Aci Worldwide Inc Stock Price, News & Analysis

ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW) survey of 105 tier‑one global retailers finds payments driving revenue growth and global expansion. Key findings: 97% use multiple acquirers and 96% of those report revenue increases; 86% report cost savings working with two+ acquirers; 85% plan market entry within 12 months. APMs (mobile wallets, A2A, BNPL), crypto uptake (55%), AI for fraud/predictive analytics (70%) and 90% adoption or planning of payment orchestration platforms are highlighted.

ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW) has appointed two new independent directors to its Board: Todd Ford and Didier Lamouche. Ford, former President, CFO and EVP Operations at Coupa, brings extensive SaaS and financial expertise, having led multiple technology companies through successful transitions and growth phases. Lamouche, former President and CEO of IDEMIA, returns to ACI's Board with significant global technology leadership experience, particularly in digital payments transformation.

Ford's track record includes leading Coupa through its $8.0B sale to Thoma Bravo and steering companies like MobileIron through successful IPOs. Lamouche's experience includes transforming IDEMIA into a global digital identity leader and serving as COO of ST-Microelectronics. These appointments come as ACI plans for the retirement and transition of two current directors.

ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ:ACIW) announced that Solaris SE, Europe's leading embedded finance platform, has selected ACI Connetic to consolidate all SEPA instant payments. ACI Connetic is a cloud-native payments platform that uniquely integrates account-to-account payments, card processing, and AI-powered fraud prevention in a single modular architecture.

This partnership represents the first phase of Solaris' comprehensive payments modernization initiative. The platform will enable Solaris to enhance its Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) capabilities, streamline client onboarding, and develop new revenue streams while maintaining security and compliance standards.

ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW) has released its 8th annual Speedpay Pulse Report, revealing significant shifts in consumer bill payment preferences. The study shows that 30% of consumers now make urgent or same-day bill payments, with 84% of these being Gen Z and Millennials. Additionally, 25% of consumers would consider paying extra for faster payment processing.

The report highlights the dominance of digital payment channels, with billers' websites, mobile apps, and bank websites being the preferred payment methods. 50% of smartphone owners now use mobile wallets for payments. While younger generations show openness to AI technology, 89.2% of consumers still prefer human interaction for resolving bill-related issues.

ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW) reported strong Q2 2025 financial results, with revenue increasing 7% to $401 million and recurring revenue up 13% to $322 million. First half 2025 performance showed significant growth with revenue up 15% to $796 million and net income surging 207% to $71 million.

The company demonstrated robust performance across segments, with Payment Software up 18% and Biller segment up 13% YTD. During Q2, ACI repurchased 2.4 million shares for $119 million. The company ended Q2 with $190 million cash and $904 million debt.

Based on strong performance, ACI raised its full-year 2025 guidance, now expecting revenue of $1.710-1.740 billion and adjusted EBITDA of $490-505 million.

ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW), a global payments technology innovator, has scheduled its second quarter 2025 financial results announcement for Thursday, August 7, 2025. The company will host a conference call at 8:30 a.m. ET to discuss the results.

Investors and interested parties can access the live webcast through the company's investor relations website. For those joining via phone, they can dial +1 (800) 715-9871 or pre-register online to receive a unique passcode for operator-free access.

ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW), a global payments technology innovator, has been recognized on two prestigious lists: CNBC's World's Top Fintech Companies 2025 and TIME's America's Best Mid-Size Companies 2025. The TIME recognition, awarded in partnership with Statista, evaluated companies based on three key dimensions: employee satisfaction from 217,000 survey responses, revenue growth for companies with $100M-$10B revenue, and sustainability transparency (ESG) metrics.

This marks ACI's second consecutive year on CNBC's World's Top Fintech Companies list, which assessed companies across various segments including Payments, Neobanking, Alternative Financing, and Enterprise Fintech. The recognition highlights ACI's role in developing infrastructure for secure money movement serving banks, merchants, and billers globally.

ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW) has expanded its partnership with iNet, Saudi Arabia's first independent Central Bank-licensed Network Service Provider (NSP), to enhance the Kingdom's fintech sector. iNet will implement ACI's Retail Payment Solutions (RPS) for Postilion program to manage Point of Sale (POS) infrastructure.

As a long-standing ACI customer since 2006, iNet currently processes over 5 million transactions daily and aims to scale further in alignment with Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030. The partnership leverages ACI Postilion's acquiring platform to enable banks, fintechs, and merchants to deliver omnichannel transaction processing while maintaining regulatory compliance.

The implementation includes deployment across two PCI-compliant data centers in Saudi Arabia with active-active infrastructure to ensure high availability. The platform will support various payment innovations including SoftPOS, QR payments, link-based payments, and digital wallets, positioning iNet as a potential strategic technology partner for major events like Saudi Arabia's FIFA World Cup 2034.

ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW) announced that Craig Ramsey, Head of Real-Time and Account-to-Account Payments, has been elected to the U.S. Faster Payments Council's Board of Directors for a three-year term starting July 1. Ramsey brings over 30 years of banking experience and currently chairs the 'Access to Technology' sub-group within the FPC's Financial Inclusion Work Group.

ACI's Real-Time Payments solution supports major U.S. payment schemes including FedNow Service, RTP network, and Zelle. The company serves over 2,350 banks and 80,000 merchants globally, powering 26 real-time payment schemes across six continents and processing more than one billion transactions daily.