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                                                             Exhibit No. 23.1(b)

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of The BISYS Group, Inc. of our report dated August 15,
2000 relating to the financial statements of Pictorial Holdings, Inc., which
appears in The BISYS Group, Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K/A dated September
15, 2000. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in
such Registration Statement.


PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP


Columbus, Ohio
April 26, 2001