Exhibit 23.1

                      Consent of Independent Accountants


We  hereby  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in  the  Registration
Statements on Form S-8 of DST Systems,  Inc.  (Commission  File Nos.  333-04197,
333-69377,  333-69393,  and  333-69611) of our  report  dated  February  6, 1998
appearing in USCS International,  Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended  December 31, 1997 which is  incorporated  in this Current  Report on Form
8-K.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Sacramento, California
December 23, 1998