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                                                                 EXHIBIT 23.1(A)

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

        We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated August 4, 2000 relating to the
financial statements, which appears in The BISYS Group, Inc.'s Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2000. We also consent to the reference to
us under the heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.


                                            /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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                                            PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Columbus, Ohio
June 1, 2001