EXHIBIT 99.2
 
                                    CONSENT
 
  The undersigned, Brian J. Fitzpatrick, hereby consents, pursuant to Rule 438
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, to being named in the
Registration Statement on Form S-1 (the "Registration Statement") of MoneyGram
Payment Systems, Inc. (the "Registrant") as a person anticipated to become a
director of the Registrant prior to the offering registered thereby, and to
the filing of this Consent as an exhibit to the Registration Statement.
 
                                                /s/ Brian J. Fitzpatrick
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October 4, 1996