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Exhibit 23.3
Consent of Independent Auditors
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement (Form S-3) and related Prospectus of Bottomline
Technologies (de), Inc. pertaining to the registration of 1,137,518 shares of
common stock and to the incorporation by reference of our report dated November
10, 2000 with respect to the financial statements of Checkpoint Security
Services Limited for the year ended April 30, 1998 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/ Smith & Williamson
November 20, 2000
Guildford, England
