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  Commission on November 21, 2016 </B></P>
  
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  <P STYLE="font: 18pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>FORM S-8 </B></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 18pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><I>UNDER </I></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><I>THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </I></P>
  
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  in its charter) </B></P>
  
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      <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt; width: 2%; padding-bottom: 1.5pt">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center; line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt; width: 49%; border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>46-5380892</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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          <P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>(State or other jurisdiction</B></P>
          <P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>of incorporation or organization)</B></P></TD>
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          <P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>(I.R.S. Employer</B></P>
          <P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Identification No.)</B></P></TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center; line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>1000 Continental Drive, Suite 300, King of Prussia, PA</B></FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 1.5pt">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center; line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>19406</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="text-align: center; line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</B></FONT></TD>
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      <TD STYLE="text-align: center; line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>(Zip Code)</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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  <P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>CardConnect Corp. 2016 Omnibus
  Equity Compensation Plan </B></P>
  
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  <P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>(Full title of the plan)</B></P>
  
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  <P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Jeffrey Shanahan</B></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Chief Executive Officer and President</B></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>1000 Continental Drive, Suite 300,
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  <P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>King of Prussia, PA 19406</B></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>(Name and address of agent for service)
  </B></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>(484) 581-2920 </B></P>
  
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  code, of agent for service) </B></P>
  
  
  
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  <P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><I>Copy to: </I></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Amanda Abrams, Esq.</B></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Mark E. Rosenstein, Esq. </B></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Ledgewood </B></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>2001 Market Street </B></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Suite 3400</B></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Philadelphia, PA 19103 </B></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>(215) 731-9450 </B></P>
  
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  <P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">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 the definitions of &ldquo;large
  accelerated filer,&rdquo; &ldquo;accelerated filer&rdquo; and &ldquo;smaller reporting company&rdquo; in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange
  Act. (Check one):</P>
  
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      <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding: 0; text-indent: 0; line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt; width: 30%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Large accelerated filer </FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt">&uml;</FONT></TD>
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      <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt; width: 38%; padding: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Accelerated filer </FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt">x</FONT></TD></TR>
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  FEE </B></P>
  
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      <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid">Title of securities to be registered</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1.5pt">&nbsp;</TD>
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      <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid"><P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: center"><B>Proposed maximum<BR> offering price</B></P> <P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0.75pt; text-align: center"><B>per share<SUP>(2)</SUP></B></P></TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1.5pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Proposed maximum</B></FONT><BR> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>aggregate offering</B></FONT><BR> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>price<SUP>(2)</SUP></B></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1.5pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid">Amount of<BR> registration fee</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="width: 52%; padding-bottom: 4pt; text-indent: -12pt; padding-left: 12pt">Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; padding-bottom: 4pt">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="width: 1%; border-bottom: Black 4pt double; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 9%; border-bottom: Black 4pt double; text-align: right">1,000,000</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; padding-bottom: 4pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; padding-bottom: 4pt">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="width: 1%; border-bottom: Black 4pt double; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="width: 9%; border-bottom: Black 4pt double; text-align: right">9.885</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; padding-bottom: 4pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; padding-bottom: 4pt">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="width: 1%; border-bottom: Black 4pt double; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="width: 9%; border-bottom: Black 4pt double; text-align: right">9,885,000</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; padding-bottom: 4pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; padding-bottom: 4pt">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="width: 1%; border-bottom: Black 4pt double; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="width: 9%; border-bottom: Black 4pt double; text-align: right">1,146</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; padding-bottom: 4pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="width: 4%; line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(1)</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &ldquo;Securities Act&rdquo;), this registration statement also shall be deemed to cover an indeterminate number of additional common units issuable in the event the number of outstanding shares of common stock of the registrant is increased by split, reclassification, dividend or similar transaction. </FONT></TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rule 457(h) of the Securities Act based on the average of the high and low sales prices per share of the registrant&rsquo;s common stock as reported on the NASDAQ Capital Market on November 15, 2016.</FONT></TD></TR>
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  <P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>EXPLANATORY STATEMENT</B></P>
  
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  <P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: left; text-indent: 36pt">This Registration
  Statement on Form S-8, filed by CardConnect Corp., a Delaware corporation (the &ldquo;Registrant&rdquo;), registers an additional
  1,000,000 shares of its Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, authorized and reserved for issuance under the Registrant&rsquo;s
  2016 Omnibus Equity Compensation Plan (the &ldquo;Plan&rdquo;). Pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8, the Registrant hereby
  incorporates by reference the contents of its Form S-8 registration statements No. 333-213954 (filed October 4, 2016).</P>
  
  
  
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  REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></FONT></P>
  
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      <TD STYLE="width: 9%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>ITEM&nbsp;3.</B></FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>INCORPORATION
      OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE. </B></FONT></TD></TR>
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  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 24.5pt">&nbsp;</P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">The
  Securities and Exchange Commission (the &ldquo;SEC&rdquo;) allows us to &ldquo;incorporate by reference&rdquo; the information
  we file with it, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to documents we have filed with
  the SEC but that we do not include in this registration statement. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed
  to be incorporated by reference into this registration statement will be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this
  registration statement to the extent that a statement contained in this registration statement or any other subsequently filed
  document that is deemed to be incorporated by reference into this registration statement modifies or supersedes such statement.
  Any statement so modified or superseded will not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this
  registration statement. We incorporate by reference the documents listed below that we have filed with the SEC:</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
  
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      <TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 0.25in; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&#9679;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-indent: 0pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Our
      prospectus filed on September 28, 2016 pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Securities Act, which prospectus is a part of the Company&rsquo;s
      Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-213327) </FONT></TD></TR>
  
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      <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-indent: 0pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">
      <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&#9679;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-indent: 0pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Our
      Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended January 31, 2016, April 30, 2016 and September 30, 2016. </FONT></TD></TR>
  
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      <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-indent: 0pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&#9679;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-indent: 0pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Our
      Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on March 7, 2016, June 27, 2016, July 6, 2016, July 25, 2016, July 27, 2016, August 2, 2016,
      August 4, 2016, September 9, 2016, October 28, 2016, November 3, 2016 and November 4, 2016 and our Current Reports on Form
      8-K/A filed on August 4, 2016, August 9, 2016, and August 12, 2016. </FONT></TD></TR>
  
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      <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-indent: 0pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&#9679;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-indent: 0pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">The
      description of our common stock contained in our Registration Statement on Form 8-A12B, as amended, dated February 12, 2015.
      </FONT></TD></TR>
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  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 24.5pt">&nbsp;</P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">All
  documents that we subsequently file with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
  (the &ldquo;Exchange Act&rdquo;), prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered
  hereunder have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated herein
  by reference and will be a part of this registered statement from the date of filing of such documents, and shall automatically
  update and supersede information in this registration statement. Nothing in this registration statement shall be deemed to incorporate
  information furnished to but not filed with the SEC pursuant to Item&nbsp;2.02 or Item&nbsp;7.01 of Form 8-K (or corresponding
  information furnished under Item&nbsp;9.01 or included as an exhibit).</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 24.5pt">&nbsp;</P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">You
  may request a copy of any of these documents incorporated by reference, which we will provide to you without charge, by written
  or oral request to us at the following address or phone number:</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">CardConnect
  Corp.</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Attention:
  Charles Bernicker</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">1000
  Continental Drive, Suite 300</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">King
  of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Phone:
  (484) 581-2934</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
  
  <TABLE CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" STYLE="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">
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      <TD STYLE="width: 9%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>ITEM&nbsp;8.</B></FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>EXHIBITS.
      </B></FONT></TD></TR>
  </TABLE>
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 24.5pt">&nbsp;</P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">The
  Exhibits furnished as part of this registration statement on Form S-8 are identified in the Exhibit Index immediately following
  the signature pages of this registration statement. Such Exhibit Index is incorporated herein by reference.</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
  
  
  
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  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>SIGNATURES</B></FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Pursuant
  to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, 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 City and State of King of Prussia, Pennsylvania on November 21, 2016.</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
  
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      <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 0pt; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>CARDCONNECT
      CORP.</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0pt; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 0pt; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 0pt; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">
      <TD STYLE="width: 60%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1.5pt">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding: 0pt 0pt 1.5pt; text-indent: 0pt; width: 3%"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">By:</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding: 0pt 0pt 1.5pt; text-indent: 0pt; width: 0%"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 0pt; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; width: 37%; border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">/s/
      Jeffrey Shanahan</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">
      <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-top: 0pt; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 0pt; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 0pt; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Name:
      Jeffrey Shanahan</FONT></TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-top: 0pt; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 0pt; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 0pt; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Title:
      Chief Executive Officer and President</FONT></TD></TR>
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  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>POWER
  OF ATTORNEY </B></FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 24.5pt">&nbsp;</P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">KNOW
  ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Jeffrey Shanahan and Charles
  Bernicker or any of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution,
  for him or her and in his or her name, place, and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including
  post-effective amendments) to this registration statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents
  in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power
  and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith as fully
  to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact
  and agent, or of his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>SIGNATURES
  </B></FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Pursuant
  to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the
  capacities and on the date indicated.</FONT></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 24.5pt">&nbsp;</P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 24.5pt"></P>
  
  <TABLE CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" STYLE="width: 100%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">
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      <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 40%; border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman,serif">/s/ Jeffrey Shanahan</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="width: 4%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; width: 56%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman,serif">&nbsp; Date: November 21, 2016</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">
      <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman,serif">Jeffrey Shanahan, Chief Executive Officer, President and Director (principal executive officer)</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">
      <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">
      <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman,serif">/s/ Charles Bernicker</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman,serif">&nbsp; Date: November 21, 2016</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">
      <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman,serif">Charles Bernicker, Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) </FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">
      <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">
      <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman,serif">/s/ Anthony Hrzic</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman,serif">&nbsp; Date: November 21, 2016</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">
      <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman,serif">Anthony Hrzic, Controller (controller) </FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">
      <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">
      <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman,serif">/s/ Richard Garman</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman,serif">&nbsp; Date: November 21, 2016</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">
      <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman,serif">Richard Garman, Chairman of the Board of Directors</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">
      <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman,serif">/s/ Peter Burns</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman,serif">&nbsp; Date: November 21, 2016</FONT></TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman,serif">/s/ Betsy Cohen</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman,serif">&nbsp; Date: November 21, 2016</FONT></TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman,serif">Betsy Cohen, Director</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman,serif">/s/ Toos Daruvala</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman,serif">&nbsp; Date: November 21, 2016</FONT></TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman,serif">Toos Daruvala, Director</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
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      <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 51%; border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman,serif">/s/ Ronald Taylor</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="width: 9%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; width: 40%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman,serif">&nbsp; Date: November 21, 2016</FONT></TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman,serif">Ronald Taylor, Director</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman,serif">/s/ Christopher Winship</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman,serif">&nbsp; Date: November 21, 2016</FONT></TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman,serif">Christopher Winship, Director</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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  INDEX </B></FONT></P>
  
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      <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="padding: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-indent: 0pt; width: 93%"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman,serif">Opinion of Ledgewood PC as to legality of the securities being registered.</FONT></TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="padding: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-indent: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman,serif">Consent of Marcum LLP</FONT></TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="padding: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-indent: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman,serif">Consent of Ledgewood PC (contained in exhibit 5.1 hereto).</FONT></TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="padding: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-indent: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman,serif">24.1</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="padding: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-indent: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman,serif">Power of Attorney (included as part of signature pages to this registration statement)</FONT></TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD STYLE="padding: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-indent: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman,serif">CardConnect Corp. 2016 Amended and Restated Omnibus Equity Compensation Plan (incorporated by reference to the Registrant&rsquo;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 3, 2016)</FONT></TD></TR>
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text: As filed with the Securities and Exchange
  Commission on November 21, 2016
  Registration No. 333-
  UNITED STATES
  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  Washington, D.C. 20549
  FORM S-8
  REGISTRATION STATEMENT
  UNDER
  THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
  CARDCONNECT CORP.
  (Exact name of registrant as specified
  in its charter)
  Delaware
  46-5380892
  (State or other jurisdiction
  of incorporation or organization)
  (I.R.S. Employer
  Identification No.)
  1000 Continental Drive, Suite 300, King of Prussia, PA
  19406
  (Address of Principal Executive Offices)
  (Zip Code)
  CardConnect Corp. 2016 Omnibus
  Equity Compensation Plan
  (Full title of the plan)
  Jeffrey Shanahan
  Chief Executive Officer and President
  1000 Continental Drive, Suite 300,
  King of Prussia, PA 19406
  (Name and address of agent for service)
  (484) 581-2920
  (Telephone number, including area
  code, of agent for service)
  Copy to:
  Amanda Abrams, Esq.
  Mark E. Rosenstein, Esq.
  Ledgewood
  2001 Market Street
  Suite 3400
  Philadelphia, PA 19103
  (215) 731-9450
  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 the definitions of "large
  accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange
  Act. (Check one):
  Large accelerated filer
  ¨
  Accelerated filer
  x
  Non-accelerated filer
  ¨
  Smaller reporting company
  ¨
  CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION
  FEE
  Title of securities to be registered
  Amount to be
  registered
  (1)
  Proposed maximum
  offering price
  per share
  (2)
  Proposed maximum
  aggregate offering
  price
  (2)
  Amount of
  registration fee
  Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share
  1,000,000
  $
  9.885
  $
  9,885,000
  $
  1,146
  (1)
  Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), this registration statement also shall be deemed to cover an indeterminate number of additional common units issuable in the event the number of outstanding shares of common stock of the registrant is increased by split, reclassification, dividend or similar transaction.
  (2)
  Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rule 457(h) of the Securities Act based on the average of the high and low sales prices per share of the registrant's common stock as reported on the NASDAQ Capital Market on November 15, 2016.
  EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
  This Registration
  Statement on Form S-8, filed by CardConnect Corp., a Delaware corporation (the "Registrant"), registers an additional
  1,000,000 shares of its Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, authorized and reserved for issuance under the Registrant's
  2016 Omnibus Equity Compensation Plan (the "Plan"). Pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8, the Registrant hereby
  incorporates by reference the contents of its Form S-8 registration statements No. 333-213954 (filed October 4, 2016).
  PART
  II
  INFORMATION
  REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
  ITEM 3.
  INCORPORATION
      OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE.
  The
  Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") allows us to "incorporate by reference" the information
  we file with it, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to documents we have filed with
  the SEC but that we do not include in this registration statement. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed
  to be incorporated by reference into this registration statement will be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this
  registration statement to the extent that a statement contained in this registration statement or any other subsequently filed
  document that is deemed to be incorporated by reference into this registration statement modifies or supersedes such statement.
  Any statement so modified or superseded will not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this
  registration statement. We incorporate by reference the documents listed below that we have filed with the SEC:
  ●
  Our
      prospectus filed on September 28, 2016 pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Securities Act, which prospectus is a part of the Company's
      Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-213327)
  ●
  Our
      Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended January 31, 2016, April 30, 2016 and September 30, 2016.
  ●
  Our
      Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on March 7, 2016, June 27, 2016, July 6, 2016, July 25, 2016, July 27, 2016, August 2, 2016,
      August 4, 2016, September 9, 2016, October 28, 2016, November 3, 2016 and November 4, 2016 and our Current Reports on Form
      8-K/A filed on August 4, 2016, August 9, 2016, and August 12, 2016.
  ●
  The
      description of our common stock contained in our Registration Statement on Form 8-A12B, as amended, dated February 12, 2015.
  All
  documents that we subsequently file with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
  (the "Exchange Act"), prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered
  hereunder have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated herein
  by reference and will be a part of this registered statement from the date of filing of such documents, and shall automatically
  update and supersede information in this registration statement. Nothing in this registration statement shall be deemed to incorporate
  information furnished to but not filed with the SEC pursuant to Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of Form 8-K (or corresponding
  information furnished under Item 9.01 or included as an exhibit).
  You
  may request a copy of any of these documents incorporated by reference, which we will provide to you without charge, by written
  or oral request to us at the following address or phone number:
  CardConnect
  Corp.
  Attention:
  Charles Bernicker
  1000
  Continental Drive, Suite 300
  King
  of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406
  Phone:
  (484) 581-2934
  ITEM 8.
  EXHIBITS.
  The
  Exhibits furnished as part of this registration statement on Form S-8 are identified in the Exhibit Index immediately following
  the signature pages of this registration statement. Such Exhibit Index is incorporated herein by reference.
  SIGNATURES
  Pursuant
  to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, 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 City and State of King of Prussia, Pennsylvania on November 21, 2016.
  CARDCONNECT
      CORP.
  By:
  /s/
      Jeffrey Shanahan
  Name:
      Jeffrey Shanahan
  Title:
      Chief Executive Officer and President
  POWER
  OF ATTORNEY
  KNOW
  ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Jeffrey Shanahan and Charles
  Bernicker or any of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution,
  for him or her and in his or her name, place, and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including
  post-effective amendments) to this registration statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents
  in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power
  and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith as fully
  to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact
  and agent, or of his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
  SIGNATURES
  Pursuant
  to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the
  capacities and on the date indicated.
  /s/ Jeffrey Shanahan
  Date: November 21, 2016
  Jeffrey Shanahan, Chief Executive Officer, President and Director (principal executive officer)
  /s/ Charles Bernicker
  Date: November 21, 2016
  Charles Bernicker, Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer)
  /s/ Anthony Hrzic
  Date: November 21, 2016
  Anthony Hrzic, Controller (controller)
  /s/ Richard Garman
  Date: November 21, 2016
  Richard Garman, Chairman of the Board of Directors
  /s/ Peter Burns
  Date: November 21, 2016
  Peter Burns, Director
  /s/ Betsy Cohen
  Date: November 21, 2016
  Betsy Cohen, Director
  /s/ Toos Daruvala
  Date: November 21, 2016
  Toos Daruvala, Director
  /s/ Ronald Taylor
  Date: November 21, 2016
  Ronald Taylor, Director
  /s/ Christopher Winship
  Date: November 21, 2016
  Christopher Winship, Director
  EXHIBIT
  INDEX
  5.1
  Opinion of Ledgewood PC as to legality of the securities being registered.
  23.1
  Consent of Marcum LLP
  23.2
  Consent of Ledgewood PC (contained in exhibit 5.1 hereto).
  24.1
  Power of Attorney (included as part of signature pages to this registration statement)
  99.1
  CardConnect Corp. 2016 Amended and Restated Omnibus Equity Compensation Plan (incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 3, 2016)