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05/27/2025 – 01:00 AM
ACI Worldwide Launches Revolutionary, Unified Cloud-Native Platform at EBAday, Ushering in a New Era for Banks in Payments Processing
OMAHA, Neb. & LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)– In a move poised to reshape the landscape of global payments, ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ:ACIW), a veteran innovator in payment technology, has unveiled ACI Connetic, its new cloud-native payments hub. The platform integrates payment capabilities from major UK, EU and global networks, including Swift cross-border payments, RTGS payments like Target2, and SEPA Instant RT1, with more integrations on the horizon.
This represents a significant industry first: ACI Connetic brings account-to-account (A2A), card payments, and AI-driven fraud prevention together on a unified, cloud-native platform. The implications are clear: financial institutions (FIs) can now modernize their payment infrastructures with greater ease, speed, and cost-efficiency.
The announcement comes as financial institutions face growing pressure to centralize their payment operations. A recent report from Datos Insights highlighted the urgency for banks to streamline processes and enhance efficiency in an increasingly intricate and competitive environment. The Datos report underscores the critical need for centralization, emphasizing its ability to drive business growth through operational streamlining, reduced complexity, and enhanced efficiency.
ACI Connetic is designed to meet the sophisticated demands of modern banking. It empowers FIs of all sizes to move away from siloed systems, adopting a centralized approach for processing all payment types. For banks, this translates to unparalleled scalability, improved resilience, and the ability to roll out new services to customers at an accelerated pace.
“ACI Connetic isn’t just a new product; it’s a bold vision for how banks should operate in the digital economy and approach payment transformation,” stated Thomas Warsop, President and CEO of ACI Worldwide. “In the face of increasing payment complexity, technological advancements, and evolving regulatory landscapes, ACI Connetic equips financial institutions to unlock revenue opportunities and navigate compliance, fostering both growth and financial inclusion.”
The platform is gaining rapid traction with financial institutions across Europe and the United States. Built on a cloud-native architecture with a modular design and open APIs, ACI Connetic simplifies integration with existing systems, accelerating deployment and time-to-value. This makes it an appealing solution for banks of all sizes seeking swift and cost-effective modernization without sacrificing high-end capabilities.
ACI is collaborating with leading clearing and settlement systems – including the Bank of England, Pay.UK, ECB, EBA Clearing, Stet, Swift, the Federal Reserve and The Clearing House – to seamlessly plug their payment capabilities into ACI Connetic and ultimately provide a wide range of payment methods for banks globally.
“We built ACI Connetic to provide banks with a future-proof foundation to meet the ever-growing demand for faster, smarter, and more secure payments,” elaborated Scotty Perkins, head of product for banking and intermediaries at ACI Worldwide. “Designed for scalability, intelligence, and resilience, ACI Connetic empowers banks to eliminate complexity, accelerate innovation, and bring new solutions to their customers at a level of speed and precision previously unseen.”
ACI will be showcasing Connetic at EBAday 2025, Europe’s premier summit for payments and transaction banking executives.
About ACI Worldwide
ACI Worldwide, an original innovator in global payments technology, delivers transformative software solutions that power intelligent payments orchestration in real time so banks, billers, and merchants can drive growth, while continuously modernizing their payment infrastructures, simply and securely. With 50 years of trusted payments expertise, we combine our global footprint with a local presence to offer enhanced payment experiences to stay ahead of constantly changing payment challenges and opportunities.
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