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ACIW, PAY and RELY show strong earnings revisions and short-term price upside potential as digital payments expand.

OMAHA, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $ACIW #Banking--ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW), an original innovator in global payments technology, today announced it is bringing intelligent routing for Swift ledger transactions to ACI Connetic, its cloud-native payments hub. The capability will allow banks to process tokenized deposit payments alongside traditional payment types using the same operational controls, workflows and infrastructure, eliminating the need for separate digital-asset payment operations. Swift announced.

WK, ACIW and ESTC combine strong estimate revisions with brokerage targets pointing to potential short-term upside.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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