Prepared by R.R. Donnelley Financial -- CONSENT

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements on Form S-8 (Nos. 333-78471, 333-78467, 333-78469, 333-78473, 333-50418, 333-50202, and 333-65044) pertaining to the 1998 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, the Amended and Restated 1997 Stock Incentive Plan, the 1989 Stock Option Plan, the 1998 Director Stock Option Plan, the 1990 Incentive Stock Option Plan, the 1997 Incentive Stock Option Plan, the 2000 Stock Incentive Plan, and the 2000 Employee Stock Purchase Plan of Bottomline Technologies (de), Inc. and in the Registration Statements on Form S-3 (Nos. 333-43842, 333-50810, 333-62330 and 333-73366) of our report dated August 1, 2002, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of Bottomline Technologies (de), Inc. included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended June 30, 2002.