<ARTICLE>        5
<LEGEND>
               This schedule contains summary financial information
               extracted from Official Payment Corporation's quarterly
               report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2000 and
               is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial
               statements.


                                 
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<PERIOD-TYPE>                              6-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          DEC-31-2000
<PERIOD-START>                             JAN-01-2000
<PERIOD-END>                               JUN-30-2000
<CASH>                                           2,445
<SECURITIES>                                    72,064
<RECEIVABLES>                                       75
<ALLOWANCES>                                       (67)
<INVENTORY>                                          0
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                                75,475
<PP&E>                                           6,526
<DEPRECIATION>                                  (1,138)
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                  80,958
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                            5,493
<BONDS>                                              0
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                0
<PREFERRED>                                          0
<COMMON>                                           215
<OTHER-SE>                                      74,432
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                    74,647
<SALES>                                         19,304
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                                19,539
<CGS>                                           15,663
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                   15,762
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                23,833
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                     0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                 229
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                (17,877)
<INCOME-TAX>                                         0
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                                  0
<DISCONTINUED>                                       0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                      0
<CHANGES>                                            0
<NET-INCOME>                                   (17,877)
<EPS-BASIC>                                      (0.84)
<EPS-DILUTED>                                    (0.84)