INSIGHT · US
ACI Worldwide explores sale of billing division amid investor appetite for recurring-revenue payments software
Payments provider ACI Worldwide is weighing a sale of its billing (accounts-receivable automation) business, capitalizing on strong institutional demand for recurring-revenue SaaS and streamlined payment stacks.
WHY IT MATTERS
Billing-software M&A trends signal that consolidators (private equity, larger fintech) now see subscription-management and AR automation as higher-margin, sticky revenue streams than legacy transaction processing.
Source: Reuters via PYMNTS · 2026-07-20