Exhibit 99.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Bottomline Technologies (de), Inc. (the “Company”) for the period ended December 31, 2002 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), the undersigned, Robert A. Eberle, Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that:

(1) the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: February 12, 2003	By:	/s/ ROBERT A. EBERLE
		Robert A. Eberle Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)