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Exhibit 23.2
Consent of Independent Auditors
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in
Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement (Form S-3 No. 333-43842) and
related Prospectus of Bottomline Technologies (de), Inc. and to the
incorporation by reference of our report dated November 10, 2000 with respect to
the consolidated financial statements of Checkpoint (Holdings) Limited as of
April 30, 2000 and 1999 and for the year ended April 30, 2000 and the period
January 11, 1999 (inception) to April 30, 1999 and Checkpoint Securities
Services Limited for the period May 1, 1998 to March 10, 1999 included in
Bottomline Technologies (de), Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K/A, dated
November 13, 2000, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
/s/ Ernst & Young
November 10, 2000
Reading, England
