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                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C. 20549
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                                   FORM 8-K
                                CURRENT REPORT

    Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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               Date of report (date of earliest event reported):
                               December 4, 2000


                           LML PAYMENT SYSTEMS INC.
              (Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)

    Yukon Territory, Canada               0-13959                ###-##-####
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(State or other jurisdiction of    (Commission File No.       (I.R.S. Employer
 incorporation or organization)                              Identification No.)


                         1680-1140 West Pender Street
                           Vancouver, B.C.  V6E 4G1
                   (Address of principal executive offices)
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                                (604) 689-4440
             (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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                                      N/A
         (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 5.   Other Events.

     On December 4, 2000 and on January 2, January 3, January 16, January 31,
February 5, February 14, February 23, February 26, March 8, and April 2, 2001,
the Registrant issued news releases, copies of which are being filed as exhibits
to this report.

Item 7.   Financial Statements and Exhibits.

          (c)  Exhibits.

               Exhibit 20.1   News release dated December 4, 2000 reporting
                              agreements with ABCO Food Group.

               Exhibit 20.2   News release dated January 2, 2001 regarding legal
                              action filed against Registrant in Bexar County,
                              Texas by Todd H. Moore.

               Exhibit 20.3   News release dated January 3, 2001 reporting that
                              CheckMARK Patent Inc., a subsidiary of the
                              Registrant, received approval of its patent
                              application resulting in the issuance of Patent
                              No. 6,164,528.

               Exhibit 20.4   News release dated January 16, 2001 regarding the
                              dismissal of a complaint filed against the
                              Registrant by Global Transaction Systems, LLC.

               Exhibit 20.5   News release dated January 16, 2001 correcting a
                              misstatement contained in the immediately
                              preceding news release.

               Exhibit 20.6   News release dated January 31, 2001 reporting that
                              Registrant filed a motion for sanctions against
                              counsel for Global Transaction Systems, LLC
                              pursuant to Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil
                              Procedure.

               Exhibit 20.7   News release dated February 5, 2001 regarding a
                              legal action filed by the Registrant against
                              Global Transaction Systems LLC.

               Exhibit 20.8   News release dated February 14, 2001 reporting the
                              financial results for the three and nine months
                              ended December 31, 2000.

               Exhibit 20.9   News release dated February 23, 2001 reporting
                              that the United States District Court, Western
                              District of Washington amended its original
                              judgment from a dismissal with prejudice to a
                              dismissal without prejudice.

               Exhibit 20.10  News release dated February 26, 2001 regarding the
                              settlement of a lawsuit filed against the
                              Registrant by the former owners of Wildwood
                              Estates property.

               Exhibit 20.11  News release dated March 8, 2001 reporting that
                              CheckMARK Patent Inc., a subsidiary of the
                              Registrant, received notice of allowance for
                              patent application serial no. 09/562,303.

               Exhibit 20.12  News release dated April 2, 2001 reporting the
                              Registrant's consolidation of six subsidiary
                              companies into a single operating company named
                              LML Payment Systems Corp.
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                                  SIGNATURES

     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.


                                        LML PAYMENT SYSTEMS INC.


                                        By: /s/ Carolyn Mosher
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                                            Carolyn Mosher
                                            Corporate Secretary

Date:  April 6, 2001