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Exhibit 23
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements
(Form S-8 Nos. 333-78471, 333-78467, 333-78469 and 333-78473) pertaining to the
1998 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, the Amended and Restated 1997 Stock Incentive
Plan, the Amended and Restated 1989 Stock Option Plan and the 1998 Director
Stock Option Plan of Bottomline Technologies (de), Inc. of our report dated
August 2, 2000 (except for Note 12, as to which the date is August 28, 2000),
with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of Bottomline
Technologies (de), Inc. included in the Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year
ended June 30, 2000.
Boston, Massachusetts
September 22, 2000
/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
