This section and other parts of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as "anticipates," "expects," "believes," "intends," "potential," "continues," "plans," "predicts," and similar terms. Such forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, estimates, and projections about our industry, and management's beliefs and assumptions, and do not reflect the potential impact of any mergers, acquisitions, or other business combinations or divestitures, that have not been completed. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and our actual results may differ significantly from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements. Our statements regarding future performance also incorporate our estimates, projections and assumptions concerning the performance of recently acquired businesses, including Electronic Transaction Group Nordic Holding AB which operated the Point International business ("Point"), which we acquired on December 30, 2011, as described in Note 2. Business Combinations in the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of this report on Form 10-Q, including assumptions about the prospects for the acquired businesses' products and markets, the ability to retain customer relationships and key employees, successful integration of key technologies or operations, and the potential for unexpected liabilities. In addition, as we integrate these businesses into our operations, our understanding of the financial and operational performance of the acquired businesses may change. Factors that might cause such differences include, but are not limited to, those discussed in Part I, Item 1A Risk Factors in our 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K and in Part II, Item 1A Risk Factors of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and related notes included in our 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K and the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto included in Part I, Item I of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Unless required by law, we expressly disclaim any obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
When we use the terms "VeriFone," "we," "us," "the Company," and "our" in this item, we mean VeriFone Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its consolidated subsidiaries.

Our Industry Trends

Our industry's growth continues to be driven by the long-term shift toward electronic payment transactions and away from cash and checks, the rapid penetration of electronic payments in emerging markets as those economies modernize, the potential expansion of EMV Smartcard-based payments into the United States, increasing proliferation of IP connectivity and wireless communication, an increasing focus on security to reduce fraud and identity theft, and a growing emphasis on contactless payments and mobile phone initiated payments based on NFC, as well as unattended self-service kiosks and outdoor payment systems. We believe that these trends will continue to drive demand for electronic payment systems.

Internationally, growth rates have generally been higher than in the United States ("US") because of the relatively lower penetration rates of electronic payment transactions in many countries, as well as governmental efforts to modernize economies and to encourage electronic payments as a means of improving collection of value-added tax ("VAT") and sales tax.

Security is a driving factor in our business as our customers endeavor to meet escalating governmental requirements directed toward the prevention of identity theft as well as operating safeguards imposed by the credit and debit card associations, members of which include Visa International ("Visa"), MasterCard Worldwide ("MasterCard"), American Express, Discover Financial Services, and JCB Co., Ltd. In September 2006, these card associations established the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council ("PCI SSC") to oversee and unify industry standards in the areas of payment card data security, referred to as the PCI standards, which consist of PIN Transaction Security ("PTS"), the PCI Data Security Standard ("PCI-DSS") for enterprise data security, and the Payment Application Data Security Standard ("PA-DSS") for payment application data security. These standards continually evolve to become more stringent and increasingly dependent on complex hardware-based measures to protect all payment related data, not just PIN data as in previous versions of these standards.

Our Operating Segments

We operate in two business segments: North America and International. We define North America as the United States and Canada, and International as all other countries from which we derive revenues. Our reportable segments are the same as our operating segments.
Net revenues and operating income (loss) of each business segment reflect net revenues and expenses that directly benefit only that segment. Corporate net revenues and operating income (loss) generally reflect costs incurred on a company-wide basis and it is impractical to allocate them to either the North America or International segments.
During the past year we have completed acquisitions for the purpose of expanding our product and service offerings, as well as expanding our geographic reach. Our two largest acquisitions, Hypercom in August 2011 and Point in December 2011, will substantially increase our International segment revenues and operating results in the future. Additionally, North America acquisitions during the three months ended January 31, 2012 are expected to increase future North America results through new product and service offerings that we hope to also expand internationally. See more information regarding our acquisitions below.

We are experiencing organic revenue growth in both developed and emerging countries. In developed countries, we experience revenue growth driven mainly by customers upgrading and replacing their systems to address best-practice security in more stable economic conditions. We experience revenue growth in emerging countries primarily due to growing demand as a result of improvements in overall macroeconomic conditions. We expect demand to continue to grow in the remainder of fiscal year 2012, with particular strength in emerging economies. We continue to devote research and development ("R&D") resources to address the market needs of both emerging and developed economies.

Our Revenue Timing

Timing of our revenue recognition may cause our revenue to vary from quarter to quarter. Specifically, revenues recognized in our fiscal quarters can be back-end weighted when we receive sales orders and deliver a higher proportion of our System Solutions toward the end of such fiscal quarters. This back-end weighting of orders may adversely affect our results of operations in a number of ways and could negatively impact revenues and profits. First, the product mix of orders may not align with manufacturing forecasts, which could result in a shortage of the components needed for production. Second, existing manufacturing capacity may not be sufficient to deliver a high volume of orders in a concentrated time at quarter-end. Third, back-end weighted demand could negatively impact gross margins through higher labor, delivery and other manufacturing and distribution costs. If, on the other hand, we were to seek to manage the fulfillment of back-end weighted orders through holding increased inventory levels, we would risk higher inventory obsolescence charges if our sales fall short of our expectations.

Because our revenue recognition depends on timing of product shipments, decisions we make about product shipments, particularly toward the end of a fiscal quarter, may impact our reported revenues. The timing of product shipments may depend on a number of factors, including price discussions with our customers, operating costs, including costs of air shipments if required, the delivery date requested by customers and our operating capacity to fill orders and ship products, as well as our own long and short-term business planning. These factors may affect timing of shipment and consequently revenues recognized for a particular period.

Our Business Acquisitions

On November 1, 2011, we completed the acquisition of the business assets and assumed certain liabilities of the Show Media taxi advertising business based in New York City ("Show Media"). The total purchase price for Show Media was $28 million. See Note 2. Business Combinations in the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in this report on Form 10-Q. The results of operations for Show Media have been included in our condensed consolidated financial statements from the date of acquisition.
On November 1, 2011, we completed the acquisition of the business assets, and assumed certain liabilities, of the Global Bay mobile point of sale software business ("Global Bay") based in South Plainfield, New Jersey. The total purchase price for Global Bay was $27 million. See Note 2. Business Combinations in the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in this report on Form 10-Q. The results of operations for Global Bay have been included in our condensed consolidated financial statements from the date of acquisition. On December 30, 2011 we completed our acquisition of Electronic Transaction Group Nordic Holding AB, a Swedish company operating the Point International business, Northern Europe's largest provider of payment and gateway services and solutions for retailers (collectively, "Point") for cash consideration of approximately EUR 600 million plus pay off outstanding debt (total purchase price of $1,025 million at the close date). See Note 2. Business Acquisitions in the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in this report on Form 10-Q. The results of operations for Point have been included in our condensed consolidated financial statements from the date of acquisition. On January 3, 2012, we completed our acquisition of the ChargeSmart payments solutions business ("ChargeSmart") based in San Francisco, California. The total purchase price for ChargeSmart was $19 million. See Note 2. Business Combinations in the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in this report on Form 10-Q. The results of operations for ChargeSmart have been included in our condensed consolidated financial statements from the date of acquisition.

Our Credit Agreements

On December 28, 2011, our main operating subsidiary, VeriFone, Inc., closed a $1.5 billion financing commitment ("2011 Credit Agreement") from a syndicate of banks led by JP Morgan and including Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Wells Fargo Bank, Barclays Capital and RBC Capital Markets, of which a portion along with existing cash balances, was intended to finance the cash consideration to the sellers of Point and to refinance certain existing debt at Point and at the Company and its subsidiaries. On December 28, 2011, in connection with entering into the 2011 Credit Agreement, we repaid in full all outstanding loans, together with interest and all other amounts due in connection with such repayment under our existing credit agreement totaling an aggregate of $217 million and funded an escrow account to pay the interest and principal of the 1.375% Senior Convertible Notes due June 2012. No penalties were due in connection with such repayments. See Note 5. Financings in the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in this report on Form 10-Q.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates Management's discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations is based upon our condensed consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our critical accounting policies and estimates, including those related to revenue recognition, inventory valuation, allowance for doubtful accounts, warranty reserves, contingencies and litigation, income taxes, accounting for goodwill and long-lived assets, stock-based compensation, business combinations and restructuring. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

There were no significant changes to our critical accounting policies during the three months ended January 31, 2012. For information about critical accounting policies, see Note 1. Principles of Consolidation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2011.

Results of Operations
Net Revenues

We generate net revenues through the sale of our electronic payment systems and solutions that enable electronic payment transactions, which we identify as System Solutions, as well as through warranty and support services, field deployment, advertising and transaction fees in our taxi media solutions business, installation and upgrade services, and customer-specific application development, which we identify as Services.

Net revenues, which include System Solutions and Services, are summarized in the following table (in thousands, except percentages):

                           Three Months Ended January 31,
                                                Net          %
                      2012         2011        Change     Change
System Solutions   $ 312,641    $ 225,707    $  86,934     38.5 %
Services             106,883       58,058       48,825     84.1 %
Total Net Revenues $ 419,524    $ 283,765    $ 135,759     47.8 %

Total net revenues for the three months ended January 31, 2012 compared to the three months ended January 31, 2011 increased by 47.8% due to expanded global reach and product and service offerings.

For the three months ended January 31, 2012 and 2011 System Solutions net revenues comprised 74.5% and 79.5% of total net revenues, respectively. The lower proportion of System Solutions net revenues in first quarter of fiscal year 2012 compared to the same period in fiscal year 2011 reflects growth in our Services revenues as we put more emphasis on the sale of services along with our products in both acquired and existing businesses.

We expect to see a continued shift towards a higher proportion of service revenues in fiscal year 2012 following the acquisition of Point as substantially all of its revenue is service revenue.

System Solutions Revenues
                                             Three Months Ended January 31,
                                                                   Net          %
 (in thousands, except percentages)    2012          2011        Change       Change
International                       $ 241,640     $ 134,822    $ 106,818      79.2  %
North America                          73,029        90,885      (17,856 )   -19.6  %
Corporate                              (2,028 )           -       (2,028 )      nm
Total                               $ 312,641     $ 225,707    $  86,934      38.5  %

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System Solutions net revenues increased due to the organic growth in our operations and the acquisition and growth of businesses in new geographies. Our organic growth is a result of economic improvements in existing territories and new product launches which increased demand. System Solutions net revenue contributions from acquired companies were $55 million for Hypercom (which we acquired on August 4, 2011), $5 million for Point (which we acquired on December 30, 2011 and was reflected for one month of the quarter) and $9 million for other acquisitions.

International System Solutions Net Revenues

System Solutions net revenues for EMEA increased $7 million, or 10.4%, excluding acquisitions, for the three months ended January 31, 2012 compared to the three months ended January 31, 2011. The increase in net revenues was primarily due to a $9 million increase in the Middle East and Africa driven by economic growth and demand for electronic payment solutions as this region move towards a less cash-dominant economy, a $5 million increase in Russia due to improved economic conditions and timing of customer orders, offset by a $6 million decrease in Poland due to timing of customer orders.

Latin America System Solutions net revenues increased $33 million, or 77.8%, excluding acquisitions, for the three months ended January 31, 2012 compared to the three months ended January 31, 2011, primarily as a result of increased demand throughout the region driven by economic growth and the expansion of the electronic payment card industry.

Asia System Solutions net revenues were relatively unchanged, excluding acquisitions, for the three months ended January 31, 2012 compared to the three months ended January 31, 2011. A $2 million increase in India driven by stronger economic growth, was offset by a $2 million decrease in Australia and New Zealand as a result of completion of a compliance driven upgrade cycle.

North America System Solutions Net Revenues

North America System Solutions net revenues decreased $21 million, or 22.7%, for the three months ended January 31, 2012 compared to the three months ended January 31, 2011. During the three months ended January 31, 2012, net revenues for our Petroleum business decreased by $8 million compared to the same period in fiscal year 2011 when we had experienced a $13 million increase in our Petroleum business driven by the timing of PCI compliance efforts of later adopting customers to address the July 2010 PCI-PED compliance deadlines. We also experienced a $13 million decrease in net revenues from our North American Financial Solutions business, which sells payment systems to small and medium-sized businesses through ISOs and payment processors, due primarily to the timing of our distributors' purchases which generally varies based on distributor decisions on inventory levels, desired product mix and timing of new product introductions.
Outlook for System Solutions Net Revenues

Over the last several quarters, economic conditions in some parts of the world have shown signs of improvement, favorably impacting global demand for our products. We are unable to predict whether these signs of improvements will be sustained. Moreover, many economies that have experienced economic improvements since the global recession in 2008, including the U.S., continue to experience some volatility and challenges in achieving sustained economic growth. In particular, Europe, one of the most significant economies globally and an important trading partner of the U.S., continues to experience significant economic volatility and uncertainty, including restrictive credit conditions due to the current European sovereign debt crisis. Any sustained economic weakness or deterioration in economic conditions, particularly if persistent, would adversely affect our business, operating results, and financial condition. We expect International revenues to benefit from the addition of our global acquisitions, as well as continued overall demand for our products internationally, including growth in emerging markets which continue to adopt electronic payments and create retail establishments for the growing middle class. We expect North American System Solutions growth to be driven by anticipated customer churn and merchant purchases of more advanced systems in anticipation of the adoption of new technologies such as NFC and other smartphone enabled payments at the point of sale, and as the petroleum market continues to adopt new and more secure payment devices for gasoline dispensers to improve security against breaches.
Services Revenues
(in thousands, except percentages):

                                            Net          %
                 2012          2011        Change     Change
International $  63,595     $ 20,639     $ 42,956     208.1 %
North America    46,938       37,593        9,345      24.9 %
Corporate        (3,650 )       (174 )     (3,476 )      nm
Total         $ 106,883     $ 58,058     $ 48,825      84.1 %

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International Services Net Revenues

International Services net revenues increased $43 million, or 208.1%, due to our acquisition of service oriented businesses in global territories, as well as organic growth of various service initiatives in our existing regions. Contributions to International Services net revenues from acquired businesses were as follows: Point (which we acquired on December 30, 2011 and was reflected for one month of the quarter) added $13 million, Hypercom (which we acquired on August 4, 2011) added $18 million and other acquisitions added $7 million.

International Services net revenues increased $5 million, or 22.9%, excluding acquisitions, for the three months ended January 31, 2012 compared to the three months ended January 31, 2011 as we continued to develop our services offerings and expand them globally.

North America Services Net Revenues

North America Services net revenues increased $9 million, or 24.9% due to U.S. businesses that we acquired and grew, as well as organic growth of various service initiatives across North America. Net revenue contributions from acquired companies were $3 million for ShowMedia (acquired November 1, 2011) and $1 million for other acquisitions.

For the three months ended January 31, 2012, our North America Services net revenues increased $5 million, or 15.2% excluding acquisitions, as a result of our efforts to increase service offerings. Taxi payments and advertising services net revenues increased by $3 million, software maintenance programs launched in the Petroleum Services business in late 2010 grew revenue by $3 million partially offset by a reduction in custom software projects. Outlook for Services Net Revenues

Worldwide, we have a variety of programs underway which we believe will continue to grow services revenues. Internationally, we expect increased activity over the next few quarters in our VeriFone media and taxi payments and advertising businesses in London, as well as expansion of those businesses in other countries to increase credit card transaction and advertising revenues. We expect Services revenues in North America to be driven by continued growth in Petroleum software maintenance programs, our media solutions business and system deployment projects. In addition, we expect incremental services revenues as a result of the inclusion of a full year of results and growth from businesses acquired during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2011.

Gross Profit
The following table shows the gross profit for System Solutions and Services (in
thousands, except percentages):

                              Three Months Ended January 31,
                          Amount               Gross Profit Percentage
                    2012          2011          2012             2011
System Solutions $  113,889    $  85,567         36.4 %            37.9 %
Services             42,749       25,924         40.0 %            44.7 %
Total            $  156,638    $ 111,491         37.3 %            39.3 %

System Solutions

Gross profit on System Solutions increased $28 million, or 33.0%, for the three months ended January 31, 2012, compared to the three months ended January 31, 2011. For the three months ended January 31, 2012, International gross profit percentage increased slightly, while North American gross profit percentage decreased slightly, and corporate costs including acquisition related charges increased. International System Solutions gross profit percentage benefited from a favorable product mix impact due to increased sales of newer product solutions, which carry higher margins compared to certain previous generation solutions, as well as an improved geographic and customer mix in some regions. North America System Solutions gross profit percentage experienced unfavorable product mix and customer mix in our petroleum and financial solutions sold in North America relative to the same period in fiscal year 2011, partially offset by improved margins in our multi-lane retail business. Services

Gross profit on Services increased $17 million, or 65.0%, for the three months ended January 31, 2012 compared to the three months ended January 31, 2011 . . .