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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, which appears on page 36 of the 1997 Annual
Report to Stockholders of HNC Software Inc. on Form 10-K, as amended, 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, as amended.




PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP

San Diego, California
August 21, 1998