<PAGE>

           		 As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
		                         		on June 26, 1997

                                   						     Registration No. 333-_____

															    
 
                			 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
			                      Washington, D. C. 20549

                       				     FORM S-8

               			    REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER
			                    THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

               			      BOSTON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
	           (Exact name of issuer as specified in its charter)

      	   Delaware                                            04-3073385
(State or other jurisdiction of                             (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)                          Identification Number)

100 Quannapowitt Parkway, Wakefield, Massachusetts               01880   
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                       (Zip Code)

               			     1996 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
			                     (Full title of the Plan)

               			     David A. Westenberg, Esq.
			                     c/o Hale and Dorr LLP
			                      	60 State Street
			                   Boston, Massachusetts 02109
		                (Name and address of agent for service)


                        				(617) 526-6000
	       (Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

															    
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

               			  CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE                  
<S>                   <S>            <S>                <S>                <S>
						                                                 	Proposed
				                                 Proposed           maximum            Amount of
Title of securities   Amount to be   maximum offering   aggregate          registration
to be registered       registered    price per share    offering price     fee 


Common Stock,           2,000,000    $ 30.25 (1)        $ 60,500,000.00(1) $ 20,862.07
$.001 par               shares
value
</TABLE>

(1)Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee, and 
based upon the average of the high and low prices of the Common Stock on the 
New York Stock Exchange on June 20, 1997 in accordance with Rules 457(c) and 
457(h) of the Securities Act of 1933.
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            		      Statement of Incorporation by Reference

	This Registration Statement on Form S-8 incorporates by reference the 
contents of PART I and PART II of the Registration Statement on Form S-8, File 
No. 333-6863, filed by the Registrant with the Commission on June 25, 1996, 
relating to the Registrant's 1996 Stock Incentive Plan.

				      
<PAGE>
<PAGE>        
SIGNATURES

	Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant 
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the 
requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration 
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly 
authorized, in the Town of Wakefield, Massachusetts on the 26th day of June, 
1997.

	
				 BOSTON TECHNOLOGY, INC.


				 By: /s/ Francis E. Girard     
				     -------------------    
					 Francis E. Girard
					 President and Chief 
					 Executive Officer


                    			       POWER OF ATTORNEY

	We, the undersigned officers and directors of Boston Technology, Inc., 
hereby severally constitute Carol B. Langer, A.K. Wnorowski and David A. 
Westenberg, and each of them singly, our true and lawful attorneys with full 
power to them, and each of them singly, to sign for us and in our names in the 
capacities indicated below, the Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed 
herewith and any and all subsequent amendments to said Registration Statement, 
and generally to do all such things in our names and behalf in our capacities 
as officers and directors to enable Boston Technology, Inc. to comply with all 
requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and 
confirming our signatures as they may be signed by said attorneys, or any of 
them, to said Registration Statement and any and all amendments thereto.
		
		
		
				      
<PAGE>
<PAGE>        

	Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration 
Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and 
on the date indicated. 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

	Signature                           Title                       Date
	---------                       --------------                 ------
<S>                                    <S>                             <S>        
/s/ Francis E. Girard                  Director, President, and        )    
---------------------                  Chief Executive Officer         )     
Francis E. Girard                      (principal executive officer)   )     
                                                        								       )              
								                                                               )                     
								                                                               )                     
/s/ Carol B. Langer                    Senior Vice President           )    
-------------------                    of Finance,                     )     
Carol B. Langer                        Chief Financial Officer         )     
				                                   Treasurer, and Secretary        )     
				                                   (principal financial officer)   )              
								                                                               )              
								                                                               )              
/s/ David J. Beauregard                Assistant Vice President        )         
-----------------------                of Finance                      )
David J. Beauregard                    Corporate Controller            )                         
				                                   (principal accounting           )                                  
			                                   		 officer)                      )                       
								                                                               )
/s/ Greg C. Carr                       Director                        ) June 26, 1997
----------------                                                       )                  
Greg C. Carr                                                           )                          
								                                                               )
/s/ Richard J. Coonaughton             Director                        )
--------------------------                                             )
Richard J. Connaughton                                                 )                                           
								                                                               )                     
/s/ Herman B. Leonard                  Director                        )                     
---------------------                                                  )                         
Herman B. Leonard                                                      )                                       
								                                                               )                     
/s/ Joseph E. Norberg                  Director                        )                     
---------------------                                                  )                        
Joseph E. Norberg                                                      )                                       
								                                                               )              
/s/ Robert J. Slezak                   Director, Executive Vice        )                     
--------------------                   President, Technology and       )                         
Robert J. Slezak                       Marketing                       )                                     
								                                                               )              
/s/ Richard K. Snelling                Director                        )                     
-----------------------                                                )          
Richard K. Snelling                                                    )
								                                                               )
</TABLE>
				     
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                            				 Exhibit Index



   Exhibit 
   Number       Description

   3.1 (1)      Certificate of Incorporation, as amended,
              		of the Registrant

   3.2 (2)      By-Laws of the Registrant

   5.1          Opinion of Hale and Dorr LLP

  23.1          Consent of Hale and Dorr LLP (included in
              		Exhibit 5.1)

  23.2          Consent of Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.

  24.1          Power of Attorney (included on the signature
              		page of this Registration Statement)





___________________________

(1)     Incorporated herein by reference from the Registrant's Quarterly 
Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 31, 1995.

(2)     Incorporated herein by reference from the Registrant's Registration 
Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 33-32134).

				       
				       
				       
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
		                         		on June 26, 1997

                                   						     Registration No. 333-_____

															    
 
                			 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
			                      Washington, D. C. 20549

                       				     FORM S-8

               			    REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER
			                    THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

               			      BOSTON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
	           (Exact name of issuer as specified in its charter)

      	   Delaware                                            04-3073385
(State or other jurisdiction of                             (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)                          Identification Number)

100 Quannapowitt Parkway, Wakefield, Massachusetts               01880   
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                       (Zip Code)

               			     1996 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
			                     (Full title of the Plan)

               			     David A. Westenberg, Esq.
			                     c/o Hale and Dorr LLP
			                      	60 State Street
			                   Boston, Massachusetts 02109
		                (Name and address of agent for service)

                        				(617) 526-6000
	       (Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed
				                                 Proposed           maximum            Amount of
Title of securities   Amount to be   maximum offering   aggregate          registration
to be registered       registered    price per share    offering price     fee 

Common Stock,           2,000,000    $ 30.25 (1)        $ 60,500,000.00(1) $ 20,862.07
$.001 par               shares
value
(1)Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee, and 
based upon the average of the high and low prices of the Common Stock on the 
New York Stock Exchange on June 20, 1997 in accordance with Rules 457(c) and 
457(h) of the Securities Act of 1933.
Statement of Incorporation by Reference

	This Registration Statement on Form S-8 incorporates by reference the 
contents of PART I and PART II of the Registration Statement on Form S-8, File 
No. 333-6863, filed by the Registrant with the Commission on June 25, 1996, 
relating to the Registrant's 1996 Stock Incentive Plan.
SIGNATURES

	Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant 
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the 
requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration 
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly 
authorized, in the Town of Wakefield, Massachusetts on the 26th day of June, 
1997.

	
				 BOSTON TECHNOLOGY, INC.

				 By: /s/ Francis E. Girard     
				     -------------------    
					 Francis E. Girard
					 President and Chief 
					 Executive Officer

                    			       POWER OF ATTORNEY

	We, the undersigned officers and directors of Boston Technology, Inc., 
hereby severally constitute Carol B. Langer, A.K. Wnorowski and David A. 
Westenberg, and each of them singly, our true and lawful attorneys with full 
power to them, and each of them singly, to sign for us and in our names in the 
capacities indicated below, the Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed 
herewith and any and all subsequent amendments to said Registration Statement, 
and generally to do all such things in our names and behalf in our capacities 
as officers and directors to enable Boston Technology, Inc. to comply with all 
requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and 
confirming our signatures as they may be signed by said attorneys, or any of 
them, to said Registration Statement and any and all amendments thereto.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration 
Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and 
on the date indicated.
Signature                           Title                       Date
	---------                       --------------                 ------
/s/ Francis E. Girard                  Director, President, and        )    
---------------------                  Chief Executive Officer         )     
Francis E. Girard                      (principal executive officer)   )     
                                                        								       )              
								                                                               )                     
								                                                               )                     
/s/ Carol B. Langer                    Senior Vice President           )    
-------------------                    of Finance,                     )     
Carol B. Langer                        Chief Financial Officer         )     
				                                   Treasurer, and Secretary        )     
				                                   (principal financial officer)   )              
								                                                               )              
								                                                               )              
/s/ David J. Beauregard                Assistant Vice President        )         
-----------------------                of Finance                      )
David J. Beauregard                    Corporate Controller            )                         
				                                   (principal accounting           )                                  
			                                   		 officer)                      )                       
								                                                               )
/s/ Greg C. Carr                       Director                        ) June 26, 1997
----------------                                                       )                  
Greg C. Carr                                                           )                          
								                                                               )
/s/ Richard J. Coonaughton             Director                        )
--------------------------                                             )
Richard J. Connaughton                                                 )                                           
								                                                               )                     
/s/ Herman B. Leonard                  Director                        )                     
---------------------                                                  )                         
Herman B. Leonard                                                      )                                       
								                                                               )                     
/s/ Joseph E. Norberg                  Director                        )                     
---------------------                                                  )                        
Joseph E. Norberg                                                      )                                       
								                                                               )              
/s/ Robert J. Slezak                   Director, Executive Vice        )                     
--------------------                   President, Technology and       )                         
Robert J. Slezak                       Marketing                       )                                     
								                                                               )              
/s/ Richard K. Snelling                Director                        )                     
-----------------------                                                )          
Richard K. Snelling                                                    )
								                                                               )
Exhibit Index

   Exhibit 
   Number       Description

   3.1 (1)      Certificate of Incorporation, as amended,
              		of the Registrant

   3.2 (2)      By-Laws of the Registrant

   5.1          Opinion of Hale and Dorr LLP

  23.1          Consent of Hale and Dorr LLP (included in
              		Exhibit 5.1)

  23.2          Consent of Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.

  24.1          Power of Attorney (included on the signature
              		page of this Registration Statement)

___________________________

(1)     Incorporated herein by reference from the Registrant's Quarterly 
Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 31, 1995.

(2)     Incorporated herein by reference from the Registrant's Registration 
Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 33-32134).