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ACI Worldwide Collaborates with Red Hat to Enhance Cloud-Based Payment Services

• By John K. Waters
• September 3, 2024

Real-time payments software provider ACI Worldwide is partnering with Red Hat to expand its Enterprise Payments Platform, the two companies announced today. This partnership will allow ACI’s platform to be deployed across any cloud infrastructure using Red Hat OpenShift, the companies said.

The collaboration marks ACI’s entry into the Red Hat partner ecosystem, which grants the company access to Red Hat’s extensive portfolio of cloud-native artificial intelligence and hybrid cloud platforms. ACI aims to simplify payment operations for banks, merchants, and billers by enabling them to leverage the cloud for their payment services, which can be deployed on-premises, in the cloud, or as a managed service.

ACI Worldwide offers real-time software solutions designed to enable banks, billers, and merchants to drive growth and stay ahead of evolving payment challenges. With nearly 50 years of expertise, ACI combines a global footprint with local presence to deliver innovative payment experiences.

"We are excited to extend our collaboration by joining the Red Hat partner ecosystem," said Scotty Perkins, head of product management at ACI Worldwide, in a statement. "We believe that this collaboration will be a game changer for many of our partners and customers, enabling them to improve operational efficiency, accelerate product launches, and drive growth."

OpenShift is a Kubernetes-based open-source platform developed by Red Hat that provides a robust environment for building, deploying, and managing containerized applications. It offers developers and IT teams a unified platform to develop, host, and scale applications across different cloud environments, whether on-premises, public, or hybrid clouds. OpenShift simplifies the process of application development by automating many aspects of the lifecycle, including orchestration, security, and monitoring, while also providing tools for continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD).

"We look forward to collaborating with ACI to help deliver a mission-critical enterprise payments platform for customers globally," said Stefanie Chiras, senior vice president of partner ecosystem success at Red Hat, in a statement. "At Red Hat, we are committed to supporting our partners and customers with a flexible, scalable, enterprise-grade technology platform like Red Hat OpenShift, helping them maximize innovation and reduce time to market."

This partnership reflects ACI’s ongoing commitment to modernizing payment infrastructures while providing enhanced resiliency and reducing operating costs for its customers, the company said.