Aci Worldwide Inc Stock Price, News & Analysis

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.

ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ:ACIW) has expanded its technology partnership ecosystem to enhance ACI Connetic, its unified cloud-native payments platform. The company has added partnerships with MongoDB and NATS from Synadia Communications, building upon existing collaborations with Microsoft, Red Hat, and IBM.

The enhanced platform aims to help financial institutions increase operational resilience and meet evolving regulatory requirements, including Europe's DORA, UK's operational resiliency scheme, and Australia's CPS 230. ACI Connetic uniquely combines card and account-to-account processing with integrated fraud prevention and cloud architecture, designed to support banks in maintaining operational resilience while transitioning to cloud-based infrastructures.

ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW) has appointed Robert Leibrock as its new Chief Financial Officer, effective July 1, 2025. Leibrock, who currently serves as SVP, COO and CFO at Red Hat, brings over 20 years of business and finance leadership experience, particularly in cloud and SaaS-focused businesses. He succeeds Scott Behrens, who is retiring after nearly two decades with ACI. Leibrock previously held senior finance roles at IBM, where he drove revenue growth through financial strategy and operational excellence. The company has also reaffirmed its Q2 and full-year 2025 financial guidance, projecting 7% to 9% growth over 2024 on an FX-adjusted basis, aligning with long-term growth targets discussed at their previous Analyst Day.

KNET and ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW) announced significant growth in Kuwait's real-time payment system WAMD, launched in June 2024. The system has achieved 1 million registered users in its first quarter, representing 30% of Kuwait's banked population. WAMD, powered by ACI's Digital Central Infrastructure solution, enables account-to-account transfers via mobile apps using phone numbers. Transaction volume has increased more than 12x since 2024, with 100% of Kuwait's banks now participating. Future plans include integrating fintech players, enabling A2A real-time payments with QR codes, and implementing "Request to Pay" service. ACI Worldwide currently powers 26 domestic and pan-regional real-time schemes across six continents, including 11 central infrastructures, processing over one billion transactions daily.

ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ:ACIW) has unveiled ACI Connetic, a revolutionary cloud-native payments platform that unifies account-to-account, card payments, and AI-driven fraud prevention. The platform integrates major UK, EU, and global networks' payment capabilities, including Swift cross-border payments, RTGS payments (Target2), and SEPA Instant payments (RT1 and TIPS).

This unified platform enables banks and financial institutions to centralize payment processing, streamline operations, and modernize infrastructure more cost-effectively. ACI Connetic's cloud-native architecture, modular design, and open APIs facilitate quick integration with existing systems. The company is collaborating with leading clearing and settlement systems, including the Bank of England, Pay.UK, ECB, EBA Clearing, and Stet, to integrate their payment capabilities.

ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW) announced that CIMB Bank, Malaysia's second largest financial services provider, has selected ACI's payment solution to consolidate all account-to-account transactions onto a single ISO20022-native compliant platform. The implementation supports CIMB's Forward30 strategic plan and enables the bank to streamline real-time, ACH, RTGS, and cross-border payments.

The partnership was recognized at The Asian Banker Global Financial Technology Innovation Awards 2025 for "Best Corporate Banking and Payment Technology Initiative in Asia Pacific." ACI Worldwide currently powers 26 domestic and pan-regional real-time payment schemes globally, including 11 central infrastructures, and processes over one billion transactions daily for the world's largest financial institutions.

ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW) has been recognized as a leading provider of fraud orchestration solutions in Datos Insights' latest market report. The company's Payments Intelligence Framework received recognition for its comprehensive visibility across the payments ecosystem, scalability with major global financial institutions, and real-time processing capabilities.

The report highlights ACI's key strengths including network visibility across multiple channels, privacy-focused actionable intelligence, modular design, flexible deployment options, and data democratization through AI/ML models. The company's enterprise-grade solution processes transactions in real-time with response times under 300 milliseconds and serves over 2,350 banks, including the world's top 10, and more than 80,000 merchants.

ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW) reported strong Q1 2025 financial results, with revenue increasing 25% to $395 million compared to Q1 2024. The company posted a net income of $59 million, a significant improvement from an $8 million loss in Q1 2024, including a $22 million after-tax gain from selling its Mindgate minority stake.

Key highlights include: Payment Software segment revenue growth of 42%, Biller segment revenue up 11%, and Adjusted EBITDA increasing 95% to $94 million. Recurring revenue grew 8% to $286 million, representing 72% of total revenue. The company ended Q1 with $230 million cash and $853 million debt.

ACI raised its 2025 revenue guidance to $1.690-1.720 billion, maintaining adjusted EBITDA guidance of $480-495 million. The company repurchased 1 million shares for $52 million, with $320 million remaining in its buyback authorization.