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                                                                      Exhibit 23


                                                                        DELOITTE
                                                                        & TOUCHE

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements
(Nos. 33-98440, 33-98444, 33-98442, 33-98446, 333-21799, 333-21795, 333-70599,
333-35812, 333-35814, and 333-50322) on Form S-8 and the Registration Statements
(Nos. 333-94757 and 333-50494) on Form S-3 of CheckFree Corporation of our
reports dated August 3, 2001, appearing in and incorporated by reference in the
Annual Report on Form 10-K of CheckFree Corporation for the year ended June 30,
2001.

Deloitte & Touche LLP

Atlanta, Georgia
September 26, 2001