Nearly 60% of US Adults Can't Cover a $1,000 Emergency Expense, Driving Demand for Greater Control and Flexibility in Bill Payment, Finds ACI Speedpay Pulse Report

OMAHA, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nearly half of Gen Z and Millennial consumers and 40% of Gen X do not have enough money in their bank account to cover a $1,000 emergency expense, according to the 2026 ACI Speedpay Pulse Report, published by ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW), an original innovator in global payments technology. With two in three Americans now living paycheck to paycheck, the annual study finds that financial pressure, not just technology, is the primary force reshaping how, when and wh.

Business Wire • Sep 18, 2026

ACI Worldwide Expands ACI Connetic with Advanced Financial Messaging Technology to Power Intelligent, Future-Ready Payments

OMAHA, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $ACIW #Banking--ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW), an original innovator in global payments technology, today announced the expansion of ACI Connetic with a powerful cloud-native Financial Messaging capability, designed to help banks modernize payments infrastructure, simplify complexity, and scale real-time processing across domestic and cross-border networks. Financial institutions face growing pressure to support real-time payments, ISO 20022 migration, and an expanding range of dom.

Business Wire • Sep 17, 2026

Only 7% of Fashion Shoppers Trust AI to Buy for Them Today, Showing Merchants Must Build Confidence in Agentic Commerce

OMAHA, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $ACIW #AI--Fashion and sportswear consumers are increasingly embracing AI throughout the shopping journey, particularly when it helps them find better value. However, new research conducted by YouGov on behalf of ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW) shows that trust, transparency and control remain critical requirements before consumers are ready to hand purchasing decisions to AI agents. The survey of more than 3,300 consumers across the United Kingdom and United States found that s.

Business Wire • Sep 16, 2026

4 Stocks Trading Near 52-Week High With More Upside Potential

Stocks like THG, ACIW, BP and CNC are seeing price strength and have a high chance of carrying the momentum forward.

Zacks Investment Research • Sep 15, 2026

Does ACI Worldwide (ACIW) Have the Potential to Rally 27.16% as Wall Street Analysts Expect?

The mean of analysts' price targets for ACI Worldwide (ACIW) points to a 27.2% upside in the stock. While this highly sought-after metric has not proven reasonably effective, strong agreement among analysts in raising earnings estimates does indicate an upside in the stock.

Zacks Investment Research • Sep 8, 2026

Best Value Stocks to Buy for September 4th

WCC, ACIW, and FA made it to the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) value stocks list on September 4, 2026.

Zacks Investment Research • Sep 4, 2026

ACI Worldwide to Add Microservices Card Switching Through Cranium Acquisition

ACI Worldwide has agreed to acquire Cranium Ventures, a privately held developer of cloud-native card payment switching technology, as it seeks to expand its card-processing capabilities. The Omaha, Nebraska, payments technology company said Tuesday (Sept.

PYMNTS • Sep 3, 2026

ACI Worldwide to Add Microservices Card Switching to ACI Connetic for Cards via Acquisition of Cranium Ventures

OMAHA, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW), an original innovator in global payments technology, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Cranium Ventures, a privately held developer of cloud-native card payment switching technology. The technology will be added to ACI Connetic for Cards, which ACI launched in March 2026. ACI Connetic is the platform behind ACI's intelligent payments orchestration strategy, introduced in 2025 as the industry's first.

Business Wire • Sep 1, 2026

Retailers Rank Richer Payments Data as the Top Benefit of Payments Orchestration, New ACI Worldwide Research Finds

OMAHA, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $ACIW #Payments--Access to richer payments performance data across all channels was the payments orchestration benefit retail payments professionals selected most often, at 47%, according to new research from ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW), an original innovator in global payments technology. Respondents could pick up to three from nine options, and reduced payment-processing cost through competitive routing was selected least often, at 19%. The research was commissioned and funded b.

Business Wire • Aug 27, 2026

ACI Worldwide: An Undercovered Payments Compounder Getting Better

ACI Worldwide is rated Buy, leveraging a sticky customer base, strong margins, and a reasonable 14.6x forward P/E. Payment Software drives the investment case, with 9% segment growth and a 48% adjusted EBITDA margin, fueled by renewals, pricing, and cross-selling. Connetic provides a modernization path for legacy clients, but the current valuation does not require rapid platform adoption or a Biller sale.

Seeking Alpha • Aug 27, 2026