ACI Worldwide
ACI Worldwide Inc develops, markets and installs a portfolio of software products focused on facilitating electronic payments. The firm also leverages its distribution network in the Americas; Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, or EMEA; and Asia-Pacific regions to sell software developed by third parties. ACI software products process payment transactions for retail banking clients, billers such as utilities and healthcare providers, and community banks and credit unions. ACI's customers are financial institutions all over the world, but majority of the revenue is generated in the United States and EMEA regions.www.aciworldwide.com
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Oct 15, 2026
Lorena RuizNARRATOR
78% of formal companies in Mexico already accept electronic transfers as a payment method, far above the adoption of point-of-sale terminals.
Lorena RuizNARRATOR
Internationally, ACI Worldwide estimates that 8.3% of all payments in the country are already made through instant payment systems such as SPAY.
Lorena RuizNARRATOR
a share that could climb to 12.9% by 2028 as tools like Deemo and Kodi gain traction.
Lorena RuizNARRATOR
What matters is that this shift no longer depends on consumer preference alone.
Paul DavidHOST
Steve is a dynamic product and payments exec with a unique blend of business and IT experience.
Paul DavidHOST
He's got an extensive background at industry giants like ACI Worldwide and Western Union, and he spent decades navigating the complexities of ACH card processing and the evolving regulatory environment in fintech.
Paul DavidHOST
Yeah.
Paul DavidHOST
Well let, let's jump right in having you describe the landscape and, and the sector that you're, you're working in.
Ceri GriffithsGUEST
I am by no means a payments expert stalwart.
Ceri GriffithsGUEST
Uh, when I worked for ACI Worldwide, I was there for around about two years, just over two years, and I learned a lot in that time.
Ceri GriffithsGUEST
'Cause I went from having zero payments experience to ACI Worldwide, which is like the most super enterprise software, which was intended for the top 200 merchants in the world.
Ceri GriffithsGUEST
They, they had Ikea as a customer.
Ceri GriffithsGUEST
They had Sainsbury's, M&S as a customer.
Christy StrasserHOST
When one of those AI agents buys something on your behalf but you don't want it, who pays? Here's Rob Hart in Chicago.
Rob HartCORRESPONDENT
Joining us to discuss is Phil Bruno, Chief Strategy and Growth Officer at ACI Worldwide.
Rob HartCORRESPONDENT
And the number one use case for AI, regardless of the model, is that one day this is the personal assistant, the AI personal assistant, that's gonna do your shopping for you.
Rob HartCORRESPONDENT
It's gonna make the restaurant reservation.
Christy StrasserHOST
When one of those AI agents buys something on your behalf, but you don't want it, who pays? Here's Rob Hart in Chicago.
Rob HartCORRESPONDENT
Chicago.Joining us to discuss is Phil Bruno, Chief Strategy and Growth Officer at ACI Worldwide.
Rob HartCORRESPONDENT
And the number one use case for AI, regardless of the model, is that one day this is the personal assistant, the AI personal assistant that's gonna do your shopping for you.
Rob HartCORRESPONDENT
It's gonna make the restaurant reservation.
Christy StrawserHOST
When one of those AI agents buys something on your behalf, but you don't want it, who pays? Here's Rob Hart in Chicago.
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Joining us to discuss is Phil Bruno, Chief Strategy and Growth Officer at ACI Worldwide.
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And the number one use case for AI, regardless of the model, is that one day this is the personal assistant, the AI personal assistant, that's going to do your shopping for you.
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It's going to make the restaurant reservation.
Sam BoboevHOST
I think the best person to introduce Phil is he himself.
Sam BoboevHOST
Phil, can you tell us more about your role at ACI Worldwide, as well as introduce us the company and what you guys are creating?
Philip BrunoGUEST
Sure, yeah.
Philip BrunoGUEST
Uh, so I'm Phil Bruno.
Sam BoboevHOST
Phil, um, you must have read the news, right? Couple of, uh, weeks ago, Stripe acquired an open router and AI gateway, or I would say orchestrator.
Philip BrunoGUEST
Yeah.
Sam BoboevHOST
So do you think it would make sense for ACI Worldwide also to acquire its op- its own, I mean, uh, AI gateway or orchestrator, since you guys are already orchestrating, um, payments and for the AI economy? It seems like now you need to s- be somewhere in AI.
Sam BoboevHOST
And for you guys, I think it's be- it's best to be in, at orchestration level.
Alex RezvanHOST
But
Jill DvorakHOST
slightly more than half of the people that were surveyed in this, this is an ACI worldwide, and it's one of a lot of different surveys.
Jill DvorakHOST
I know you had mentioned a Dunn-Humby survey.
Jill DvorakHOST
There are lots of ones out there, but more than half of consumers said they were uncomfortable letting the assistant make a purchase.