EXHIBIT 23.3


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-4 of First International Bancorp, Inc. of our report dated
March 23, 2001 relating to the financial statements, which appears in First
International Bancorp, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2000. We also consent to the references to us under the heading
"Experts" in such Registration Statement.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Hartford, Connecticut
April 9, 2001