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                                                                   EXHIBIT 23.02


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated January 29, 1998, except as to Note 11
which is as of February 13, 1998, appearing on page 36 of HNC Software Inc.'s
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997. We also consent
to the incorporation by reference of our report on the Financial Statement
Schedule, which appears on page 62 of such Annual Report on Form 10-K. We also
consent to the reference to us under the heading "Selected Consolidated
Financial Data" in such Annual Report on Form 10-K. However, it should be noted
that Price Waterhouse LLP has not prepared or certified such "Selected
Consolidated Financial Data."






PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP

San Diego, California
February 25, 1998