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                                                                      EXHIBIT 23


                                   EXHIBIT 23

                           PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
                          A professional services firm

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements of
The BISYS Group, Inc., on Forms S-8 (File Nos. 33-91666, 33-91676, 333-02966,
333-39229, 333-39601, 333-43347, 333-43349, 333-43351, 333-65185 and 333-81683)
and in the Registration Statements of The BISYS Group, Inc. on Form S-3 (File
Nos. 333-64947, 333-78003 and 333-81013) of our report dated August 4, 2000 on
our audits of the consolidated financial statements of The BISYS Group, Inc. and
subsidiaries as of June 30, 2000 and 1999, and for each of the three years in
the period ended June 30, 2000, which report is incorporated by reference in
this Annual Report.

/S/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

New York, New York
September 15, 2000