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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 10-Q

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

For the Quarterly Period Ended December 31, 2009

[ ] 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: 000-13959

LML PAYMENT SYSTEMS INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Yukon Territory		###-##-####
(State or other jurisdiction of		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)

1680-1140 West Pender Street

Vancouver, British Columbia

Canada V6E 4G1

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (604) 689-4440

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 by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405) of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes [ ] No [X] (not applicable to registrant)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large Accelerated Filed [ ] Accelerated Filer [ ] Non-Accelerated Filer [ ] Smaller Reporting Company [X]

(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes []No [X]

The number of shares of the registrant's Common Stock outstanding as of February 3, 2010, was 27,116,408.

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LML PAYMENT SYSTEMS INC.

FORM 10-Q

FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009

INDEX

		Page Number

PART I.	FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.	Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)	1
	Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited) at December 31, 2009 and March 31, 2009	1
	Consolidated Statements of Operations and Deficit (unaudited) for the Three and Nine Months Ended December 31, 2009 and 2008	2
	Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (unaudited) for the Three and Nine Months Ended December 31, 2009 and 2008	3
	Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) for the Three and Nine Months Ended December 31, 2009 and 2008	4
	Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)	5

Item 2.	Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	17

Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	26

Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	26

PART II.	OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	27

Item 1A.	Risk Factors	27

Item 6.	Exhibits	27

	SIGNATURE PAGE	28

In this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, unless otherwise indicated, all dollar amounts are expressed in United States Dollars.

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PART I.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1.

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

LML PAYMENT SYSTEMS INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In U.S. Dollars, except as noted below)

(Unaudited)

	December 31, 2009			March 31, 2009
ASSETS
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	3,979,487		$	6,138,530
Funds held in trust		718,093			-
Funds held for merchants (Note 8)		4,266,636			10,746,731
Restricted cash		175,000			175,000
Accounts receivable, less allowances of $30,474 and $31,785, respectively		756,967			801,087
Corporate taxes receivable		582,863			-
Prepaid expenses		301,257			295,702
Current portion of future income tax assets		1,852,894			838,575
Total current assets		12,633,197			18,995,625

Property and equipment, net		235,978			227,324
Patents, net		497,160			622,730
Restricted cash		250,048			125,030
Future income tax assets		3,370,685			4,429,578
Other assets		20,362			19,020
Goodwill		17,874,202			17,874,202
Other intangible assets, net		4,834,125			5,205,487

TOTAL ASSETS	$	39,715,757		$	47,498,996

LIABILITIES
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable	$	748,215		$	756,845
Accrued liabilities		765,071			814,094
Corporate taxes payable		-			283,794
Funds due to merchants (Note 8)		4,266,636			10,746,731
Obligations under capital lease		30,043			170,243
Promissory notes		-			2,100,920
Current portion of deferred revenue		1,312,366			1,361,046
Total current liabilities		7,122,331			16,233,673

Deferred revenue		2,466,031			3,330,630

TOTAL LIABILITIES		9,588,362			19,564,303
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 11)

SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Capital Stock
Class A, preferred stock, $1.00 CDN par value, 150,000,000 shares authorized, issuable in series, none issued or outstanding		-			-

Class B, preferred stock, $1.00 CDN par value, 150,000,000 shares authorized, issuable in series, none issued or outstanding		-			-

Common shares, no par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, 27,116,408 and 27,116,408 issued and outstanding, respectively		50,039,568			50,039,568

Contributed surplus		7,663,735			6,732,059
Deficit		(27,680,447	)		(28,751,456	)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		104,539			(85,478	)
Total shareholders' equity		30,127,395			27,934,693

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY	$	39,715,757		$	47,498,996

See accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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LML PAYMENT SYSTEMS INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND DEFICIT

(In U.S. Dollars, except share data)

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended December 31						Nine months Ended December 31

	2009			2008			2009			2008

REVENUE	$	4, 742,568		$	3,037,241		$	11,229,773		$	9,301,687
COST OF REVENUE (includes stock-based compensation (“s.b.c.”) expense of $37,464 for three months ended December 31, 2009 (three months ended December 31, 2008 - $37,464) and $111,579 for nine months ended December 31, 2009 (nine months ended December 31, 2008 - $113,066))		2,329,810			1,560,708			5,670,576			4,580,407
GROSS PROFIT (excludes amortization and depreciation expense)		2,412,758			1,476,533			5,559,197			4,721,280

OPERATING EXPENSES
General and administrative (includes s.b.c. expense of $243,028 for three months ended December 31, 2009 (three months ended December 31, 2008 - $274,297) and $781,386 for nine months ended December 31, 2009 (nine months ended December 31, 2008- $871,255))		1,059,165			962,623			3,083,629			3,209,063
Sales and marketing (includes s.b.c. expense of $765 for three months ended December 31, 2009 (three months ended December 31, 2008 - $765) and $2,277 for nine months ended December 31, 2009 (nine months ended December 31, 2008 - $2,285))		103,481			77,149			296,084			237,715
Product development and enhancement (includes s.b.c. expense of $12,233 for three months ended December 31, 2009 (three months ended December 31, 2008 - $12,233) and $36,434 for nine months ended December 31, 2009 (nine months ended December 31, 2008 - $36,567))		122,759			58,279			342,585			197,589
Amortization and depreciation		200,346			197,102			596,930			589,654
(Gain) on sale of assets		-			-			(3,830	)		(864	)

INCOME BEFORE OTHER INCOME (EXPENSES) AND INCOME TAXES		927,007			181,380			1,243,799			488,123

Foreign exchange gain		10,928			281,682			135,296			380,650
Other income (expenses)		-			10,833			(50,641	)		29,808
Interest income		4,285			58,750			20,549			202,719
Interest expense		(846	)		(45,269	)		(47,676	)		(204,154	)

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES		941,374			487,376			1,301,327			897,146
Income tax expense (recovery) (Note 10)
Current		(324,275	)		206,074			(323,647	)		597,018
Future		650,119			-			553,965			-
		325,844			206,074			230,318			597,018

NET INCOME		615,530			281,302			1,071,009			300,128

DEFICIT, beginning of period		(28,295,977	)		(34,187,796	)		(28,751,456	)		(34,206,622	)

DEFICIT, end of period	$	(27,680,447	)	$	(33,906,494	)	$	(27,680,447	)	$	(33,906,494	)

EARNINGS PER SHARE, basic and diluted	$	0.02		$	0.01		$	0.04		$	0.01

WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING
Basic		27,116,408			27,116,408			27,116,408			26,741,795
Diluted		27,252,792			27,116,408			27,150,430			26,741,795

See accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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LML PAYMENT SYSTEMS INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(In U.S. Dollars)

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended December 31				Nine months Ended December 31

	2009		2008		2009		2008

Net income	$	615,530	$	281,302	$	1,071,009	$	300,128
Unrealized foreign exchange gain on translation of self- sustaining operations		23,174		782		190,017		14,332
Comprehensive income	$	638,704	$	282,084	$	1,261,026	$	314,460

See accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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LML PAYMENT SYSTEMS INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In U.S. Dollars)

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended December 31						Nine months Ended December 31

	2009			2008			2009			2008

Operating Activities:
Net income	$	615,530		$	281,302		$	1,071,009		$	300,128
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
Provision for losses on accounts receivable		-			-			5,705			-
Amortization and depreciation		200,346			197,102			596,930			589,654
Gain on sale of assets		-			-			(3,830	)		(864	)
Stock-based compensation		293,490			324,759			931,676			1,023,173
Future income taxes		650,119			-			553,965			-
Foreign exchange (gain) loss		(52,253	)		(302,231	)		(331,716	)		(298,891	)

Changes in non-cash operating working capital
Funds held in trust		(718,093	)		-			(718,093	)		-
Restricted cash		(100,000	)		-			(100,000	)		125,000
Accounts receivable		(145,436	)		1,217			71,714			136,826
Corporate taxes receivable		(432,147	)		-			(582,863	)		-
Prepaid expenses		152,228			(21,094	)		3,202			(31,127	)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		(4,503	)		31,649			(70,949	)		(801,937	)
Corporate taxes payable		(6,991	)		55,872			(327,673	)		(517,121	)
Deferred revenue		(377,545	)		(348,875	)		(923,947	)		(1,108,374	)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities		74,745			219,701			175,130			(583,533	)

Investing Activities:
Acquisition of property and equipment		(75,497	)		(16,744	)		(90,017	)		(106,147	)
Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment		-			-			3,830			5,500
Development of patents		-			-			-			(1,652	)
Net cash used in investing activities		(75,497	)		(16,744	)		(86,187	)		(102,299	)

Financing Activities:
Payments on capital leases		(39,552	)		(48,939	)		(140,882	)		(142,335	)
Payment on promissory notes		-			-			(2,321,460	)		(2,843,974	)
Share capital financing costs		-			-			-			(3,537	)
Net cash used in financing activities		(39,552	)		(48,939	)		(2,462,342	)		(2,989,846	)

Effects of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents		16,457			(54,565	)		214,356			(39,236	)

(DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS		(23,847	)		99,453			(2,159,043	)		(3,714,914	)

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period		4,003,334			5,935,401			6,138,530			9,749,768

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	3,979,487		$	6,034,854		$	3,979,487		$	6,034,854

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
Interest paid	$	846		$	4,581		$	47,939		$	411,171
Taxes paid		-		$	201,476		$	435,138		$	1,173,893

Non-cash investing and financing transactions not included in cash flows:

Issuance of common shares pursuant to earn-out provision		-			-			-		$	1,971,125

See accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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LML PAYMENT SYSTEMS INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

1.	Basis of Presentation

The consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2009, the consolidated statements of operations and deficit for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, the consolidated statements of cash flows for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 and the consolidated statements of comprehensive income for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, of LML Payment Systems Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Corporation”) are unaudited. In the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of such financial statements are included herein. Other than those discussed in the notes below, such adjustments consist only of normal recurring items. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of results for a full year. The Corporation's consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2009, was derived from audited financial statements. The Corporation's consolidated financial statements and notes are presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in Canada for interim financial information and in accordance with the instructions for Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X, and do not contain certain information included in the Corporation's annual audited consolidated financial statements and notes. Unless otherwise noted, the accounting policies of the Corporation are unchanged from the Corporation’s annual audited consolidated financial statements contained in the Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009. The consolidated financial statements and notes appearing in this report should be read in conjunction with the Corporation's annual audited consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto, together with management's discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations, contained in the Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 23, 2009 (file no. 000-13959).

These consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Corporation and its wholly owned subsidiaries as set out below. All significant inter-company balances and transactions have been eliminated on consolidation.

CANADA

Legacy Promotions Inc.

Beanstream Internet Commerce Inc. (“Beanstream”)

0858669 B.C. Ltd.

UNITED STATES

LHTW Properties Inc.

LML Corp.

LML Patent Corp.

LML Payment Systems Corp.

Beanstream Internet Commerce Corp.

2.	Significant Accounting Policies

All significant accounting policies remain unchanged from the Corporation’s audited consolidated financial statements contained in the Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 23, 2009 (file no. 000-13959), except as noted below:

Revenue Recognition

In addition to recognizing revenue in accordance with the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (“CICA”) Handbook Section 3400, “Revenue” and with the corresponding U.S. Guidance SAB 104, “Revenue Recognition”, the Corporation has adopted the provisions of CICA’s Emerging Issues Committee Abstract of Issues Discussed, “Multiple Deliverable Revenue Arrangements” (“EIC 175”), issued on December 24, 2009, regarding revenue arrangements with multiple deliverables that are outside the scope of the software revenue recognition guidance.

Within the Intellectual Property Licensing (“IPL”) segment, when a subsidiary of the Corporation enters into licensing and settlement agreements with its licensees comprising multiple elements, the significant factors, inputs, assumptions and methods used in determining the total arrangement consideration include reviewing royalty rates from existing licenses, depth of usage, including transaction volumes, by the existing licensees of the IPL segment’s intellectual property and estimation of the expected usage by licensees of the IPL segment’s intellectual property. Total arrangement consideration is allocated to each of the following deliverables using the relative selling price method:

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2.	Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

·	Licenses – licenses are issued for the use of existing patents;

·	Release from litigation – the subsidiary of the Corporation releases the licensees from any claims or causes of action for patent infringement as of the effective date of the underlying agreement;

·	Covenant-not-to-sue provision – the subsidiary of the Corporation agrees to a covenant-not-to-sue provision for infringement of any patents for a specified period commencing on the effective date of the underlying agreement.

As the license and release elements are fully delivered as of the effective date of the underlying agreement, revenue related to these elements is recognized at that time, assuming (i) there is persuasive evidence of an arrangement, (ii) the fee is fixed or determinable and (iii) there are no concerns over collectability of the arrangement proceeds. As the covenant-not-to-sue typically includes as-yet unidentified patents which may be acquired during the specified term (a when-and-if available deliverable), proceeds allocated to this element are recognized ratably over the specified period, assuming all other revenue recognition criteria have been met.

3.	Change in Accounting Policy

EIC 175 does not differ materially from the application required under the FASB issued authoritative guidance on revenue arrangements that include certain software-related elements. Under the new FASB guidance, for arrangements that include software elements, tangible products with software components that are essential to the functionality of the tangible product will no longer be within the scope of the software revenue recognition guidance, and such software-enabled products will now be subject to other relevant revenue recognition guidance. Additionally, EIC 175 also does not differ materially from the application under the FASB issued authoritative guidance on multiple-deliverable revenue arrangements. Under the new FASB guidance, when vendor specific objective evidence or third party evidence for deliverables in an arrangement cannot be determined, a best estimate of the selling price is required to separate deliverables and allocate arrangement consideration using the relative selling price method. The new guidance includes new disclosure requirements on how the application of the relative selling price method affects the timing and amount of revenue recognition.

During the quarter ended December 31, 2009, the Corporation early adopted the provisions of EIC 175 and retrospectively applied the guidance as at April 1, 2009. The effect of the retrospective adoption had no impact on amounts previously reported during the prior interim periods in the current fiscal year.

4.	Recent accounting pronouncements

Business Combinations

In December 2008, CICA issued Section 1582 – “Business Combinations”, which will replace Section 1581 – “Business Combinations”. This section establishes revised standards for the accounting for a business combination which are aligned with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) on business combinations. The Section applies prospectively to business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after the beginning of the first annual reporting period beginning on or after January 1, 2011. The Corporation has not yet determined what the impact of adopting this standard will have on the consolidated financial statements.

International Financial Reporting Standards

The Accounting Standards Board of the CICA announced that Canadian generally accepted accounting principles (“Canadian GAAP”) for publicly accountable enterprises will be replaced with IFRS, as published by the International Accounting Standards Board, for fiscal years beginning on or after January 1, 2011. Early conversion to IFRS for fiscal years beginning on or after January 1, 2009 may also be permitted.

Implementing IFRS will have an impact on accounting, financial reporting and supporting IT systems and processes. It may also have an impact on taxes, contractual commitments involving clauses based on generally accepted accounting principles, long-term employee compensation plans and performance metrics. Accordingly, when the Corporation develops its IFRS implementation plan, it will have to include measures to provide extensive training to key finance personnel, to review contracts and agreements and to increase the level of awareness and knowledge among management, the Board of Directors and Audit Committee. Additional resources may be engaged to ensure the timely conversion to IFRS. The financial impact of the transition to IFRS cannot be reasonably estimated at this time.

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4.	Recent accounting pronouncements (continued)

Consolidated Financial Statements and Non-Controlling Interests

In January 2009, the CICA issued CICA Handbook Section 1601, “Consolidated Financial Statements” and Section 1602, “Non-controlling interest”. Together these sections replace the former Section 1600, “Consolidated Financial Statements”. Section 1601 establishes standards for the preparation of consolidated financial statements. Section 1602 establishes standards for accounting for a non-controlling interest in a subsidiary in consolidated financial statements subsequent to a business combination and is equivalent to the corresponding provisions of International Financial Reporting Standard IAS 27, “Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements”.

The new standards result in measuring business acquisitions at the fair value of the acquired business and a prospectively applied shift from a parent corporation conceptual view of consolidation theory (which results in the parent corporation recording book values attributable to non-controlling interests) to an entity conceptual view (which results in the parent corporation recording fair values attributable to non-controlling interests).

These sections apply to interim and annual consolidated financial statements relating to fiscal years beginning on or after January 1, 2011 and are to be applied prospectively. Earlier adoption is permitted as of the beginning of a fiscal year. An entity adopting these Sections for a fiscal year beginning before January 1, 2011 also adopts Section 1582, “Business Combinations”.

The Corporation does not intend to early apply these sections. The impact on the Corporation’s consolidated financial statements from the application of these sections will depend upon the nature of any future business acquisitions made by the Corporation after adoption.

Financial Instruments – Recognition and Measurement

On May 29, 2009, CICA’s Accounting Standards Board (“AcSB”) issued an Exposure Draft that proposes to amend CICA Handbook Section 3855, “Financial Instruments — Recognition and Measurement”, to converge with international standards. The proposed amendment will have the following impact:

The amendment clarifies that if an entity reclassifies a financial asset out of the held-for-trading category, it must assess whether the financial asset contains an embedded derivative that is required to be separated from the host contract. This assessment is made on the basis of circumstances that existed on the later date of specified dates provided in the amendment.

·	If an embedded derivative cannot be measured reliably, the entity is prohibited from reclassifying the asset from held-for-trading.

·	When a financial asset or a group of similar financial assets (other than the loans and receivables category) has been written down as a result of an impairment loss, interest income is recognized thereafter using the rate of interest used in the measurement of the impairment loss.

An embedded call, put, surrender or prepayment option is closely related to the host debt instrument when its exercise price reimburses the lender for an amount up to the approximate present value of the lost interest. Calculation guidance to determine the lost interest is provided in the amendment.

The amendment is applicable for years ending on or after October 31, 2009 and will be applied prospectively. The adoption of this amendment did not have an impact on the Corporation’s consolidated financial statements.

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5.	Foreign currency translation

Except as described below, the Corporation’s functional and reporting currency is the United States dollar. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated in accordance with CICA Handbook Section 1651 “Foreign Currency Translation” (“Section 1651”) (and the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued authoritative guidance regarding foreign currency translation) using the exchange rate prevailing at the balance sheet date and non-monetary assets and liabilities are translated at exchange rates prevailing at the historical transaction date. Average rates for the period are used to translate the Corporation’s revenue and expenses. Gains and losses arising on settlement of foreign currency denominated transactions or balances are included in the determination of income.

The functional currency of the Corporation’s Beanstream subsidiary is the Canadian dollar. Beanstream’s financial statements are translated to United States dollars under the current rate method in accordance with Section 1651 and the FASB issued authoritative guidance regarding foreign currency translation. Beanstream’s assets and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at rates of exchange in effect at the balance sheet date. Average rates for the period are used to translate Beanstream’s revenues and expenses. Gains and losses arising on the translation of Beanstream’s financial statements are reported as a cumulative translation adjustment which is a component of accumulated other comprehensive income.

6.	Economic dependence

During the three months ended December 31, 2009, revenue from the Corporation’s two largest customers amounted to approximately 22.7% of the Corporation’s total revenue for the first customer (2008 – NIL%) and 12.1% for the second customer (2008 – 19.3%). Revenue from these customers amounted to approximately $1,077,113 for the first customer (2008 - $NIL) and $574,690 for the second customer (2008 - $585,500). The Corporation is economically dependent on revenue from the second customer as the revenue from the first customer is non-recurring.

During the nine months ended December 31, 2009, revenue from the Corporation’s largest customer amounted to approximately 15.5% of total revenue (2008 – 18.5%). Revenue from this customer amounted to approximately $1,736,013 (2008 - $1,717,463). The Corporation is economically dependent on revenue from this customer.

7.	Financial instruments

(a)

The Corporation classifies its cash and cash equivalents, funds held in trust, funds held for merchants and restricted cash as held-for-trading. Accounts receivable are classified as loans and receivables. Accounts payable and certain accrued liabilities, funds due to merchants, and promissory notes are classified as other liabilities, all of which are measured at amortized cost (using the effective interest rate method).

Carrying value and fair value of financial assets and liabilities as at December 31, 2009 and March 31, 2009 are summarized as follows:

	December 31, 2009				March 31, 2009
	Carrying Value		Fair Value		Carrying Value		Fair Value

Held-for-Trading	$	9,389,264	$	9,389,264	$	17,185,291	$	17,185,291
Loans and receivables		756,967		756,967		801,087		801,087
Held-to-maturity		-		-		-		-
Available-for-sale		-		-		-		-
Other liabilities		5,779,922		5,779,922		14,418,590		14,418,590

Management reviewed all significant financial instruments held by the Corporation and determined that no material differences between fair value and carrying value existed as at the reporting date.

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7.	Financial Instruments (continued)

(b)

Funds held in trust

During the three and nine month period ended December 31, 2009, $718,093 in cash was held in trust for a subsidiary of the Corporation by the Corporation’s legal firm. This cash was received pursuant to a Settlement and License Agreement entered into by a subsidiary of the Corporation with one of the defendants in the patent infringement lawsuit originally filed on November 19, 2008 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas against nineteen defendants in the United States alleging that the defendants infringe U.S. Patent No. RE40220. Subsequent to the three and nine months ended December 31, 2009, the cash was released from trust to the subsidiary of the Corporation.

(c)

Restricted cash

Under the terms of the processing agreement with one of the Corporation’s processing banks, the Corporation pledged a deposit of $175,000 (March 31, 2009 - $175,000) against chargeback losses. Non-current restricted cash represents funds held by a third party processor as security for the Corporation’s merchant accounts.

(d)

Market Risk

Currency Risk

The Corporation’s functional currency is the U.S. dollar except for the Corporation’s Beanstream subsidiary whose functional currency is the Canadian dollar. The Corporation is exposed to foreign exchange risk from fluctuations in exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and the Canadian dollar. Significant losses may occur due to significant balances of cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments held in Canadian dollars that may be affected negatively by an increase in the value of the U.S. dollar as compared to the Canadian dollar. The Corporation has not hedged its exposure to foreign currency fluctuations.

As at December 31, 2009 and March 31, 2009, the Corporation is exposed to currency risk through its cash and restricted cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable, accrued liabilities and promissory notes denominated in Canadian dollars as follows:

	December 31, 2009		March 31, 2009

Cash and restricted cash	$	38,121	$	1,172,539
Accounts receivable		-		50,476
Accounts payable		89,799		132,570
Accrued liabilities		282,518		333,360
Promissory notes		-		2,100,920

Based on the above foreign currency exposure as at December 31, 2009 and March 31, 2009 and assuming all other variables remain constant, a 10% depreciation or appreciation of the Canadian dollar against the U.S. dollar would result in an increase/decrease of $33,420 and $134,384 respectively, in the Corporation’s foreign currency loss/gain.

Interest Rate Risk

Interest rate risk is the risk that the fair value or future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate because of changes in market interest rates. The Corporation’s exposure to interest rate risk is limited as its cash and payment processing accounts are short-term in nature and its promissory notes bear a fixed interest rate.

Other Price Risk

Other price risk is the risk that the future value or cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate because of changes in market prices. Exposure to price risk is low as the Corporation’s cash management policy is to invest excess cash in high grade/low risk investments over short periods of time.

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7.	Financial Instruments (continued)

(e)

Credit Risk

Credit risk is the risk of a financial loss if a customer or counter party to a financial instrument fails to meet its contractual obligations. Any credit risk exposure on cash balances is considered negligible as the Corporation places funds or deposits only with major established banks in the countries in which it has payment processing services. The credit risk arises primarily from the Corporation’s trade receivables from customers.

On a regular basis, the Corporation reviews the collectability of its trade accounts receivable and establishes an allowance for doubtful accounts based on its best estimates of any potentially uncollectible accounts. As at December 31, 2009, the balance of the Corporation’s allowance for doubtful accounts was $30,474 (March 31, 2009 - $31,785). The Corporation has good credit history with its customers and the amounts due from them generally are received as expected.

Pursuant to their respective terms, accounts receivable are aged as follows at December 31, 2009:

0-30 days	$	668,478
31-60 days		81,755
61-90 days		5,973
Over 90 days due		31,235
	$	787,441

Concentration of credit risk

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Corporation and its subsidiaries to concentrations of credit risk consist principally of cash and cash equivalents and accounts receivable.

Cash and cash equivalents are invested in major financial institutions in the U.S. and Canada. Such deposits may be in excess of insured limits and are not insured in other jurisdictions. Management believes that the financial institutions that hold the Corporation’s investments are financially sound and, accordingly, relatively minimal credit risk exists with respect to these investments.

The accounts receivable of the Corporation and its subsidiaries are derived from sales to customers located primarily in the U.S. and Canada. The Corporation performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers. The Corporation generally does not require collateral.

An allowance for doubtful accounts is determined with respect to those amounts that the Corporation has determined to be doubtful of collection. At December 31, 2009, three customers accounted for 22%, 20% and 14% of the Corporation’s accounts receivable balance (March 31, 2009 – 16%, 26% and 3%).

(f)

Liquidity Risk

Liquidity risk is the risk that the Corporation will not be able to meet its financial obligations as they are due. The Corporation continuously monitors actual and forecasted cash flows to ensure, as far as possible, there is sufficient working capital to satisfy its operating requirements.

8.	Cash and cash equivalents and funds held for /due to merchants

Cash and cash equivalents

At December 31, 2009, the Corporation held $3,979,487 (March 31, 2009: $6,138,530) in cash and cash equivalents. Included in this balance was $1 million in cash and cash equivalents used as continuing collateral security with the Corporation’s primary financial institution which is available for use to the Corporation (March 31, 2009 - $1 million).

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8.	Cash and cash equivalents and funds held for /due to merchants (continued)

Funds held for/due to merchants

At December 31, 2009, the Corporation held funds due to merchants in the amount of $4,266,636 (March 31, 2009 - $10,746,731.) The funds held for/due to merchants were comprised of the following:

·	funds held in reserves calculated by applying contractually determined percentages of the gross transaction volume for a hold-back period of up to nine months;

·	funds from transaction payment processing which may be held for up to approximately fifteen days, the actual number of days depends on the contractual terms with each merchant; and

·	funds from payroll/pre-authorized debit services provided on behalf of merchants, which may be held for up to approximately two days.

9.	Stock-based compensation

The Corporation accounts for all stock options issued based on their fair value as required by the CICA Section 3870 which does not differ materially from the application required under the FASB issued authoritative guidance regarding share-based payment.

During the three months ended December 31, 2009, the Corporation granted 125,000 stock options under the Corporation’s 2009 Stock Incentive Plan. The weighted average grant date fair value for these stock options is $0.44 per stock option. The fair value of these stock options was estimated at the date of grant using a Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following assumptions:

Risk-free interest rate of 2.32%;

Expected volatility of 78.09%;

Expected life of the stock options of 4 years; and

No dividend yields.

During the three months ended September 30, 2009, the Corporation granted 75,000 stock options under the Corporation’s 2009 Stock Incentive Plan and 300,000 stock options under the 1996 Stock Option Plan (no stock options were granted during the three month period ended June 30, 2009). The weighted average grant date fair value for these stock options is $0.38 per stock option. The fair value of these stock options was estimated at the date of grant using a Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following assumptions:

Risk-free interest rate of 2.30%;

Expected volatility of 77.93%;

Expected life of the stock options of 4 years; and

No dividend yields.

During the nine months ended December 31, 2008, the Corporation did not grant any stock options under the Corporation’s 1996 Stock Option plan, its 1998 Stock Incentive Plan or its 2009 Stock Incentive Plan.

10.	Income Taxes

During the three and nine months ended December 31, 2009, the Corporation implemented certain tax planning strategies relating to its subsidiary, Beanstream. These strategies are expected to permit the recovery of income taxes previously paid on behalf of Beanstream. During the three months ended December 31, 2009, the Corporation recorded $324,275 in current income tax recovery. Future income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. During the three months ended December 31, 2009, we revised the value of the future tax assets pertaining to the Canadian non-capital loss carry-forwards as a result of newly available data and information. The Corporation decreased its future tax asset value resulting in a future income tax expense of $650,119 after application of the change in accounting estimate pertaining to the value of the Canadian non-capital loss carry-forwards available for future use. The change in accounting estimate has been applied prospectively from October 1, 2009.

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11.	Commitments and Contingencies

All commitments and contingencies remain unchanged from the Corporation’s annual audited consolidated financial statements contained in the Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 23, 2009 (file no. 000-13959), except as noted below:

During the three months ended December 31, 2009, a subsidiary of the Corporation entered into a Settlement and License Agreement (the “License Agreement”) with one of the defendants (the “Released Defendant”) in the patent infringement lawsuit originally filed on November 19, 2008 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas against nineteen defendants in the United States alleging that the defendants infringe U.S. Patent No. RE40220. The subsidiary of the Corporation sought damages, injunctive and other relief for the alleged infringement of this patent. The License Agreement was effective December 29, 2009 and provided the Released Defendant with a fully paid-up license to the subsidiary of the Corporation’s patents for electronic check conversion transactions including “ARC”, “WEB”, “POP”, “TEL” and “BOC”. In connection with the License Agreement, the Released Defendant paid the subsidiary of the Corporation compensation in the amount of $1,150,000 for releases, licenses, covenants and all other rights granted under the License Agreement. Pursuant to a retention agreement with its legal firm, the subsidiary of the Corporation paid $288,175 in legal fees for the firm’s services in connection with the License Agreement.

The License Agreement contained a number of elements that have been recorded in these consolidated financial statements under the guidance of EIC-175, which does not differ materially from the application required under the FASB issued authoritative guidance on revenue arrangements with multiple deliverables. Total arrangement consideration has been allocated to each of the following deliverables using the relative selling price method:

·	Licenses – the subsidiary of the Corporation has issued a licence for the use of existing patents. This revenue has been recognized in the period.

·	Release from litigation – the subsidiary of the Corporation has agreed to release the Released Defendant from any claims or causes of action for patent infringement as of the effective date. This revenue has been recognized in the period.

Covenant-not-to-sue provision – the subsidiary of the Corporation has agreed to a covenant-not-to-sue provision for infringement of any patents for a specified period commencing on the effective date of the License Agreement. This revenue has been deferred and will be recognized ratably over the specified period.

12.	Industry and geographic segments

Based upon the way financial information is provided to the Corporation’s Chief Executive Officer for use in evaluating allocation of resources and assessing performance of the business, the Corporation reports its operations in three distinct operating segments, described as follows:

Transaction Payment Processing (“TPP”) operations involve financial payment processing, authentication and risk management services provided by Beanstream. The services are accessible via the Internet and are offered in an application service provider (ASP) model.

Intellectual Property Licensing (“IPL”) operations involve licensing the subsidiary of the Corporation’s intellectual property estate, which includes five U.S. patents describing electronic check processing methods.

Check Processing/Software Licensing (“CP/SL”) operations involve primary and secondary check collection including electronic check re-presentment (RCK) and software licensing.

Within these segments, performance is measured based on revenue, factoring in interest income and expenses and amortization and depreciation as well as income before income taxes from each segment. There are no transactions between segments. The Corporation does not generally allocate corporate or centralized marketing and general and administrative expenses to its business unit segments because these activities are managed separately from the business units. Asset information by operating segment is not reported to or reviewed by the Corporation’s decision makers on an interim basis and therefore, the Corporation has not disclosed asset information for each operating segment.

Financial information for each reportable segment for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 was as follows:

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12.	Industry and geographic segments (continued)

Three Months Ended	TPP		IPL			CP/SL		Reconciling				Consolidated
December 31, 2009	Canada		U.S.			U.S.		Items				Total

Total revenue	$	2,674,557	$	1,534,333		$	533,678	$	-			$	4,742,568
Revenue: major customers		574,690		1,382,669			278,368		-				2,235,727
Cost of revenue		1,488,974		446,637			356,735		37,464		1		2,329,810
General and administrative		258,457		(30,315	)		136,969		694,054		2		1,059,165
Sales and marketing		97,323		-			5,393		765		1		103,481
Product development and enhancement		110,526		-			-		12,233		1		122,759
Amortization and depreciation		15,628		41,857			13,657		129,204		3		200,346
Income (losses) before income taxes	$	659,262	$	1,076,596		$	19,881	$	(814,365	)	4	$	941,374

Three Months Ended	TPP		IPL		CP/SL		Reconciling				Consolidated
December 31, 2008	Canada		U.S.		U.S.		Items				Total

Total revenue	$	1,948,747	$	431,354	$	657,140	$	-			$	3,037,241
Revenue: major customers		585,500		305,556		337,490		-				1,228,546
Cost of revenue		1,090,901		287		432,056		37,464		1		1,560,708
General and administrative		145,262		1,921		111,825		703,615		2		962,623
Sales and marketing		70,928		-		5,456		765		1		77,149
Product development and enhancement		46,046		-		-		12,233		1		58,279
Amortization and depreciation		10,729		42,057		15,481		128,835		3		197,102
Income (losses) before income taxes	$	698,119	$	398,738	$	82,409	$	(691,890	)	4	$	487,376

Nine months Ended	TPP		IPL		CP/SL			Reconciling				Consolidated
December 31, 2009	Canada		U.S.		U.S.			Items				Total

Total revenue	$	7,060,499	$	2,428,351	$	1,740,923		$	-			$	11,229,773
Revenue: major customers		1,736,013		1,993,781		959,475			-				4,689,269
Cost of revenue		4,032,550		447,477		1,078,970			111,579		1		5,670,576
General and administrative		629,149		9,579		361,600			2,083,301		2		3,083,629
Sales and marketing		277,855		-		15,952			2,277		1		296,084
Product development and enhancement		306,151		-		-			36,434		1		342,585
Amortization and depreciation		42,761		125,820		40,658			387,691		3		596,930
(Gain) on sale of assets		-		-		(1,656	)		(2,174	)	5		(3,830	)
Income (losses) before income taxes	$	1,570,111	$	1,846,769	$	245,261		$	(2,360,814	)	4	$	1,301,327

Nine months Ended	TPP		IPL		CP/SL			Reconciling				Consolidated
December 31, 2008	Canada		U.S.		U.S.			Items				Total

Total revenue	$	5,873,518	$	1,271,948	$	2,156,221		$	-			$	9,301,687
Revenue: major customers		1,717,463		916,668		1,054,354			-				3,688,485
Cost of revenue		3,223,944		1,962		1,241,435			113,066		1		4,580,407
General and administrative		457,461		12,416		467,197			2,271,989		2		3,209,063
Sales and marketing		216,394		-		19,036			2,285		1		237,715
Product development and enhancement		161,022		-		-			36,567		1		197,589
Amortization and depreciation		31,617		126,143		48,378			383,516		3		589,654
(Gain) on sale of assets		-		-		(864	)		-		5		(864	)
Income (losses) before income taxes	$	1,937,396	$	1,165,728	$	361,073		$	(2,567,051	)	4	$	897,146

Represents stock-based compensation expense.

Represents stock-based compensation expense and other unallocated corporate or centralized marketing, general and administrative expenses.

Represents amortization and depreciation included in the unallocated corporate or centralized marketing, general and administrative expenses.

Represents earnings (losses) included in the unallocated corporate or centralized marketing, general and administrative expenses.

Represents (gain) on sale of assets included in the unallocated corporate or centralized marketing general and administrative expenses.

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13.	Reconciliation of United States to Canadian Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

These consolidated financial statements are prepared using Canadian GAAP, which does not differ materially from generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) with respect to the accounting policies and disclosures in these financial statements except as set out below:

(a)

Under U.S. GAAP, the Corporation could not effect the reduction in deficit of $22,901,744 by reducing the stated capital of the shares of the Corporation’s common stock.

(b)

Income Taxes

In June 2006, the FASB issued authoritative guidance regarding accounting for uncertainty in income taxes. This guidance clarifies the recognition threshold and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken on a tax return, and requires expanded disclosure with respect to the uncertainty in income taxes. The guidance also includes guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosures, and transition. The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006.

The Corporation adopted the provisions of the guidance on April 1, 2007. No cumulative effect adjustment to the April 1, 2007 balance of the Corporation’s deficit was required upon the implementation. As of the date of adoption there were no unrecognized tax benefits. Under current conditions and expectations, management does not foresee any significant changes in unrecognized tax benefits that would have a material impact on the Corporation’s consolidated financial statements.

(c)

Changes in U.S. GAAP

Recent accounting pronouncements affecting the Corporation’s financial reporting under U.S. GAAP are summarized below:

(i)

On July 1, 2009, the FASB established the new source of authoritative accounting principles, the FASB Accounting Standards Codification™ (the Codification). This new source of authoritative accounting principles recognized by the FASB is to be applied by nongovernmental entities in the preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP. Accounting Standards Updates will not be authoritative in their own right as they will serve to update the Codification. This adoption did not impact the Corporation’s consolidated financial statements.

(ii)

In September 2006, the FASB issued authoritative guidance which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. The Corporation has fully adopted this guidance in the first quarter of fiscal 2010. Adoption of this guidance had no impact on the consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes.

(iii)

In December 2007, the FASB issued authoritative guidance regarding business combinations. This guidance is broader in scope than previous guidance that applied only to business combinations in which control was obtained by transferring consideration. The new guidance applies to all transactions and other events in which one entity obtains control over one or more other businesses. The new guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008. The Corporation has adopted the guidance as at April 1, 2009. Adoption of this guidance did not have an impact on the consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes. The impact of this guidance will not be known until such time as the Corporation enters into a business combination, if ever.

(iv)

In December 2007, the FASB issued authoritative guidance regarding non-controlling interest in consolidated financial statements. The new guidance changes the accounting for, and the financial statement presentation of, non-controlling equity interests in a consolidated subsidiary. The new guidance establishes non-controlling interests as a component of the equity of a consolidated entity.

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The underlying principle of the new guidance is that both the controlling interest and the non-controlling interests are part of the equity of a single economic entity: the consolidated reporting entity. Classifying non-controlling interests as a component of consolidated equity is a change from the previous FASB issued authoritative guidance of treating minority interests as a mezzanine item between liabilities and equity or as a liability. The new guidance also changes the presentation of net income to include and identify net income attributable to the non-controlling interest. The change affects both the accounting and financial reporting for non-controlling interests in a consolidated subsidiary.

This guidance is effective for fiscal years and interim periods within those fiscal years beginning on or after December 15, 2008. The Corporation has adopted the guidance as at April 1, 2009. Adoption of this guidance has had no impact on the consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes.

(v)

In March 2008, the FASB changed its authoritative guidance regarding disclosures about derivative instruments and hedging activities. The changes in guidance require enhanced disclosures regarding derivatives and hedging activities, including: (a) the manner in which an entity uses derivative instruments; (b) the manner in which derivative instruments and related hedged items are accounted for and (c) the effect of derivative instruments and related hedged items on an entity's financial position, financial performance, and cash flows. This guidance is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. The Corporation has adopted the guidance as at April 1, 2009. Adoption of this guidance has had no impact on the consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes.

(vi)

In April 2008, the FASB issued authoritative guidance regarding the determination of the useful life of intangible assets. This guidance removes the requirement to consider whether an intangible asset can be renewed without substantial cost of material modifications to the existing terms and conditions and, instead, requires an entity to consider its own historical experience in renewing similar arrangements. The guidance also requires expanded disclosure related to the determination of intangible asset useful lives. This guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008. The Corporation has adopted the guidance as at April 1, 2009. Adoption of this guidance has not had a material impact on the consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes.

(vii)

In April 2009, the FASB issued authoritative guidance regarding determining fair value when the volume and level of activity for the asset or liability have significantly decreased and identifying transactions that are not orderly. This guidance emphasizes that even if there has been a significant decrease in the volume and level of activity for the asset or liability and regardless of the valuation technique(s) used, the objective of a fair value measurement remains the same, and provides additional guidance on when market level data should not be relied upon or should be adjusted in determining fair value. This guidance is effective for interim periods and fiscal years ending after June 15, 2009. The Corporation has adopted the guidance as at June 30, 2009. Adoption of this guidance has not had a material impact on the consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes.

(viii)

In April 2009, the FASB issued authoritative guidance regarding interim disclosures about fair value of financial instruments. This guidance functions to require, on an interim basis, disclosures about the fair value of financial instruments for public entities. This guidance is effective for interim and annual periods ending after June 15, 2009, with early adoption permitted for periods ending after March 15, 2009. The Corporation has adopted the guidance as at June 30, 2009. Adoption of this guidance has had no material impact on the consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes.

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(ix)

In May 2009, the FASB issued authoritative guidance regarding subsequent events. The new statement provides additional guidance on what events that occur subsequent to the balance sheet date will be recognized and/or disclosed. It also provides guidance on the date through which subsequent events have to be evaluated. This statement shall be effective for interim and annual financial periods ending after June 15, 2009, and shall be applied prospectively. The Corporation has adopted the guidance as at June 30, 2009. Adoption of this guidance has not had a material impact on the consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes. The Corporation evaluated its December 31, 2009 financial statements for subsequent events through February 12, 2010, the date the financial statements were issued. The Corporation is not aware of any subsequent events that would require recognition or disclosure in the financial statements.

(x)

In October 2009, the FASB issued authoritative guidance on certain revenue arrangements that include software elements that is effective for fiscal years beginning on or after June 15, 2010, with earlier adoption permitted. Under the new guidance, tangible products that contain software components and non-software components that function together to deliver the tangible product’s essential functionality and undelivered elements that relate to software that is essential to the functionality of the tangible product are not within the scope of the software revenue recognition guidance. The Corporation has early adopted this guidance in the quarter ended December 31, 2009 and retrospectively applied the guidance as at April 1, 2009. The effect of early adoption did not have an impact on amounts previously reported during the prior interim periods in the 2010 fiscal year.

(xi)

In October 2009, the FASB issued authoritative guidance on multiple-deliverable revenue arrangements that is effective for fiscal years on or after June 15, 2010, with earlier adoption permitted. Under the new guidance, when vendor specific objective evidence or third party evidence for deliverables in an arrangement cannot be determined, a best estimate of the selling price is required to separate deliverables and allocate arrangement consideration using the relative selling price method. The new guidance includes new disclosure requirements including, but not limited to, significant judgments made in applying the guidance and how changes in the judgments or in the application of the guidance may significantly affect either the timing or amount of revenue recognition. The Corporation has early adopted this guidance in the quarter ended December 31, 2009 and retrospectively applied the guidance as at April 1, 2009. The effect of early adoption did not have an impact on amounts previously reported during the prior interim periods in the 2010 fiscal year.

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ITEM 2.

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Unless the context otherwise requires, references in this report on Form 10-Q to the “Corporation”, “LML”, “we”, “us” or “our” refer to LML Payment Systems Inc. and its direct and indirect subsidiaries. LML Payment Systems Inc.'s direct subsidiaries include Beanstream Internet Commerce Inc., LML Corp., Legacy Promotions Inc., 0858669 B.C. Ltd. and LHTW Properties Inc. LML Corp.'s subsidiaries are LML Patent Corp., LML Payment Systems Corp. and Beanstream Internet Commerce Corp. Unless otherwise specified herein, all references herein to dollars or “$” are to U.S. Dollars.

The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 23, 2009 (file no. 000-13959). We believe that all necessary adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) have been included in the amounts stated below to present fairly the following quarterly information. Quarterly operating results have varied significantly in the past and can be expected to vary in the future. Results of operations for any particular quarter are not necessarily indicative of results of operations for a full year.

Forward Looking Information

All statements other than statements of historical fact contained herein are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements generally are accompanied by words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “intend,” “project,” “potential” or “expect” or similar statements. The forward-looking statements were prepared on the basis of certain assumptions which relate, among other things, to the demand for and cost of marketing our services, the volume and total value of transactions processed by merchants utilizing our services, the technological adaptation of electronic check conversion end-users, the renewal of material contracts in our business, our ability to anticipate and respond to technological changes, particularly with respect to financial payments and e-commerce, in a highly competitive industry characterized by rapid technological change and rapid rates of product obsolescence, our ability to develop and market new product enhancements and new products and services that respond to technological change or evolving industry standards, no unanticipated developments relating to previously disclosed lawsuits against us, and the cost of protecting our intellectual property. Even if the assumptions on which the forward-looking statements are based prove accurate and appropriate, the actual results of our operations in the future may vary widely due to technological change, increased competition, new government regulation or intervention in the industry, general economic conditions, other risks described in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Accordingly, the actual results of our operations in the future may vary widely from the forward-looking statements included herein. All forward-looking statements included herein are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements in this paragraph.

Overview

LML Payment Systems Inc. is a financial payment processor operating three separate lines of business: transaction payment processing, intellectual property licensing and check processing/software licensing. Our transaction payment processing services consist predominantly of Internet-based services; while our check processing services involve predominantly traditional and electronic check processing and recovery services that do not utilize the Internet. We believe that electronic transaction processing services, including Internet-based payment services, will continue to be used in greater frequency than traditional payment methods, such as checks and cash, and we are therefore focusing on these services. Accordingly, we expect that our transaction payment processing services will be our principal line of business for the foreseeable future, while our other lines of business (including the electronic check processing services that we have historically relied on for a significant source of revenue) will become less important to our overall service offerings and less significant to the financial performance of our corporation.

TPP Segment

Our Transaction Payment Processing Operations (“TPP”) involve financial payment processing, authentication and risk management services. We provide a service that acts as a bank neutral interface between businesses and consumers processing financial or authentication transactions. Our transaction payment processing services are accessible via the Internet and are offered in an application service provider (ASP) model. We focus on product development, project management and third tier technical support of our products and services and rely primarily on strategic business partners to sell and market our products and services. In some instances, our transaction payment processing services and payment products are integrated into third party products in target vertical markets. Our revenues are derived from one-time set-up fees, monthly gateway fees, and transaction fees paid to us by merchants. Transaction fees are recognized in the period in which the transaction occurs. Gateway fees are monthly subscription fees charged to our merchant customers for the use of our payment gateway. Gateway fees are recognized in the period in which the service is provided. Set-up fees represent one-time charges for initiating our processing services. Although these fees are generally paid at the commencement of the agreement, they are recognized ratably over the estimated average life of the merchant relationship, which is determined through a series of analyses of active and deactivated merchants. We currently service a merchant base of over 8,000 customers primarily in Canada.

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IPL Segment

Our Intellectual Property Licensing Operations ("IPL") involve licensing our intellectual property estate, which includes five U.S. patents describing electronic check processing methods. When we provide clients licenses to our intellectual property estate, we typically earn revenue from ongoing royalty fees and, in some cases, release fees for potential past infringement. In some instances we also earn revenue from license agreements that provide for the payment of contractually determined paid-up license fees to us in consideration for the grant of a non-exclusive, retroactive and future license to our intellectual property estate and in other instances, where license agreements include multiple element arrangements, we may defer portions of this revenue and recognize the revenue ratably over the license term.

CP/SL Segment

Our CP/SL operations involve primary and secondary check collection including electronic check re-presentment (RCK) and software licensing. Our check processing services involve check return management such as traditional and electronic recovery services to retail clients. When we provide return check management services, we typically receive revenue when we are successful at recovering the principal amount of the original transaction on behalf of the client. In some instances we also earn a percentage of the principal amount and in other instances our secondary recovery services provide for us to earn additional fees when legal action is required. Our check processing services are provided in the United States and are operated from our Wichita, Kansas location.

We also provide mainframe payment processing software modules and rights to use our intellectual property to retailers and other payment processors. When we provide mainframe based payment software modules we typically earn revenue by way of a fixed software license fee. In some instances we also earn revenue by way of royalties that are typically based upon a fixed sale price or on a usage or transaction basis.

Within these segments, performance is measured based on revenue, factoring in interest income and expenses and amortization and depreciation as well as earnings from operations before income taxes from each segment. There are no transactions between segments. We do not generally allocate corporate or centralized marketing and general and administrative expenses to our business unit segments because these activities are managed separately from the business units. Asset information by operating segment is not reported to or reviewed by our senior management decision makers on an interim basis, and therefore we have not disclosed asset information for each operating segment.

Results of Operations

Three months ended December 31, 2009 compared to three months ended December 31, 2008

Revenue

Total revenue for the three months ended December 31, 2009 was approximately $4,743,000, an increase of approximately $1,706,000 or approximately 56.2% from total revenue of approximately $3,037,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2008. This increase is primarily attributable to an increase in IPL revenues for the period of approximately $1,103,000 and partially attributable to an increase in TPP revenues of approximately $726,000.

During the three months ended December 31, 2009 revenue from and associated with our two largest customers amounted to approximately 34.8% of total revenue as compared to approximately 19.3% of total revenue for the three months ended December 31, 2008. The increase in the percentage of revenue from and associated with our two largest customers to total revenue is primarily attributable to an increase in our IPL revenue associated with one customer, representing 22.7% of total revenue, during the three months ended December 31, 2009. We are economically dependent on revenue from one of these customers representing 12.1% of total revenue (2008 – 19.3%) as revenue from the other customer is non-recurring. The temporary or permanent loss of this customer might have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.

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TPP Segment

Revenue pertaining to our TPP segment consists of one-time set-up fees, monthly gateway fees, transaction fees and software customization fees. TPP segment revenue for the three months ended December 31, 2009 was approximately $2,675,000, an increase of approximately $726,000 or approximately 37.3% from TPP segment revenue of approximately $1,949,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2008. The increase in TPP segment revenue was primarily attributable to software customization fee revenue of approximately $214,000 recognized during the current period.

Transaction fees for the three months ended December 31, 2009 were approximately $2,042,000 compared to approximately $1,588,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2008, an increase of approximately $454,000 or approximately 28.5%. The increase in transaction fees was primarily attributable to a strengthening Canadian dollar in relation to the U.S. dollar which increased approximately 12% from the prior fiscal third quarter. Since a significant amount of our TPP segment revenue originates in Canadian dollars, the conversion of this revenue to U.S. dollars was at an increased exchange rate when compared to the prior fiscal third quarter conversion. Transaction fees originating in Canadian dollars were approximately $2,159,000CAD for the three months ended December 31, 2009 compared to $1,926,000CAD for the three months ended December 31, 2008, an increase of approximately $233,000 or approximately 12.1%. The amortized portion of one-time set-up fees recognized was approximately $46,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2009 compared to approximately $35,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2008, an increase of approximately $11,000 or approximately 31.4%. Monthly gateway fees for the three months ended December 31, 2009 were approximately $318,000 compared to approximately $243,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2008, an increase of approximately $75,000 or approximately 30.9%.

IPL Segment

Revenue from licensing our patented intellectual property increased by approximately $1,103,000 or approximately 256%, from approximately $431,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2008 to approximately $1,534,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2009. The increase in revenue from licensing our patented intellectual property was primarily attributable to the net licensing revenue recognized of approximately $1,077,000 from the License Agreement entered into during the three months ended December 31, 2009 and partially attributable to an increase of approximately $26,000 in licensing revenue related to aggregate licenses providing running royalties and other paid up license fees.

CP/SL Segment

CP/SL segment revenue for the three months ended December 31, 2009 was approximately $534,000, a decrease of approximately $123,000 or approximately 18.7% from CP/SL segment revenue of approximately $657,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2008. The decrease in CP/SL segment revenue was primarily attributable to a reduction in revenue from our primary and secondary check collections business.

Revenue from our primary check collections business decreased approximately 26.5% from approximately $117,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2008 to approximately $86,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2009. Revenue from our secondary check collections business decreased approximately 17.5% from approximately $509,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2008 to approximately $420,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2009. The decrease in primary and secondary check collections business is primarily attributable to a reduction of approximately 20.5% in returned checks for primary collections business and partially attributable to a reduction in collections of the principal amount and related fees of returned checks assigned for secondary recovery. We believe as consumers continue to use checks less as a method of payment in favor of other methods of payment, particularly electronic forms of payments including debit and credit cards, the value of returned checks available for our primary and secondary check collections business may continue to decrease. We anticipate developing plans to increase the volume of returned checks in addition to developing plans to decrease expenses associated with this segment.

Cost of Revenue

Cost of revenue consists primarily of costs incurred by the TPP and CP/SL operating segments and partially of costs incurred by the IPL operating segment. These costs are incurred in the delivery of e-commerce transaction services, customer service support and check collection services and include processing and interchange fees paid, other third-party fees, personnel costs and associated benefits and stock-based compensation. IPL segment costs of revenue are primarily legal retention fees and disbursement costs incurred in generating licensing revenue.

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Cost of revenue increased from approximately $1,561,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2008, to approximately $2,330,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2009, an increase of approximately $769,000 or approximately 49.3%. The increase was primarily attributable to an increase in our TPP segment cost of revenue of approximately $398,000 or approximately 36.5% from approximately $1,091,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2008 to approximately $1,489,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2009 and an increase in IPL segment cost of revenue of approximately $447,000 from approximately $NIL for the three months ended December 31, 2008 to approximately $447,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2009. The increase in TPP segment cost of revenue was primarily attributable to a strengthening Canadian dollar in relation to the U.S. dollar which increased approximately 12% from the prior fiscal third quarter. Since a significant amount of our TPP segment cost of revenue originates in Canadian dollars, the conversion of these costs to U.S. dollars was at an increased exchange rate when compared to the prior fiscal third quarter conversion. TPP segment costs of revenue originating in Canadian dollars was approximately $1,574,000CAD for the three months ended December 31, 2009 compared to $1,323,000CAD for the three months ended December 31, 2008, an increase of approximately $251,000 or approximately 19%. The increase in IPL segment cost of revenue was primarily attributable to the costs incurred in entering into the License Agreement during the three months ended December 31, 2009.

General and administrative expenses

General and administrative expenses consist primarily of personnel costs including associated stock-based compensation and employment benefits, office facilities, travel, public relations and professional service fees, which include legal fees, audit fees, SEC compliance costs and costs related to compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. General and administrative expenses also include the costs of corporate and support functions including our executive leadership and administration groups, finance, information technology, legal, human resources and corporate communication costs.

General and administrative expenses increased to approximately $1,059,000 from approximately $963,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively, an increase of approximately $96,000 or approximately 10%. Included in general and administrative expenses are TPP segment expenses of approximately $258,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2009, an increase of approximately $113,000 compared to general and administrative expenses of approximately $145,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2008. The increase in TPP segment general and administrative expenses is primarily attributable to the foreign exchange effect of a strengthening Canadian dollar in relation to the U.S. dollar which increased approximately 12% from the prior fiscal third quarter. CP/SL segment expenses increased to approximately $137,000 from approximately $112,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively, an increase of approximately $25,000 or approximately 22.3%.

Sales and Marketing

Sales and marketing expenses consist primarily of costs related to sales and marketing activities. These expenses include salaries, sales commissions, sales operations and other personnel-related expenses, travel and related expenses, trade shows, costs of lead generation, consulting fees and costs of marketing programs, such as internet, print and direct mail advertising costs.

Sales and marketing expenses increased to approximately $103,000 from approximately $77,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively, an increase of approximately 33.8%. The increase is primarily attributable to an increase of approximately $26,000 in TPP segment sales and marketing expenses from approximately $71,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2008 to approximately $97,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2009. The increase in TPP segment sales and marketing expenses is primarily attributable to the foreign exchange effect of a strengthening Canadian dollar in relation to the U.S. dollar which increased approximately 12% from the prior fiscal third quarter and partially attributable to an increase in wages and commissions of approximately $15,000 CAD.

Product Development and Enhancement

Product development and enhancement expenses consist primarily of compensation and related costs of employees engaged in the research, design and development of new services and in the improving and enhancing of the existing product and service lines.

Product development and enhancement expenses were approximately $123,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2009 as compared to $58,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2008. This increase is primarily attributable to an increase in TPP segment product development and enhancement expenses of approximately $65,000 or approximately 141.3% from approximately $46,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2008 to approximately $111,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2009. The increase in TPP product development and enhancement expenses is primarily attributable to an increase in staffing levels for the three months ended December 31, 2009 as compared to the three months ended December 31, 2008.

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Amortization and Depreciation

Amortization and depreciation increased to approximately $200,000 from approximately $197,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively, an increase of approximately $3,000 or approximately 1.5%.

Interest income

Interest income decreased to approximately $4,000 from approximately $59,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. The decrease in interest income was primarily attributable to a decrease in interest bearing cash investments and a decrease in interest rates earned on cash investments.

Interest expense

Interest expense decreased to approximately $1,000 from approximately $45,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. The decrease is primarily attributable to the payment of the final installment of approximately $2,321,000 on the promissory notes relating to the acquisition of Beanstream which was made in the first quarter of fiscal 2010.

Income tax expense (recovery)

Income tax expense (recovery) consists of a recovery of current income taxes of approximately $324,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2009 compared to an income tax expense of approximately $206,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2008, a decrease of current income tax expense of approximately $530,000. The decrease is primarily attributable to the expected recovery of taxes for the current fiscal quarter resulting from the implementation of certain tax planning strategies during the three months ended September 30, 2009. These strategies are intended to permit the recovery of income taxes previously paid on behalf of our subsidiary, Beanstream. Future income tax expense was approximately $650,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2009 compared to $NIL for the three months ended December, 31, 2008, an increase in future income tax expense of approximately $650,000. The increase in future income tax expense was primarily attributable to a decrease in the future tax asset value as at December 31, 2009.

Net income

Net income increased by approximately $335,000 from net income of approximately $281,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2008 to approximately $616,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2009.

Basic and diluted earnings per share were both approximately $0.02 for the three months ended December 31, 2009, as compared to approximately $0.01 for the three months ended December 31, 2008.

Results of Operations

Nine months ended December 31, 2009 compared to nine months ended December 31, 2008

Revenue

Total revenue for the nine months ended December 31, 2009 was approximately $11,230,000, an increase of approximately $1,928,000 or approximately 20.7% from total revenue of approximately $9,302,000 for the nine months ended December 31, 2008. This increase is primarily attributable to the increase in our TPP segment revenue of approximately $1,186,000 or approximately 20.2%, from approximately $5,874,000 for the nine months ended December 31, 2008 to approximately $7,060,000 for the nine months ended December 31, 2009 and an increase in our IPL segment revenue of approximately $1,156,000 or approximately 90.9% from approximately $1,272,000 to approximately $2,428,000.

During the nine months ended December 31, 2009 revenue from and associated with our largest customer amounted to approximately 15.5% of total revenue as compared to approximately 18.5% of total revenue for the nine months ended December 31, 2008. The decrease in the percentage of revenue from and associated with our largest customer to total revenue is primarily attributable to our total revenue increasing approximately 20.7% from total revenue of the prior fiscal nine month period resulting from an increase in our TPP and IPL segment revenue. We are economically dependent on revenue from this customer and the temporary or permanent loss of this customer might have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.

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TPP Segment

Revenue pertaining to our TPP segment consists of one-time set-up fees, monthly gateway fees, transaction fees and software customization fees. TPP segment revenue for the nine months ended December 31, 2009 was approximately $7,060,000 as compared to TPP segment revenue of approximately $5,874,000 for the nine months ended December 31, 2008, an increase of approximately $1,186,000 or approximately 20.2%.

Transaction fees for the nine months ended December 31, 2009 were approximately $5,638,000 compared to transaction fees of approximately $4,765,000 for the nine months ended December 31, 2008, an increase of approximately $873,000 or approximately 18.3%. The amortized portion of one-time set-up fees recognized was approximately $121,000 for the nine months ended December 31, 2009 compared to one-time set-up fees for the nine months ended December 31, 2008 of approximately $106,000, an increase of approximately $15,000 or approximately 14.2%. Monthly gateway fees for the nine months ended December 31, 2009 were approximately $874,000 compared to monthly gateway fees for the nine months ended December 31, 2008 of approximately $741,000, an increase of approximately $133,000 or approximately 17.9%. The increase in transaction fees, one-time set-up fees and monthly gateway fees was primarily attributable to a 13.7% increase in new customer contracts during the nine months ended December 31, 2009 as compared to the nine months ended December 31, 2008.

IPL Segment

Revenue from licensing our patented intellectual property increased by approximately $1,156,000 or approximately 90.9%, from approximately $1,272,000 for the nine months ended December 31, 2008 to approximately $2,428,000 for the nine months ended December 31, 2009. The increase in revenue from licensing our patented intellectual property was primarily attributable to the revenue recognized of approximately $1,077,000 from the License Agreement entered into during the nine months ended December 31, 2009 and partially attributable to an increase of approximately $79,000 in licensing revenue related to aggregate licenses providing running royalties and other paid up license fees.

CP/SL Segment

CP/SL segment revenue for the nine months ended December 31, 2009 was approximately $1,741,000, a decrease of approximately $415,000 or approximately 19.2% from CP/SL segment revenue of approximately $2,156,000 for the nine months ended December 31, 2008.

Revenue from our primary check collections business decreased approximately $67,000 or approximately 18.2% from approximately $368,000 for the nine months ended December 31, 2008 to approximately $301,000 for the nine months ended December 31, 2009. Revenue from our secondary check collections business decreased approximately $230,000 or approximately 14.5% from approximately $1,586,000 for the nine months ended December 31, 2008 to approximately $1,356,000 for the nine months ended December 31, 2009. The decrease in primary and secondary check collections business is primarily attributable to a reduction in returned checks for primary collections business and a reduction in collections of the principal amount and related fees of returned checks assigned for secondary recovery.

Cost of Revenue

Cost of revenue consists primarily of costs incurred by the TPP and CP/SL operating segments. These costs are incurred in the delivery of e-commerce transaction services, customer service support and check collection services and include processing and interchange fees paid, other third-party fees, personnel costs and associated benefits and stock-based compensation. IPL segment costs of revenue are primarily legal retention fees and disbursement costs incurred in generating licensing revenue.

Cost of revenue increased from approximately $4,580,000 for the nine months ended December 31, 2008, to approximately $5,671,000 for the nine months ended December 31, 2009, an increase of approximately $1,091,000 or approximately 23.8%. This increase was primarily attributable to an increase in TPP segment cost of revenue of approximately $809,000 or approximately 25.1%, from approximately $3,224,000 for the nine months ended December 31, 2008 to approximately $4,033,000 for the nine months ended December 31, 2009. The increase in TPP segment cost of revenue was primarily attributable to an increase in our transaction costs which include interchange, assessments and other transaction fees and partially attributable to an increase in staffing within our customer service support team. CP/SL segment cost of revenue was approximately $1,079,000 for the nine months ended December 31, 2009 as compared to approximately $1,241,000 for the nine months ended December 31, 2008, a decrease in CP/SL segment cost of revenue of approximately $162,000 or approximately 13.1%. IPL segment cost of revenue was approximately $447,000 for the nine months ended December 31, 2009, as compared to approximately $2,000 for the nine months ended December 31, 2008, an increase in IPL segment cost of revenue of approximately $445,000. The increase in IPL segment cost of revenue was primarily attributable to the costs incurred in entering into the License Agreement during the nine months ended December 31, 2009.

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General and administrative expenses

General and administrative expenses decreased to approximately $3,084,000 from approximately $3,209,000 for the nine months ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively, a decrease of approximately $125,000 or approximately 3.9%. Included in general and administrative expenses for the nine months ended December 31, 2009 are TPP segment expenses of approximately $629,000 as compared to approximately $457,000 for the nine months ended December 31, 2008. The increase in TPP segment general and administrative expenses was primarily attributable to an increase in accounting and legal fees, bank charges and interest expense of approximately $127,000 collectively. CP/SL segment expenses decreased to approximately $362,000 from approximately $467,000 for the nine months ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively, a decrease of approximately $105,000 or approximately 22.5%. The decrease in CP/SL segment general and administrative expenses is primarily attributable to staff reductions and cost savings relating to the relocation of our Wichita, Kansas office during the third quarter of our prior fiscal year. Also included in general and administrative expenses are stock-based compensation expenses of approximately $781,000 for the nine months ended December 31, 2009 compared to approximately $871,000 for the nine months ended December 31, 2008, a decrease of approximately $90,000 or approximately 10.3%.

Sales and Marketing

Sales and marketing expenses increased to approximately $296,000 from approximately $238,000 for the nine months ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively, an increase of approximately $58,000 or approximately 24.4%. The increase is primarily attributable to an increase in our TPP segment sales and marketing expenses of approximately $62,000 from approximately $216,000 for the nine months ended December 31, 2008 to approximately $278,000 for the nine months ended December 31, 2009. The increase in TPP segment sales and marketing expenses is primarily attributable to an increase in wages and commissions of approximately $54,000.

Product Development and Enhancement

Product development and enhancement expenses were approximately $343,000 for the nine months ended December 31, 2009 as compared to approximately $198,000 for the nine months ended December 31, 2008. The increase is primarily attributable to an increase in our TPP segment product development and enhancement expenses of approximately $145,000, or approximately 90%, from approximately $161,000 for the nine months ended December 31, 2008 to approximately $306,000 for the nine months ended December 31, 2009. The increase in TPP product development and enhancement expenses is primarily attributable to an increase in staffing levels for the nine months ended December 31, 2009 as compared to the nine months ended December 31, 2008.

Amortization and Depreciation

Amortization and depreciation increased to approximately $597,000 from approximately $590,000 for the nine months ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively, an increase of approximately $7,000 or approximately 1.2%.

Interest income

Interest income decreased to approximately $21,000 from approximately $203,000 for the nine months ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. The decrease in interest income was primarily attributable to a decrease in interest bearing cash investments and a decrease in interest rates earned on cash investments.

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Interest expense

Interest expense decreased to approximately $48,000 from approximately $204,000 for the nine months ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. The decrease is primarily attributable to the payment of the final installment of approximately $2,321,000 on the promissory notes relating to the acquisition of Beanstream which was made in the first quarter of fiscal 2010.

Income tax expense (recovery)

Income tax expense (recovery) consists of a recovery of current income taxes of approximately $324,000 for the nine months ended December 31, 2009 compared to an income tax expense of approximately $597,000 for the nine months ended December 31, 2008, a decrease of current income tax expense of approximately $921,000. The decrease is primarily attributable to the expected recovery of taxes for the current fiscal period resulting from the implementation of certain tax planning strategies during the nine months ended December 31, 2009. These strategies are intended to permit the recovery of income taxes previously paid on behalf of our subsidiary, Beanstream. Future income tax expense was approximately $554,000 for the nine months ended December 31, 2009 compared to $NIL for the nine months ended December 31, 2008, an increase in future income tax expense of approximately $554,000. The increase in future income tax expense was primarily attributable to a decrease in the future tax asset value as at December 31, 2009.

Net income

Net income increased approximately $771,000 from net income of approximately $300,000 for the nine months ended December 31, 2008 to approximately $1,071,000 for the nine months ended December 31, 2009.

Basic and diluted earnings per share were both approximately $0.04 for the nine months ended December 31, 2009, as compared to basic and diluted earnings per share of approximately $0.01 for the nine months ended December 31, 2008.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Our liquidity and financial position consisted of approximately $5,511,000 in working capital as of December 31, 2009 compared to approximately $2,762,000 in working capital as of March 31, 2009, an increase of approximately $2,749,000. The increase in working capital was primarily attributable to an increase in the current portion of future income taxes of approximately $1,014,000 resulting from the implementation of tax planning strategies during the nine months ended December 31, 2009. These strategies are intended to permit the recovery of income taxes previously paid on behalf of our subsidiary, Beanstream. Cash provided by operating activities was approximately $175,000 for the nine months ended December 31, 2009, as compared to cash used in operating activities of approximately $584,000 for the nine months ended December 31, 2008, an increase in cash generated by operating activities of approximately $759,000. The increase in cash provided by operating activities was primarily attributable to a decrease in cash used in discharging accounts payable and accrued liabilities of approximately $71,000 for the nine months ended December 31, 2009 as compared to cash used in discharging accounts payable and accrued liabilities of approximately $802,000 for the nine months ended December 31, 2008. Cash used in investing activities was approximately $86,000 for the nine months ended December 31, 2009 as compared to approximately $102,000 for the nine months ended December 31, 2008, a decrease in cash used in investing activities of approximately $16,000. The decrease in cash used in investing activities was primarily attributable to a decrease in acquisition of property and equipment of approximately $16,000 for the nine months ended December 31, 2009 as compared to the nine months ended December 31, 2008. Cash used in financing activities was approximately $2,462,000 for the nine months ended December 31, 2009 as compared to approximately $2,990,000 for the nine months ended December 31, 2008, a decrease in cash used in financing activities of approximately $528,000. The decrease in cash used in financing activities was primarily due to the difference in the payments on the promissory notes relating to the acquisition of Beanstream. During the nine months ended December 31, 2009 we made the second and final payment of approximately $2,321,000 on the promissory notes as compared to the first payment of approximately $2,844,000 on the promissory notes made during the nine months ended December 31, 2008, a difference in payments of approximately $523,000.

Management tracks projected cash collections and projected cash outflows to monitor short-term liquidity requirements and to make decisions about future resource allocations and take actions to adjust our expenses with the goal of remaining cash flow positive from operations on an annual basis. We believe that, as of December 31, 2009, the Corporation’s cash resources will be sufficient to meet our operating requirements for the next twelve months.

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In light of our strategic objective of acquiring electronic payment volume across all our financial payment processing services and strengthening our position as a financial payment processor (as demonstrated by our acquisition of Beanstream), our long-term plans may include the potential to strategically acquire complementary businesses, products or technologies and may also include instituting actions against other entities who we believe are infringing our intellectual property. While we believe that existing cash and cash equivalent balances and potential cash flows from operations should satisfy our long-term cash requirements, we may nonetheless have to raise additional funds for these purposes, either through equity or debt financing, as appropriate. There can be no assurance that such financing would be available on acceptable terms, if at all.

Recently Adopted Accounting Guidance

In December 2009, CICA’s EIC issued an Abstract of Issues Discussed, “Multiple Deliverable Revenue Arrangements”, which does not differ materially from the FASB authoritative guidance on revenue recognition issued in October 2009. We have early adopted this guidance during the quarter ended December 31, 2009 and retrospectively applied the guidance as at April 1, 2009. Under the FASB's new guidance on arrangements that contain software components and non-software components that function together to deliver the tangible product’s essential functionality and undelivered elements that relate to software that is essential to the functionality of the tangible product are not within the scope of the software revenue recognition guidance. Additionally, the FASB issued authoritative guidance on multiple-deliverable revenue arrangements. Under the new guidance, when vendor specific objective evidence or third party evidence for deliverables in an arrangement cannot be determined, a best estimate of the selling price is required to separate deliverables and allocate arrangement consideration using the relative selling price method. The new guidance includes new disclosure requirements, including, but not limited to significant judgments made in applying the guidance and how changes in judgments or in the application of the guidance may significantly affect either the timing or amount of revenue recognition. We have also early adopted both of the FASB's new guidance during the quarter ended December 31, 2009 and retrospectively applied the guidance as at April 1, 2009. The effect of early adoption of this guidance did not impact any amounts previously reported during the prior interim periods in the 2010 fiscal year.

Critical Accounting Policies

There have been no changes to our critical accounting policies since March 31, 2009. For a description of our critical accounting policies, see our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2009 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 23, 2009 (file no. 000-13959).

Contingencies

LML Patent Corp., our indirect wholly-owned subsidiary, entered into a Settlement and License Agreement (the “License Agreement”) with one of the defendants (the “Released Defendant”) in the patent infringement lawsuit originally filed by LML Patent Corp. in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas against nineteen defendants in the United States alleging that the defendants infringe U.S. Patent No. RE40220. LML Patent Corp. sought damages, injunctive and other relief for the alleged infringement of this patent. The License Agreement was effective December 29, 2009 and provided the Released Defendant with a fully paid-up license to LML Patent Corp’s patents for electronic check conversion transactions including “ARC”, “WEB”, “POP”, “TEL” and “BOC”. In connection with the License Agreement, the Released Defendant paid LML Patent Corp. compensation in the amount of $1,150,000 for releases, licenses, covenants and all other rights granted under the License Agreement. Pursuant to the License Agreement, the lawsuit against the Released Defendant was dismissed with prejudice on January 5, 2010.

In addition to legal matters described herein and as previously reported in our Annual Report filed on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2009, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 23, 2009 (file no. 000-13959), we are party from time to time to ordinary litigation incidental to our business, none of which is expected to have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial position or liquidity.

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ITEM 3.

QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

From March 31, 2009 until December 31, 2009, there were no material changes from the information concerning market risk contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2009, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 23, 2009 (file no. 000-13959).

ITEM 4.

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures. As required by Rule 13a-15(b) under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act), our management, including our Chief Executive Officer (‘CEO”) and Chief Accounting Officer (“CAO”), carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our “disclosure controls and procedures” as of the end of the period covered by this report. As defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act, disclosure controls and procedures are controls and other procedures of our Corporation that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by our Corporation in the reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by our Corporation in the reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our Corporation’s management, including our CEO and CAO, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Based on this evaluation our CEO and CAO concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this report, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by our Corporation in the reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC and to provide reasonable assurance that such information is accumulated and communicated to our Corporation’s management, including our CEO and CAO, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. It should be noted that any system of controls, however well designed and operated, is based in part upon certain assumptions and can provide only reasonable, and not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the system are met.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting. As required by Rule 13a-15(d) under the Exchange Act, our management, including our CEO and CAO, also conducted an evaluation of our internal control over financial reporting to determine whether any change occurred during our most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting. Based on our evaluation, during our most recent fiscal quarter there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II.

OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1.

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

LML Patent Corp., our indirect wholly-owned subsidiary, entered into a Settlement and License Agreement (the “License Agreement”) with RBS Citizens Bank N.A. (the “Released Defendant”), one of the defendants in the patent infringement lawsuit originally filed by LML Patent Corp. in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas against nineteen defendants in the United States alleging that the defendants infringe U.S. Patent No. RE40220. LML Patent Corp. sought damages, injunctive and other relief for the alleged infringement of this patent. The License Agreement was effective December 29, 2009 and provided the Released Defendant with a fully paid-up license to LML Patent Corp.’s patents for electronic check conversion transactions including “ARC”, “WEB”, “POP”, “TEL” and “BOC”. In connection with the License Agreement, the Released Defendant paid LML Patent Corp. compensation in the amount of $1,150,000 for releases, licenses, covenants and all other rights granted under the License Agreement. Pursuant to the License Agreement, the lawsuit against the Released Defendant was dismissed with prejudice on January 5, 2010.

In addition to the legal matters described herein and as previously reported in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2009, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 23, 2009 (file no. 000-13959), we are party from time to time to ordinary litigation incidental to our business, none of which is expected to have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial position or liquidity.

ITEM 1A.

RISK FACTORS

There are no material changes to the risk factors as reported in our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 23, 2009 (file no. 000-13959).

ITEM 6.

EXHIBITS

Exhibits:

The following exhibits are attached hereto or are incorporated herein by reference as indicated in the table below:

Exhibit Number		Description of Document

3.1		Restated Articles of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended March 31, 2006 of LML (File No. 000-13959)).

3.2		Bylaws of LML, as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2007 of LML (File No. 000-13959)).

10.1*†		Settlement and License Agreement between LML Patent Corp. and RBS Citizens Bank N.A. dated December 29, 2009.

31.1*		Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of Principal Executive Officer.

31.2*		Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of Principal Financial Officer.

32.1*		Section 1350 Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer.

* filed herewith

† Portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment.

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LML PAYMENT SYSTEMS INC.

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 thereunto duly authorized.

	LML PAYMENT SYSTEMS INC.

	/s/ Richard R. Schulz
	Richard R. Schulz
	Controller and Chief Accounting Officer
	(Duly Authorized Officer and Chief Accounting Officer)

	February 12, 2010

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