<PAGE>

   As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 6, 2000.
                                                  Registration No. 333-________
================================================================================


                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549
                       ________________________________
                                   FORM S-8
                            REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                     UNDER
                          THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
                       ________________________________

                              PTEK HOLDINGS, INC.
            (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
     Georgia                                                      59-3074176
(State or Other Jurisdiction of                         (I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization)                          Identification Number)

  3399 Peachtree Road, N.E., The Lenox Building, Suite 600, Atlanta, Georgia
                             30326, (404) 262-8400
   (Address, including zip code, and telephone number of principal executive
                                   offices)

       PREMIERE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AMENDED AND RESTATED 1998 STOCK PLAN
                PTEK HOLDINGS, INC. 2000 DIRECTORS STOCK PLAN
                           (Full Title of the Plans)

                                Boland T. Jones
                      Chairman of the Board of Directors
                          and Chief Executive Officer
                              PTEK Holdings, Inc.
                           3399 Peachtree Road, N.E.
                         The Lenox Building, Suite 600
                            Atlanta, Georgia 30326
                                (404) 262-8400
(Name, address, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

<TABLE>
   <S>                                                               <C>
                          Copies to:                                         Copies to:
                       Patrick G. Jones                                  Janine Brown, Esq.
                   Executive Vice President                               Alston & Bird LLP
       Chief Legal Officer and Chief Financial Officer                  One Atlantic Center,
                     PTEK Holdings, Inc.                             1201 West Peachtree Street
   3399 Peachtree Road, N.E., The Lenox Building, Suite 600          Atlanta, Georgia 30309-3424
                   Atlanta, Georgia  30326                                (404) 881-7000
                        (404) 262-8400
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                   CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                  Proposed         Proposed
                  Title of Securities                          Amount to          Maximum          Maximum          Amount of
                    to be Registered                               Be         Offering Price      Aggregate      Registration Fee
                                                              Registered(1)      Per Share      Offering Price
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                             <C>               <C>                <C>             <C>
Common Stock, $.01 par value (including rights to purchase      2,000,000        $1.828(2)      $3,656,000             $965
 shares of Series C Junior Participating Preferred Stock)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Common Stock, $.01 par value (including rights to purchase      1,000,000        $1.828(2)      $1,828,000             $483
 shares of Series C Junior Participating Preferred Stock)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

(1)  Consists of shares of the registrant's Common Stock that may be issued
     pursuant to options that may be granted under the Premiere Technologies,
     Inc. Amended and Restated 1998 Stock Plan and the PTEK Holdings, Inc.
     2000 Directors Stock Plan (collectively, the "Plans").  This Registration
     Statement also covers any additional shares that may hereafter become
     issuable as a result of the adjustment and anti-dilution provisions of
     the Plans.
(2)  Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee in
     accordance with Rule 457, paragraphs (h) and (c), based on the average of
     the high and low prices of the Common Stock reported on the National
     Association of Securities Dealers automated quotation system on November
     29, 2000.

<PAGE>

                                   PART II.
                INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Item 3.   Incorporation of Documents by Reference

          The following documents are incorporated by reference into this
Registrant Statement and are deemed to be a part hereof from the date of the
filing of such documents:

          (1)  the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 1999, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") on March 30, 1999;

          (2)  the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
March 31, 2000, filed with the Commission on May 15, 2000;

          (3)  the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
June 30, 2000, filed with the Commission on August 14, 2000;

          (4)  the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
September 30, 2000, filed with the Commission on November 14, 2000;

          (5)  the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 15, 2000
and filed with the Commission on March 3, 2000;

          (6)  the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 1998, filed with the Commission on January 18, 2000;

          (7)  the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 1998, filed with the Commission on March 16, 2000

          (8)  the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A for the quarter
ended March 31, 1999, filed with the Commission on January 18, 2000;

          (9)  the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A for the quarter
ended June 30, 1999, filed with the Commission on January 18, 2000;

          (10) the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A for the quarter
ended September 30, 1999, filed with the Commission on January 18, 2000;

          (11) the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A for the quarter
ended September 30, 1999, filed with the Commission on March 16, 2000;

          (12) the description of the Company's Common Stock contained in the
Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-A, declared effective on March 1,
1996, and any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating any such
description;

          (13) the description of the rights to purchase shares of the Company's
Series C Junior Participating Preferred Stock contained in the Company's
Registration Statement on Form 8-A, filed with

                                     II-1
<PAGE>

the Commission on June 26, 1998, and any amendment or report filed for the
purpose of updating any such description; and

       (14) the information set forth in the Company's Proxy Statement, as
revised, under the headings "Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and
Management," "Election of Directors" and "Executive Compensation."

       All other documents subsequently filed by the registrant pursuant to
Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been
sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed
to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof from the date of
filing of such documents.

       Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated
herein by reference shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for the purpose
of this registration statement to the extent that a statement contained herein
or in any subsequently filed document which also is, or is deemed to be,
incorporated herein by reference modifies or supersedes such statement.  Any
such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so
modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this registration statement.
Subject to the foregoing, all information appearing in this registration
statement is qualified in its entirety by the information appearing in the
documents incorporated by reference.


Item 4.Description Of Securities.

       Not applicable.


Item 5.Interests Of Named Experts And Counsel.

       Not applicable.


Item 6.Indemnification Of Directors And Officers

       The Georgia Business Corporation Code permits a corporation to eliminate
or limit the personal liability of a director to the corporation or its
shareholders for monetary damages for breach of duty of care or other duty as a
director, provided that no provision shall eliminate or limit the liability of a
director:  (i) for an appropriation, in violation of his duties, of any business
opportunity of the corporation; (ii) for acts or omissions which involve
intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law; (iii) for unlawful
corporate distributions; or (iv) for any transaction from which the director
received an improper personal benefit.  This provision relates only to breaches
of duty by directors in their capacity as directors (and not in any other
corporate capacity as officers) and limits liability only for breaches of
fiduciary duties under Georgia corporate law (and not for violation of other
laws, such as the federal securities laws).  The registrant's Articles of
Incorporation, as amended, exonerate the Company's directors from  monetary
liability to the extent described above.

       In addition to such rights as may be provided by law, the registrant's
Bylaws, as amended, provide broad indemnification rights to the registrant's
directors and such officers, employees and agents as may

                                     II-2
<PAGE>

be selected by such directors, with respect to various civil and criminal
liabilities and losses which may be incurred by such director, officer, agent or
employee pursuant to any pending or threatened litigation or other proceedings,
except that such indemnification does not apply in the same situations described
above with respect to the exculpation from liability of the registrant's
directors. The registrant is also obligated to reimburse such directors and
other parties for expenses, including legal fees, court costs and expert witness
fees, incurred by such person in defending against any such liabilities and
losses, as long as such person in good faith believes that he or she acted in
accordance with the applicable standard of conduct with respect to the
underlying accusations giving rise to such liabilities or losses and agrees to
repay to the registrant any advances made under the Bylaws. Any amendment or
other modification to the Bylaws which limits or otherwise adversely affects the
rights to indemnification currently provided therein shall apply only to
proceedings based upon actions and events occurring after such amendment and
delivery of notice thereof to the indemnified parties. Such amendments can only
be made upon the affirmative vote of (i) the holders of at least 75% of the
shares entitled to vote or alter, amend or repeal the provisions of the Bylaws
or (ii) a majority of the Board of Directors present at the meeting at which the
votes are taken.

       The registrant has entered into separate indemnification agreements with
each of its directors and certain of its officers and employees, whereby the
registrant agreed, among other things, to provide for indemnification and
advancement of expenses in a manner and subject to terms and conditions similar
to those set forth in the Bylaws.  These agreements may not be abrogated by
action of the shareholders.  In addition, the registrant holds an insurance
policy covering directors and officers under which the insurer agrees to pay,
subject to certain exclusions, for any claim made against the directors and
officers of the registrant for a wrongful act that they may become legally
obligated to pay or for which the registrant is required to indemnify the
directors or officers.

       The registrant believes that the above protections are necessary in order
to attract and retain qualified persons as directors and officers.

       Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities
Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of
the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the
registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange
Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.  In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the
registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling
person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or
proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in
connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in
the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent,
submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such
indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities
Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.


Item 7.Exemption From Registration Claimed.

       Not applicable.

                                     II-3
<PAGE>

Item 8.Exhibits.

       The exhibits included as part of this registration statement are as
follows:


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
   Exhibit Number                                                  Description
   --------------                                                  -----------
   <S>                            <C>
        4.1                       Articles of Incorporation of the registrant, as amended (incorporated herein by reference to
                                  Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the Quarter Ended June 30,
                                  1998, filed with the Commission on August 14, 1998.

        4.2                       Amended and Restated Bylaws of the registrant, as amended (incorporated herein by reference
                                  to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A for the Quarter Ended
                                  March 31, 1999, filed with the Commission on May 27, 1999).

        4.3                       Shareholder Protection Rights Agreement, dated June 23, 1998, between the Company and
                                  SunTrust Bank, Atlanta, as Rights Agent (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to
                                  the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 23, 1998, filed with the Commission
                                  on June 26, 1998).

        5.1                       Opinion of Alston & Bird LLP, counsel to the registrant, as to the legality of the securities
                                  being registered.

       23.1                       Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP.

       23.2                       Consent of Alston & Bird LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1 above).

       24.1                       Power of Attorney (contained on the signature pages of this registration statement at p.II-7).
</TABLE>

Item 9.Undertakings

       (a) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:


           (1)  To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being
made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:

           (i)  To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the
Securities Act of 1933;

           (ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after
the effective date of this Registration Statement (or the most recent post-
effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent
a fundamental change in the information set forth in this Registration
Statement;

                                     II-4
<PAGE>

            (iii)  To include any material information with respect to the plan
of distribution not previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any
material change to such information in this Registration Statement;

       Provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) above do not
apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment
by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to
the Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in this
Registration Statement.

            (2)    That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be
a new registration statement relating to the securities being offered therein,
and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the
initial bona fide offering thereof.

            (3)    To remove from registration by means of a post-effective
amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
termination of the offering.

       (b)  The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the
registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an
employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange
Act) that is incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement shall be
deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered
therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof.

       (c)  Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling
persons of the registrant pursuant to the registrant's Articles of
Incorporation, Bylaws or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the
opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is
against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.
In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other
than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director,
officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any
action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling
person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will,
unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling
precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether
such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and
will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

                                     II-5
<PAGE>

                                  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 of Atlanta, State of Georgia, on this 5th day of
December, 2000.

                                    PTEK HOLDINGS, INC.



                                    By: /s/ Boland T. Jones
                                        ---------------------
                                    Boland T. Jones
                                    Chairman of the Board and
                                    Chief Executive Officer

                               POWER OF ATTORNEY

       KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature
appears below constitutes and appoints Boland T. Jones and Patrick G. Jones, and
each of them, as true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power
of substitution and resubstitution for him and in his 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 attorneys-in-fact and
agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as fully and to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all which said attorneys-in-fact and
agents or any of them, or their or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully
do, or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

                                     II-6
<PAGE>

       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 dates indicated.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
    Signature                       Capacity                                            Date
    ---------                       --------                                            ----
<S>                              <C>                                                  <C>
/s/ Boland T. Jones                                                                   December 5, 2000
---------------------------      Chairman of the Board and
Boland T. Jones                  Chief Executive Officer
                                 (Principal Executive Officer) and Director

/s/ Patrick G. Jones                                                                  December 5, 2000
---------------------------      Executive Vice President, Chief
Patrick G. Jones                 Financial Officer (Principal Financial and
                                 Accounting Officer) and Chief Legal Officer

/s/ George W. Baker, Sr.                                                              December 5, 2000
---------------------------      Director
George W. Baker, Sr.

/s/ Raymond H. Pirtle, Jr.                                                            December 5, 2000
___________________________      Director
Raymond H. Pirtle, Jr.

/s/ William P. Payne                                                                  December 5, 2000
---------------------------
William P. Payne                 Director

/s/ Jeffrey A. Allred                                                                 December 5, 2000
---------------------------      President and Chief Operating Officer
Jeffrey A. Allred                and Director

/s/ Jackie M. Ward                                                                    December 5, 2000
---------------------------      Director
Jackie M. Ward

/s/ Jeffrey T. Arnold                                                                 December 5, 2000
---------------------------      Director
Jeffrey T. Arnold

/s/ Jeffrey M. Cunningham                                                             December 5, 2000
---------------------------      Director
Jeffrey M. Cunningham
</TABLE>

                                     II-7
<PAGE>

                                 EXHIBIT INDEX
                                      TO
                      REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
    Exhibit Number                                               Description
    --------------                                               -----------
    <S>                         <C>
          4.1                   Articles of Incorporation of the registrant, as amended (incorporated herein by
                                reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
                                Quarter Ended June 30, 1998, filed with the Commission on August 14, 1998).

          4.2                   Amended and Restated Bylaws of the registrant, as amended (incorporated herein by
                                reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A for
                                the Quarter Ended March 31, 1999, filed with the Commission on May 27, 1999).

          4.3                   Shareholder Protection Rights Agreement, dated June 23, 1998, between the Company
                                and SunTrust Bank, Atlanta, as Rights Agent (incorporated herein by reference to
                                Exhibit 99.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 23, 1998,
                                filed with the Commission on June 26, 1998).

          5.1                   Opinion of Alston & Bird LLP, counsel to the registrant, as to the legality of the
                                securities being registered.

         23.1                   Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP.

         23.2                   Consent of Alston & Bird LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).

         24.1                   Power of Attorney (contained on the signature pages of this registration statement
                                at p. II-6).
</TABLE>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 6, 2000.
                                                  Registration No. 333-________
================================================================================

                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549
                       ________________________________
                                   FORM S-8
                            REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                     UNDER
                          THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
                       ________________________________

                              PTEK HOLDINGS, INC.
            (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
     Georgia                                                      59-3074176
(State or Other Jurisdiction of                         (I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization)                          Identification Number)

  3399 Peachtree Road, N.E., The Lenox Building, Suite 600, Atlanta, Georgia
                             30326, (404) 262-8400
   (Address, including zip code, and telephone number of principal executive
                                   offices)

       PREMIERE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AMENDED AND RESTATED 1998 STOCK PLAN
                PTEK HOLDINGS, INC. 2000 DIRECTORS STOCK PLAN
                           (Full Title of the Plans)

                                Boland T. Jones
                      Chairman of the Board of Directors
                          and Chief Executive Officer
                              PTEK Holdings, Inc.
                           3399 Peachtree Road, N.E.
                         The Lenox Building, Suite 600
                            Atlanta, Georgia 30326
                                (404) 262-8400
(Name, address, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:                                         Copies to:
                       Patrick G. Jones                                  Janine Brown, Esq.
                   Executive Vice President                               Alston & Bird LLP
       Chief Legal Officer and Chief Financial Officer                  One Atlantic Center,
                     PTEK Holdings, Inc.                             1201 West Peachtree Street
   3399 Peachtree Road, N.E., The Lenox Building, Suite 600          Atlanta, Georgia 30309-3424
                   Atlanta, Georgia  30326                                (404) 881-7000
                        (404) 262-8400
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                  Proposed         Proposed
                  Title of Securities                          Amount to          Maximum          Maximum          Amount of
                    to be Registered                               Be         Offering Price      Aggregate      Registration Fee
                                                              Registered(1)      Per Share      Offering Price
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Common Stock, $.01 par value (including rights to purchase      2,000,000        $1.828(2)      $3,656,000             $965
 shares of Series C Junior Participating Preferred Stock)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Common Stock, $.01 par value (including rights to purchase      1,000,000        $1.828(2)      $1,828,000             $483
 shares of Series C Junior Participating Preferred Stock)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(1)  Consists of shares of the registrant's Common Stock that may be issued
     pursuant to options that may be granted under the Premiere Technologies,
     Inc. Amended and Restated 1998 Stock Plan and the PTEK Holdings, Inc.
     2000 Directors Stock Plan (collectively, the "Plans").  This Registration
     Statement also covers any additional shares that may hereafter become
     issuable as a result of the adjustment and anti-dilution provisions of
     the Plans.
(2)  Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee in
     accordance with Rule 457, paragraphs (h) and (c), based on the average of
     the high and low prices of the Common Stock reported on the National
     Association of Securities Dealers automated quotation system on November
     29, 2000.
PART II.
                INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Item 3.   Incorporation of Documents by Reference

          The following documents are incorporated by reference into this
Registrant Statement and are deemed to be a part hereof from the date of the
filing of such documents:

          (1)  the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 1999, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") on March 30, 1999;

          (2)  the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
March 31, 2000, filed with the Commission on May 15, 2000;

          (3)  the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
June 30, 2000, filed with the Commission on August 14, 2000;

          (4)  the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
September 30, 2000, filed with the Commission on November 14, 2000;

          (5)  the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 15, 2000
and filed with the Commission on March 3, 2000;

          (6)  the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 1998, filed with the Commission on January 18, 2000;

          (7)  the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 1998, filed with the Commission on March 16, 2000

          (8)  the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A for the quarter
ended March 31, 1999, filed with the Commission on January 18, 2000;

          (9)  the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A for the quarter
ended June 30, 1999, filed with the Commission on January 18, 2000;

          (10) the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A for the quarter
ended September 30, 1999, filed with the Commission on January 18, 2000;

          (11) the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A for the quarter
ended September 30, 1999, filed with the Commission on March 16, 2000;

          (12) the description of the Company's Common Stock contained in the
Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-A, declared effective on March 1,
1996, and any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating any such
description;

          (13) the description of the rights to purchase shares of the Company's
Series C Junior Participating Preferred Stock contained in the Company's
Registration Statement on Form 8-A, filed with

                                     II-1
the Commission on June 26, 1998, and any amendment or report filed for the
purpose of updating any such description; and

       (14) the information set forth in the Company's Proxy Statement, as
revised, under the headings "Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and
Management," "Election of Directors" and "Executive Compensation."

       All other documents subsequently filed by the registrant pursuant to
Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been
sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed
to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof from the date of
filing of such documents.

       Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated
herein by reference shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for the purpose
of this registration statement to the extent that a statement contained herein
or in any subsequently filed document which also is, or is deemed to be,
incorporated herein by reference modifies or supersedes such statement.  Any
such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so
modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this registration statement.
Subject to the foregoing, all information appearing in this registration
statement is qualified in its entirety by the information appearing in the
documents incorporated by reference.

Item 4.Description Of Securities.

       Not applicable.

Item 5.Interests Of Named Experts And Counsel.

       Not applicable.

Item 6.Indemnification Of Directors And Officers

       The Georgia Business Corporation Code permits a corporation to eliminate
or limit the personal liability of a director to the corporation or its
shareholders for monetary damages for breach of duty of care or other duty as a
director, provided that no provision shall eliminate or limit the liability of a
director:  (i) for an appropriation, in violation of his duties, of any business
opportunity of the corporation; (ii) for acts or omissions which involve
intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law; (iii) for unlawful
corporate distributions; or (iv) for any transaction from which the director
received an improper personal benefit.  This provision relates only to breaches
of duty by directors in their capacity as directors (and not in any other
corporate capacity as officers) and limits liability only for breaches of
fiduciary duties under Georgia corporate law (and not for violation of other
laws, such as the federal securities laws).  The registrant's Articles of
Incorporation, as amended, exonerate the Company's directors from  monetary
liability to the extent described above.

       In addition to such rights as may be provided by law, the registrant's
Bylaws, as amended, provide broad indemnification rights to the registrant's
directors and such officers, employees and agents as may

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be selected by such directors, with respect to various civil and criminal
liabilities and losses which may be incurred by such director, officer, agent or
employee pursuant to any pending or threatened litigation or other proceedings,
except that such indemnification does not apply in the same situations described
above with respect to the exculpation from liability of the registrant's
directors. The registrant is also obligated to reimburse such directors and
other parties for expenses, including legal fees, court costs and expert witness
fees, incurred by such person in defending against any such liabilities and
losses, as long as such person in good faith believes that he or she acted in
accordance with the applicable standard of conduct with respect to the
underlying accusations giving rise to such liabilities or losses and agrees to
repay to the registrant any advances made under the Bylaws. Any amendment or
other modification to the Bylaws which limits or otherwise adversely affects the
rights to indemnification currently provided therein shall apply only to
proceedings based upon actions and events occurring after such amendment and
delivery of notice thereof to the indemnified parties. Such amendments can only
be made upon the affirmative vote of (i) the holders of at least 75% of the
shares entitled to vote or alter, amend or repeal the provisions of the Bylaws
or (ii) a majority of the Board of Directors present at the meeting at which the
votes are taken.

       The registrant has entered into separate indemnification agreements with
each of its directors and certain of its officers and employees, whereby the
registrant agreed, among other things, to provide for indemnification and
advancement of expenses in a manner and subject to terms and conditions similar
to those set forth in the Bylaws.  These agreements may not be abrogated by
action of the shareholders.  In addition, the registrant holds an insurance
policy covering directors and officers under which the insurer agrees to pay,
subject to certain exclusions, for any claim made against the directors and
officers of the registrant for a wrongful act that they may become legally
obligated to pay or for which the registrant is required to indemnify the
directors or officers.

       The registrant believes that the above protections are necessary in order
to attract and retain qualified persons as directors and officers.

       Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities
Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of
the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the
registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange
Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.  In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the
registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling
person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or
proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in
connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in
the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent,
submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such
indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities
Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

Item 7.Exemption From Registration Claimed.

       Not applicable.

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Item 8.Exhibits.

       The exhibits included as part of this registration statement are as
follows:
Exhibit Number                                                  Description
   --------------                                                  -----------
4.1                       Articles of Incorporation of the registrant, as amended (incorporated herein by reference to
                                  Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the Quarter Ended June 30,
                                  1998, filed with the Commission on August 14, 1998.

        4.2                       Amended and Restated Bylaws of the registrant, as amended (incorporated herein by reference
                                  to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A for the Quarter Ended
                                  March 31, 1999, filed with the Commission on May 27, 1999).

        4.3                       Shareholder Protection Rights Agreement, dated June 23, 1998, between the Company and
                                  SunTrust Bank, Atlanta, as Rights Agent (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to
                                  the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 23, 1998, filed with the Commission
                                  on June 26, 1998).

        5.1                       Opinion of Alston & Bird LLP, counsel to the registrant, as to the legality of the securities
                                  being registered.

       23.1                       Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP.

       23.2                       Consent of Alston & Bird LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1 above).

       24.1                       Power of Attorney (contained on the signature pages of this registration statement at p.II-7).
Item 9.Undertakings

       (a) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

           (1)  To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being
made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:

           (i)  To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the
Securities Act of 1933;

           (ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after
the effective date of this Registration Statement (or the most recent post-
effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent
a fundamental change in the information set forth in this Registration
Statement;

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(iii)  To include any material information with respect to the plan
of distribution not previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any
material change to such information in this Registration Statement;

       Provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) above do not
apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment
by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to
the Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in this
Registration Statement.

            (2)    That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be
a new registration statement relating to the securities being offered therein,
and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the
initial bona fide offering thereof.

            (3)    To remove from registration by means of a post-effective
amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
termination of the offering.

       (b)  The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the
registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an
employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange
Act) that is incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement shall be
deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered
therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof.

       (c)  Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling
persons of the registrant pursuant to the registrant's Articles of
Incorporation, Bylaws or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the
opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is
against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.
In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other
than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director,
officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any
action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling
person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will,
unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling
precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether
such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and
will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

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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 of Atlanta, State of Georgia, on this 5th day of
December, 2000.

                                    PTEK HOLDINGS, INC.

                                    By: /s/ Boland T. Jones
                                        ---------------------
                                    Boland T. Jones
                                    Chairman of the Board and
                                    Chief Executive Officer

                               POWER OF ATTORNEY

       KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature
appears below constitutes and appoints Boland T. Jones and Patrick G. Jones, and
each of them, as true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power
of substitution and resubstitution for him and in his 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 attorneys-in-fact and
agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as fully and to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all which said attorneys-in-fact and
agents or any of them, or their or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully
do, or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

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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 dates indicated.
Signature                       Capacity                                            Date
    ---------                       --------                                            ----
/s/ Boland T. Jones                                                                   December 5, 2000
---------------------------      Chairman of the Board and
Boland T. Jones                  Chief Executive Officer
                                 (Principal Executive Officer) and Director

/s/ Patrick G. Jones                                                                  December 5, 2000
---------------------------      Executive Vice President, Chief
Patrick G. Jones                 Financial Officer (Principal Financial and
                                 Accounting Officer) and Chief Legal Officer

/s/ George W. Baker, Sr.                                                              December 5, 2000
---------------------------      Director
George W. Baker, Sr.

/s/ Raymond H. Pirtle, Jr.                                                            December 5, 2000
___________________________      Director
Raymond H. Pirtle, Jr.

/s/ William P. Payne                                                                  December 5, 2000
---------------------------
William P. Payne                 Director

/s/ Jeffrey A. Allred                                                                 December 5, 2000
---------------------------      President and Chief Operating Officer
Jeffrey A. Allred                and Director

/s/ Jackie M. Ward                                                                    December 5, 2000
---------------------------      Director
Jackie M. Ward

/s/ Jeffrey T. Arnold                                                                 December 5, 2000
---------------------------      Director
Jeffrey T. Arnold

/s/ Jeffrey M. Cunningham                                                             December 5, 2000
---------------------------      Director
Jeffrey M. Cunningham
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EXHIBIT INDEX
                                      TO
                      REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8
Exhibit Number                                               Description
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4.1                   Articles of Incorporation of the registrant, as amended (incorporated herein by
                                reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
                                Quarter Ended June 30, 1998, filed with the Commission on August 14, 1998).

          4.2                   Amended and Restated Bylaws of the registrant, as amended (incorporated herein by
                                reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A for
                                the Quarter Ended March 31, 1999, filed with the Commission on May 27, 1999).

          4.3                   Shareholder Protection Rights Agreement, dated June 23, 1998, between the Company
                                and SunTrust Bank, Atlanta, as Rights Agent (incorporated herein by reference to
                                Exhibit 99.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 23, 1998,
                                filed with the Commission on June 26, 1998).

          5.1                   Opinion of Alston & Bird LLP, counsel to the registrant, as to the legality of the
                                securities being registered.

         23.1                   Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP.

         23.2                   Consent of Alston & Bird LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).

         24.1                   Power of Attorney (contained on the signature pages of this registration statement
                                at p. II-6).