EXHIBIT 23.3
 
                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
 
  As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by
reference of our reports dated July 16, 1997 (except with respect to Note 18,
for which the date is August 20, 1997) included in National Data Corporation's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ending May 31, 1997 and to our report
dated September 5, 1997 included in National Data Corporation's Registration
Statement No. 333-35995 and to all references to our firm included in, or made
a part of, this registration statement.
 
/s/ Arthur Andersen LLP
 
Atlanta, Georgia
November 10, 1997