The Board of Directors
Official Payments Corporation
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement
on Form S-8 of our report dated January 26, 2000, relating to the balance
sheets of Official Payments Corporation as of December 31, 1999 and 1998,
and the related statements of operations, stockholders' equity (deficit),
and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended
December 31, 1999, and the related financial statement schedule, which
report appears in the December 31, 1999 Annual Report on Form 10-K of
Official Payments Corporation.
/s/ KPMG LLP
New York, New York
June 2, 2000
