From signature to success: Rethinking bill pay customer onboarding – Part 1

Discover what it takes to deliver a bill pay provider onboarding experience that ensures continuity, reduces risk, and builds trust from day one.

Fraud trends: How merchants can stay ahead of AI‑Driven threats

See the 2026 fraud landscape and how AI‑powered orchestration helps merchants stop attacks, reduce losses, and protect trust across the entire customer lifecycle.

The modern debit card: The engine behind seamless payments

Learn why billers rely on debit cards to reduce costs and false declines while enabling mobile‑first, tokenized payments that deliver seamless customer experiences.

Digital wallets or pay services? Understanding the roles that power today’s digital payments experience

Digital wallets and pay services have transformed the way we think about money, turning smartphones into secure, all-in-one hubs for transactions.

How to navigate NACHA’s 2026 Fraud Mandate

By strengthening protection, banks and their customers can stay a step ahead of fraud.

Bill pay isn’t what it used to be, and that’s a good thing

This transition didn’t happen overnight. It took years of innovation and careful integration to transform outdated payment systems into the modern, scalable, secure, and resilient platforms we use today.

The future of payments: Unlocking the power of payments orchestration

On this page Payments orchestration optimizes multiple payment processing providers and methods using a single, unified platform. Think of it as the conductor of an orchestra, ensuring each instrument plays its part harmoniously. This approach not only simplifies payment processing but also enhances overall efficiency and effectiveness.

Fraudsters are developing sophisticated scams in the utility sector

Digital payments fraud in the utility sector is a growing concern. The shift from traditional paper checks to digital payments within the industry has opened new avenues for fraud1.

Pay with my hand? No way!

While I was watching the news, a story came on about a new technology coming to the local Whole Foods where you could pay with your palm.

Need a refreshing spike in summer sales? Follow Amazon’s lead

Traditionally, the summer is a slower time for retail, with sales in the U.S. typically centered around key holidays like Memorial Day, the Fourth of July and Labor Day. In the summer of 2015, Amazon changed everything when it introduced Amazon Prime Day, its own all-purpose summer shopping holiday exclusively for Amazon Prime members. This helped the marketplace giant in two ways: it increased sales during a lull, and it provided an additional incentive to become an Amazon Prime member.

Navigating merchant payments with industry experts

Payments orchestration is a game-changing strategy that centralizes payment flows across multiple providers and systems, but not all solutions are built the same. As the global economy becomes increasingly digital, organizations face a significant shift in payment processing and management.

Powering the world’s payments ecosystem with a best-in-class payments orchestration platform

Analyst firm Datos Insights recently released their Datos Matrix: Payment Orchestration Vendor Evaluation comparing payments orchestration vendors and named ACI’s merchant payments orchestration platform “Best in Class.” The main scoring categories Datos used to analyze payment vendors were provider stability, client strength, client service, product features, and functionality.