EXHIBIT 23.1


            Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm



We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statements on Form S-8 (No. 333-104157 and No. 333-52240) of our report dated
March 17, 2005, relating to the consolidated financial statements and schedule
of Catuity, Inc. and subsidiaries included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2004.


                                                  BDO SEIDMAN, LLP

Troy, Michigan
March 30, 2005