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                                                                    Exhibit 23.1

               CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS





We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form
S-8 No. 333-14805) pertaining to the 1996 Stock Incentive Plan and the 1996
Employee Stock Purchase Plan of Infinity Financial Technology, Inc. of our
report January 21, 1997, with respect to the consolidated financial statements
and schedule of Infinity Financial Technology, Inc. included in this Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996.



                                                           /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP



Palo Alto, California
March 27, 1997