RS2 plc - Agreement with ACI Worldwide

On 25 June 2024, RS2 plc announced that it launched a one-stop solution for acquirers and issuers in Brazil in partnership with ACI Worldwide, a global leader in mission critical, real-time payments software. The new offering combines the best of ACI’s and RS2’s acquiring and issuing capabilities, supporting financial institutions, integrated software vendors, payment facilitators, independent sales organizations, and payments processors on their digital transformation and modernisation journey.

RS2 explained that the combined new cloud-enabled technology platform will enable potential merchants, banks, and payment service providers to launch new products and services efficiently using configuration portals that integrate seamlessly to third-party platforms, orchestrating the entire payment ecosystem within the client environment, making the platform secure, reducing operational costs, and ultimately increasing revenues.

The combined solution will enable prospective customers to drive business growth through a modern and flexible solution, and to take advantage of new revenue opportunities of launching new products and services, providing payments companies with the flexibility to design and configure new products, modify existing ones, and effectively manage future payments securely, meeting constantly changing demands.

The platform is supported by ACI Fraud Management and Payments Intelligence, offering customers real-time enterprise fraud management capabilities, including advanced machine learning, predictive analytics, and expertly defined rules to combat the growing threat of fraud.

RS2 noted that the platform is certified for Brazil and meets all local regulatory requirements, including PCI, and local card scheme standards.