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Billers

Debit is having a moment: Why consumers prefer it and why billers win when they support it

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Billers

The demographic shift powering debit: Why younger, digital‑first customers are choosing it over ACH

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Banking

Is your card platform holding back growth? Legacy vs. modern explained

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Merchants

When gas prices rise, how can fuel retailers protect traffic and loyalty

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Banking

The end of the batch era

Dr Leda Glyptis explains why payments transformation fails on governance, habits, and operating models—not technology—in a real‑time, irreversible world.

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Banking

Why advisory and consulting firms should get to know ACI Connetic

ACI Connetic changes how banks approach payments modernization. Here’s why advisory firms should get ahead of it.

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Banking

Five ways cards are evolving alongside today’s emerging payments

Cards aren’t disappearing. They’re evolving into adaptable credentials that anchor trust, control, and accountability in a faster, multi‑rail payments environment.

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Banking

Cards vs. real‑time payments is the wrong question

Cards and real‑time payments aren’t competing—they’re scaling together. Learn how banks can manage both through unified controls and decisioning.

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Banking

Resilience, scale, innovation: What ACI Connetic for cards means for the industry 

ACI Connetic for Cards enables banks and fintechs to modernize card issuing and acquiring on a cloud‑native platform.

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Banking

AI won’t replace payments infrastructure, but will make it stronger

AI has moved from breakthrough to market shock in weeks. A handful of striking LLM demonstrations, including auto‑built workflows and instant CRM modules, sent investors scrambling to redraw the software landscape. But one misconception dominated the reaction: the assumption that all software faces the same existential threat. It doesn’t.

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Leadership in an era of transformation

Navigate the future of payments with insights on today’s barriers, leadership strategies, and ecosystem shifts.

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Banking

Why banks are consolidating payment systems now

The institutions still running fragmented payment systems aren't just falling behind. They're paying billions for the privilege.

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Banking

The multi-cloud imperative: Building resilient payments for the future

Payments are rapidly evolving as customers demand seamless, instant, and global transactions, prompting financial institutions to modernize with resilient, cloud-native systems.

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Banking

ACI Worldwide and IBM: Powering the next generation of enterprise payments

ACI is optimizing Base24-eps and PRM for IBM’s latest Z platform to support major global financial institutions.

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Corporate

Reflecting on Payments Unleashed 2025: A message from our CEO

Payments Unleashed 2025 was a milestone in ACI Worldwide's 50-year history, celebrating our legacy and setting the stage for future payments innovation.

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Banking

Sibos 2025: Showcasing ideas, not declaring change

Sibos 2025 signaled a shift toward proactive modernization, emphasizing practical tech integration and evolving regulations in banking.

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Banking

Navigating the future of payments: Tackling fraud, risk, and compliance

In today's rapidly evolving payments landscape, financial institutions and businesses face unprecedented challenges in fraud prevention, risk management, and regulatory compliance