EX-23 3 e500237_ex23.txt CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTING Exhibit 23 Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm The Board of Directors Cass Information Systems, Inc.: We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement (Nos. 333-44499, 333-91456, and 333-91568) on Form S-8 of Cass Information Systems, Inc. of our reports dated March 11, 2005, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Cass Information Systems, Inc. as of December 31, 2004 and 2003, and the related consolidated statements of income, cash flows, and shareholders' equity and comprehensive income for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2004, management's assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2004 and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2004, which reports appear in the December 31, 2004 annual report on Form 10-K of Cass Information Systems, Inc. /s/ KPMG LLP St. Louis, Missouri March 15, 2005