ACI Worldwide is strengthening its global payments technology ecosystem through expanded collaborations with major tech leaders—including Microsoft, Red Hat, IBM, MongoDB, and Synadia Communications—to enhance its unified, cloud-native payments platform, ACI Connectic. These strategic alliances are aimed at helping financial institutions modernize their infrastructure to meet increasingly strict regulatory standards and improve operational resilience. ACI Connectic now goes beyond traditional payment hubs by delivering high-performance, cloud-based payment engines that support real-time processing, scalability, integrated fraud prevention, and simplified migration to cloud environments. As financial institutions face mounting pressure to adapt to globally distributed, API-driven payment systems while managing legacy infrastructure limitations, ACI’s platform offers a future-proof solution aligned with regulatory mandates such as Europe’s DORA, the UK’s Operational Resilience Scheme, and Australia’s CPS 230.
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These regulations underscore the need for robust systems capable of withstanding digital disruptions to protect consumers and financial stability. “Maintaining operational resilience in a fast-paced business environment represents a critical challenge for financial institutions,” commented Scotty Perkins, Head of Product for Banking and Intermediaries at ACI Worldwide. “ACI Connectic is designed not only to help banks future-proof their payment infrastructure, but also to address the increasing non-functional demands of modern payment systems. Our cutting-edge technology supports the resilience, scalability, and security of banks’ payment systems while simplifying the transition to cloud-based infrastructures to improve operational efficiency.” By unifying card and account-to-account processing within a single platform, ACI Connectic empowers banks to meet performance demands, regulatory requirements, and competitive pressures, enabling a more resilient and adaptive global payments infrastructure.