Exhibit 23.1


                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


         As   independent   public   accountants,   we  hereby  consent  to  the
incorporation  by  reference in this  registration  statement on Form S-3 of our
report dated September 23, 1998 included in Digital Courier Technologies, Inc.'s
Form 10-K for the year ended  June 30,  1998 and to all  references  to our Firm
included in this registration statement.


ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP

Salt Lake City, Utah
February 11, 1999