ACI, in partnership with Collier County and the State of Florida,
increases regional footprint, bringing in more senior-level talent to
Naples headquarters
NAPLES, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
ACI
Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW), a leading global provider of real-time electronic
payment and banking solutions, today announced that it is expanding
its presence in Florida—with a continuation of senior-level and business
function hires—at its Naples-based global headquarters. To commemorate
the expansion, ACI executives including President and CEO Phil Heasley
joined the Honorable Rick Scott, Governor of Florida, for an event at
ACI's Naples office earlier today.
ACI is one of the Gulf Coast's largest companies by revenue, ranked 28
on the 2015 Gulf Coast 500. It is also ranked No. 18 on the latest IDC
Financial Insights 2016 FinTech Rankings, the annual list of the
world's largest financial technology companies judged according to their
global revenues.
Governor Rick Scott said, "I am proud to announce that ACI Worldwide has
selected Naples as the best location to expand its operations, which
will create 57 new jobs for families in Collier county. We were
competing with Nebraska for these jobs, but ultimately ACI chose
Florida. We will continue working with state and local partners to make
sure Florida is first for jobs. I look forward to seeing ACI Worldwide's
success in Florida."
"This is great news for Southwest Florida and our state's IT industry,"
said Mike Grissom, Executive Vice President, Enterprise Florida, Inc.
"These new jobs will be a great addition to Florida's IT sector and ACI
Worldwide's decision to keep those positions here is great news for the
region. We look forward to watching ACI grow in our state."
Cissy Proctor, Executive Director of the Florida Department of Economic
Opportunity, said, "ACI Worldwide's expansion in Southwest Florida is
great news for local jobseekers. We are committed to continuing economic
development and workforce investments in Florida that enable us to be
more competitive for companies like ACI Worldwide as they grow."
"The expansion of the ACI Worldwide corporate headquarters brings
high-value jobs to Naples and is another example of growing our local
economic base through our business retention/expansion program," said
Kristi Bartlett, vice president of economic development for the Greater
Naples Chamber of Commerce.
"We are excited that ACI invested in Collier County and continues to see
our community and our people as a great investment," said Commissioner
Penny Taylor, whose district includes ACI Worldwide's headquarters.
"When projects like this come before the Board, we want to endorse them
because we know the return for our community is going to be so great. We
thank Governor Scott and Enterprise Florida for allowing us to partner
in this endeavour."
"Naples, the Gulf Coast and the State of Florida provide tremendous
opportunities to companies with operations here. And this burgeoning
region is fast becoming a major technology hub due to its universities
and growing pool of top talent," said Phil Heasley, president and CEO,
ACI Worldwide. "Our own continued growth and success—both in Florida and
globally—validate the region's strengths and we look forward to further
expanding our footprint here."
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
and securities. 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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ACI Worldwide
Dan Ring, 781-370-3600
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