ACI provides new, digitally accessible payment options for parents
and students
NAPLES, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
ACI
Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW), a leading global provider of real-time electronic
payment and banking solutions, announced today that West
Virginia Wesleyan College has selected the company to power its tuition
payment system.
West Virginia Wesleyan College wanted to make payments easier and more
digitally accessible for both students and parents, and needed a
flexible solution to meet its needs. The college narrowed its search to
proven electronic payment systems that integrate into Colleague
by Ellucian®, the leader in higher education technology. West
Virginia Wesleyan College selected UP
Bill Payment Solution for tuition payments made over the web and at
the point of sale.
"After looking at Ellucian's different strategic partners, we selected
ACI due to both its many successes within higher education and its bill
pay solution's ease of use for parents and students," said Rob Kimble,
director of administrative services, West Virginia Wesleyan College.
"Ultimately, we want to improve access to financial records for parents
and students, which ACI will help us to accomplish."
"Across the U.S., 60 percent of higher education institutions are making
tuition payments easier by adding new options, according to ACI
and Ovum's Global Payments Insight survey," said Steve Kramer, vice
president and product line manager, ACI Worldwide. "We have a long track
record of improving and simplifying the tuition payments process for
colleges and universities and are pleased to add West Virginia Wesleyan
College to this growing list of institutions."
Electronic Bill Presentment and Payment (EBPP) Services are part of
ACI's UP Bill
Payment solution. ACI's Universal
Payments (UP) portfolio of solutions orchestrates all aspects of
payments processing for any payment type, any channel, any currency and
any network.
About ACI Worldwide
ACI Worldwide, the Universal
Payments (UP) company, powers electronic
payments for more than 5,100 organizations around the world. More
than 1,000 of the largest financial institutions and intermediaries as
well as thousands of global
merchants rely on ACI to execute $14 trillion each day in payments.
In addition, myriad organizations utilize our electronic
bill presentment and payment services. Through our comprehensive
suite of software and SaaS-based
solutions, we deliver real-time, immediate
payments capabilities and enable the industry's most complete omni-channel
payments experience. To learn more about ACI, please visit www.aciworldwide.com.
You can also find us on Twitter @ACI_Worldwide.
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decision.
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Media Contact:
ACI Worldwide
Andrea Snyder, 781-370-4817
andrea.snyder@aciworldwide.com
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