  -------     ----------  -------

      Total  operating expenses         76,985     97.6        70,538     79.1        220,875     99.8        211,597     80.7
                                      ---------  -------     ---------  -------     ----------  -------     ----------  -------

Operating income                         1,917      2.4        18,588     20.9            533      0.2         50,550     19.3
                                      ---------  -------     ---------  -------     ----------  -------     ----------  -------

Other income (expense):
  Interest income                          985      1.2           706      0.7          2,649      1.1          2,130      0.8
  Interest expense                        (178)    (0.2)          (77)    (0.1)          (313)    (0.1)          (236)    (0.1)
  Transaction related expenses               -      0.0             -      0.0              -      0.0           (653)    (0.2)
  Other                                 (1,065)    (1.3)         (131)    (0.1)          (933)    (0.4)            37      0.0
                                      ---------  -------     ---------  -------     ----------  -------     ----------  -------

      Total other                         (258)    (0.3)          498      0.5          1,403      0.6          1,278      0.5
                                      ---------  -------     ---------  -------     ----------  -------     ----------  -------

Income before income taxes               1,659      2.1        19,086     21.4          1,936      0.8         51,828     19.8
Provision for income taxes                (644)    (0.8)       (7,237)    (8.1)          (753)    (0.3)       (19,726)    (7.6)
                                      ---------  -------     ---------  -------     ----------  -------     ----------  -------

Net income                           $   1,015      1.3 %   $  11,849     13.3 %   $    1,183      0.5 %   $   32,102     12.2 %
                                      =========  =======     =========  =======     ==========  =======     ==========  =======

</TABLE>

Revenues
Total  revenues for the third  quarter of fiscal 2000  decreased  11.5% or $10.2
million  from the  comparable  period in fiscal  1999.  Of this  decrease,  $6.8
million  resulted from an 12.7% decrease in software  license fee revenue,  $3.9
million  from a  20.5%  decrease  in  services  revenue,  $895,000  from a 92.6%
decrease in hardware  revenue,  offset by a $1.3 million,  or 8.1%,  increase in
maintenance fee revenue.

Total revenues for the first three  quarters of fiscal 2000  decreased  15.5% or
$40.7  million  from the  comparable  period in fiscal 1999.  Of this  decrease,
$21.6 million  resulted from a 14.4%  decrease in software  license fee revenue,
$19.6  million from a 31.9%  decrease in services  revenue,  $3.1 million from a
97.7%  decrease  in  hardware  revenue,  offset  by a  $3.6  million,  or  7.6%,
increase in maintenance fee revenue.

During  the  first  three  quarters  of  fiscal  2000,  54.0% of total  revenues
resulted  from  international  operations as compared to 52.9% for all of fiscal
1999.

During the first quarter of fiscal 2000,  the Company's  large bank and merchant
customers and potential new customers,  in effect,  locked down their systems in
preparation  for the Year  2000.  This Year 2000  lock-down  has had a  negative
impact on the Company's  software  license fee and services  revenue  during the
first two quarters  and, to a lesser  extent,  the third  quarter of fiscal 2000
due to the less than expected  demand by the  Company's  customers and potential
new  customers  to upgrade and  enhance  their  current  systems.  In  addition,
since the Year 2000 cutover,  the Company has found its  customers  increasingly
scrutinizing  their  information  technology  purchases which has led to further
delays in software  and  services  purchases  as compared to the activity in the
second and third quarters of fiscal 1999.

The Company believes  overall demand for the Company's  products and services is
increasing  at a  gradual  pace.  However,  the Year  2000  lock-down  described
above  interrupted  the  Company's  normal sales cycle and  therefore may have a
negative  impact on the company's  revenue and net income beyond the first three
quarters of fiscal 2000.  The Company also believes  customer  demand for system
upgrades and  enhancements  will be slow to return to normal growth  levels,  as
many of the  Company's  customers  upgraded and enhanced  their systems prior to
the Year 2000.

The  statements in this report  regarding  future  results are  preliminary  and
"forward-looking  statements"  within  the  meaning  of the  Private  Securities
Litigation  Reform  Act  of  1995.  In  addition,  this  report  contains  other
forward-looking   statements   including   statements  regarding  the  Company's
expectations,   plans  and  beliefs.  The  forward-looking  statements  in  this
report  are  subject  to a variety of risks and  uncertainties.  Actual  results
could  differ  materially.  Factors  that could cause  actual  results to differ
include but are not limited to those described above and the following:

o        That the  Company  will  continue to derive a  substantial  majority of
         its  total  revenue  from  licensing  its  BASE24  family  of  software
         products  and  providing  services  and  maintenance  related  to those
         products.  Any  reduction  in demand for,  or  increase in  competition
         with respect to, BASE24  products would have a material  adverse effect
         on TSA's financial condition and results of operations.

o        That the Company's  business is concentrated  in the banking  industry,
         making it susceptible to a downturn in that industry.

o        Fluctuations  in quarterly  operating  results may result in volatility
         in  TSA's  stock  price.  No  assurance  can be  given  that  operating
         results will not vary.

o        TSA's stock  price may be  volatile,  in part due to  external  factors
         such  as  announcements  by  third  parties  or  competitors,  inherent
         volatility   in  the   high-technology   sector  and  changing   market
         conditions in the industry.

For a detailed  discussion of these and other risk factors,  interested  parties
should  review  the  Company's   filings  with  the   Securities   and  Exchange
Commission,  including  Exhibit  99.01 to the  Company's  Annual  Report on Form
10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1999.

Monthly  License Fees (MLF) revenue,  a component of software  license fees, was
$14.3  million and $14.1  million in the third  quarter of fiscal 2000 and 1999,
respectively  and $43.2 million and $40.1  million for the first three  quarters
of  fiscal  2000 and  1999,  respectively.  The  increase  in MLF  revenue  is a
result of the continued  growth of the installed base of the Company's  consumer
banking, electronic business infrastructure and Internet banking products.

Maintenance  fees  revenue  for the third  quarter  of fiscal  2000 and 1999 was
$17.3  million and $16.0  million,  respectively.  Maintenance  fees revenue for
the first three  quarters  of fiscal  2000 and 1999 was $51.2  million and $47.6
million,  respectively.  The  increase in  maintenance  fees revenue is a result
of continued  growth of the  installed  base of the Company's  consumer  banking
and corporate banking products.

Hardware  revenue  consists  primarily  of  revenues  received  under  a  market
development  funding  program  with Compaq which  expired on September  30, 1999
and was not  renewed.  Hardware  revenue  for the third  quarter of fiscal  2000
and 1999 was $0.1  million  and $1.0  million,  respectively.  Hardware  revenue
for the first three  quarters of fiscal 2000 and 1999 was $0.1  million and $3.2
million, respectively.

Expenses
Total  operating  expenses for the third quarter of fiscal 2000  increased  9.1%
or $6.4 million  over the  comparable  period in fiscal  1999.  The increase for
the quarter is due  primarily to  additional  operating  expenses  incurred from
the acquisitions of SDM International,  Inc. (in July 1999),  WorkPoint Systems,
and HHPC and an  increase  in  marketing  program  expenses.  This  increase  in
expense was offset,  in part,  by a reduction  in staff  required to support the
Company's  products and services.  Total operating  expenses for the first three
quarters of fiscal  2000  increased  4.4% or $9.3  million  over the  comparable
period in fiscal 1999.  This  increase is primarily due to the  acquisitions  of
SDM  International,  Inc.,  WorkPoint Systems and HHPC. This increase in expense
was offset,  in part, by a reduction in staff  required to support the Company's
products and services.  Total staff  (including  both employees and  independent
contractors) decreased from 2,252 at June 30, 1999 to 2,156 at June 30, 2000.

Income Taxes
The  effective  tax rate for the first  three  quarters of fiscal 2000 was 38.9%
as  compared  to 37.8%  for all of  fiscal  1999.  This  increase  is  primarily
attributable  to  non-deductible  amortization  associated  with the fiscal 1999
acquisitions of Insession Inc. and SDM International, Inc.

As of June 30, 2000,  the Company has  deferred tax assets of $17.6  million and
deferred tax liabilities of $4.8 million.  Each quarter,  the Company  evaluates
its historical  operating  results as well as its  projections for the future to
determine  the   realizability  of  the  deferred  tax  assets.   This  analysis
indicated  that $8.7  million of the  deferred  tax assets were more likely than
not  to  be  realized.   Accordingly,  the  Company  has  recorded  a  valuation
allowance of $8.9 million as of June 30, 2000.

The  Company  intends to  analyze  the  realizability  of the net  deferred  tax
assets at each future  reporting  period.  Such  analysis may indicate  that the
realization  of various  deferred  tax  benefits  is more  likely  than not and,
therefore, the valuation reserve may be further reduced.

Backlog
As of June 30, 2000 and 1999, the Company had  non-recurring  revenue backlog of
$28.5 million and $31.5  million in software  license  fees,  respectively,  and
$27.8  million  and  $24.0  million  in  services,   respectively.  The  Company
includes in its  non-recurring  revenue  backlog all fees specified in contracts
which have been  executed by the Company  and its  customers  to the extent that
the Company  contemplates  recognition  of the related  revenue within one year.
There can be no assurance that the contracts  included in non-recurring  revenue
backlog  will  actually  generate  the  specified  revenues  or that the  actual
revenues will be generated within the one year period.

As of June 30,  2000 and 1999,  the  Company had  recurring  revenue  backlog of
$138.6  million  and  $138.5   million,   respectively.   The  Company   defines
recurring  revenue backlog to be all monthly license fees,  maintenance fees and
facilities  management  fees specified in contracts  which have been executed by
the  Company  and its  customers  to the extent  that the  Company  contemplates
recognition  of  the  related   revenue  within  one  year.   There  can  be  no
assurance,  however,  that contracts  included in recurring revenue backlog will
actually  generate the  specified  revenues or that the actual  revenues will be
generated within the one-year period.

Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of June 30, 2000, the Company's  principal sources of liquidity  consisted of
$29.5  million  of cash and cash  equivalents  and a bank  line of credit in the
amount of $25 million with  outstanding  borrowings of $10.0 million at June 30,
2000.   The bank line of credit is subject to maintenance of certain covenants.

The  Company's net cash flows used in operating  activities  for the first three
quarters  of fiscal  2000  amounted  to $8.3  million.  This  compares  to $25.0
million in net cash flows  provided by operating  activities for the first three
quarters  of fiscal  1999.  The  decrease  of $33.3  million  in cash flows from
operating  activities  is  principally  due to lower  net  income  offset  by an
increase in  amortization  expense due to the  acquisitions of Insession Inc. in
March 1999 and SDM International, Inc. in July 1999.

A  contributor  to the  Company's  cash  management  program is the factoring of
accrued  receivables,  whereby interest in Company receivables is transferred on
a  non-recourse  basis to  third-party  financial  institutions  in exchange for
cash.  During the first  three  quarters  of fiscal  2000 and 1999,  the Company
generated  operating  cash flows from the  factoring of accrued  receivables  of
$19.6 million and $20.4 million, respectively.

The Company's net cash flows used in investing  activities totaled $25.4 million
and  $27.7  million  in the  first  three  quarters  of  fiscal  2000 and  1999,
respectively.  This  decrease is primarily due to a reduction in the purchase of
marketable securities and cash paid for the acquisition of businesses, offset by
an  increase  in software  purchases  and  additions  to  investments  and notes
receivables.  Cash used in investing  activities of $3.0 million  related to the
Company's  final payment in the first quarter of fiscal 2000 in connection  with
the acquisition of Insession Inc.

The  Company's  Board  of  Directors  has  approved  the  repurchase  of  up  to
2,000,000  shares of Common  Stock  through  February  2001.  The purpose of the
stock   repurchase   program  is  to  replace  the  shares  issued  in  the  SDM
International,  Inc.  acquisition  completed in July 1999, and to fund a reserve
of shares  for  future  employee  stock  option  grants,  acquisitions  or other
corporate  purposes.  Under  this  repurchase  program,  the  Company  purchased
1,000,300  shares at an average cost of $21.00 for  approximately  $21.0 million
during the first  three  quarters  of fiscal  2000.  The total  number of shares
purchased  under the stock  repurchase  program through June 30, 2000 amounts to
1,475,300  shares.  The Company  used  available  cash to fund the Common  Stock
repurchases.

Management  believes that the Company's  working  capital,  cash flow  generated
from  operations  and  funds  available  from the bank  line of  credit  will be
sufficient  to  meet  the  Company's   working  capital   requirements  for  the
foreseeable future.

Corporate Business Strategy
During the second  quarter of fiscal  2000,  the  Company  announced  a business
strategy  resulting in the formation of six business units organized  around the
Company's   products  and  services.   Key  elements  of  the  strategy  include
aligning  the  Company's  business  into  vertically-integrated  business  units
targeted at key markets  where the  Company's  products and services  best match
emerging   market  demand.   During  the  third  quarter  of  fiscal  2000,  the
Company's  strategy  was further  defined  whereby the six  business  units were
classified  into  'core' and  'non-core'  businesses.  The core  businesses  are
comprised  of the Consumer  Banking,  Electronic  Commerce and Internet  Banking
units and the  non-core  businesses  are  comprised of the  Electronic  Business
Infrastructure,  Corporate  Banking  e-Payments  and Health  Claims  Transaction
Processing  and  Management  units.  The Company plans to direct the majority of
its focus on the core businesses,  which in total make up its consumer  payments
business.  The Company is  considering  various  alternatives  for its  non-core
business,  including possible spin-offs,  sales or attracting additional capital
and partners.

One of the first steps of this new  business  strategy was the  announcement  of
the  formation  of  Insession   Technologies,   Inc.,  the  Electronic  Business
Infrastructure  business  unit of the company.  As  indicated  in the  Company's
June 5, 2000 news release,  Insession  Technologies,  Inc.  filed a registration
statement  with the Securities  and Exchange  Commission for a proposed  initial
public  offering of Insession  Technologies,  Inc.  common  stock,  all of which
will be  offered  by  Insession  Technologies,  Inc.  The timing and size of the
offering are dependent on market  conditions  and other  factors.  This does not
constitute an offer of any securities for sale.

Insession  Technologies,  Inc. is  currently a  wholly-owned  subsidiary  of the
Company.  The  Company  currently  plans  to  distribute  all of  its  remaining
shares  of  Insession   Technologies,   Inc.   common  stock  to  the  Company's
stockholders  on a pro rata  basis  within  approximately  12  months  after the
Insession  Technologies,  Inc. initial public  offering,  subject to receiving a
ruling  from  the IRS that  the  distribution  will be  tax-free.  However,  the
Company is not obligated to complete the  distribution  or otherwise  divest its
shares of Insession  Technologies,  Inc. common stock,  and the  distribution or
other divestiture may not occur by the anticipated time or at all.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
There have been no material  changes to the Company's  market risk for the three
and nine month  periods  ended June 30, 2000.  See the  Company's  Annual Report
on Form  10-K for the  fiscal  year  ended  September  30,  1999 for  additional
discussion regarding quantitative and qualitative disclosure about market risk.
<PAGE>
                      TRANSACTION SYSTEMS ARCHITECTS, INC.
                           PART II. OTHER INFORMATION



Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
(a)  Exhibits

        10.26 *  Credit Facility Letter Agreement and Promissory Note with
                 Wells Fargo Bank Nebraska, N.A.

        10.33 *  Transaction Systems Architects, Inc. 2000 Non-Employee
                 Director Stock Option Plan

        27.00 *  Financial Data Schedule

        ___________________
        * Previously filed.

(b)  Reports on Form 8-K

        None


<PAGE>
SIGNATURES

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

Dated:  August 18, 2000


                                  TRANSACTION SYSTEMS ARCHITECTS, INC.
                                  (Registrant)


                                  /s/ Edward C. Fuxa
                                  --------------------------
                                      Edward C. Fuxa
                                      Controller
                                      (Principal Accounting Officer)


<PAGE>
                      TRANSACTION SYSTEMS ARCHITECTS, INC.
                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS


Exhibit
Number                 Description
------                 -----------

10.26 *                Credit Facility Letter Agreement and Promissory Note
                       with Wells Fargo Bank Nebraska, N.A.

10.33 *                Transaction Systems Architects, Inc. 2000 Non-Employee
                       Director Stock Option Plan

27.00 *                Financial Data Schedule

___________________
* Previously filed.



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