CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS



American Card Technology, Inc.

     We hereby consent to the use in the Prospectus constituting a part of this
Registration Statement of our report (which contains an explanatory paragraph
regarding uncertainties about the Company continuing as a going concern) dated
March 10, 1998, except for Note 8, which is as of July 9, 1998, relating to the
financial statements of American Card Technology, Inc., which is contained in
that Prospectus.

     We also consent to the reference to us under the captions "Experts" and
"Selected Financial Data" in the Prospectus.



                                    /s/ BDO Seidman, LLP
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                                   BDO Seidman, LLP


New York, New York
February 5, 1999