ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW) and Inter Pag announced a strategic partnership in Brazil. Inter Pag operates as the merchant acquiring business of Banco Inter. The partnership will support the next stage of Inter Pag’s growth across Brazil. It combines cloud-enabled acquiring capabilities with advanced payments orchestration.
The solution also brings AI-driven fraud prevention and analytics capabilities. Additionally, it includes advanced ecommerce tools and payments orchestration. Together, these capabilities will support Inter Pag’s payments modernization strategy. The partnership will also help the company scale operations and introduce new services.
Inter Pag aims to respond more effectively to changing merchant requirements. Meanwhile, the company plans to strengthen innovation across its payments infrastructure.
“Modern payments infrastructure is no longer just about processing transactions. It’s about turning payments into a strategic growth engine.” Vlademir Santos, Head of Sales, Brazil, ACI Worldwide
As part of the agreement, Inter Pag selected the ACI Acquiring Platform. The platform also includes back-office card management capabilities powered by RS2. ACI and RS2 launched their strategic partnership in Brazil in 2024. The combined capabilities will support Inter Pag’s evolving acquiring operations.
The platform will provide the foundation for Inter Pag’s next growth phase. It will help simplify operations and increase flexibility across its payments orchestration environment. Furthermore, the platform will strengthen operational resilience. It will also help Inter Pag introduce new payment services more quickly.
Brazil’s Digital Payments Market Drives Modernization
Inter Pag serves more than 100,000 small and medium-sized businesses across Brazil. The company continues investing in modern payments infrastructure to handle increasing transaction volumes. Merchant expectations are also changing across the Brazilian market. As digital payments adoption expands, businesses require broader payment options.
They also expect more value-added services and real-time payment experiences. Consequently, acquiring platforms must support increasingly complex payment requirements. The partnership arrives as Brazil continues to develop its digital payments ecosystem. The country has become one of the world’s fastest-growing and most innovative payments orchestration markets.
Pix has played a major role in this transformation since its launch in 2020. The payment system has grown to nearly 170 million users. Pix has fundamentally changed how consumers and businesses send and receive payments. It became Brazil’s most widely used payment method.
Pix represented 54.7% of all payment transactions during the second half of 2025. This rapid adoption continues to influence the country’s acquiring industry. As Pix and alternative payment methods gain traction, acquirers face new infrastructure demands. They need systems that can handle higher transaction volumes and new payment experiences.
They must also strengthen fraud controls while accelerating product development. Therefore, payment providers increasingly require intelligent acquiring platforms. AI and real-time analytics can help acquirers improve operational decisions. These technologies can also help organizations respond to changing market conditions.
ACI Platform Supports Inter Pag’s Growth Strategy
Against this backdrop, Inter Pag is investing in a modern payments orchestration platform. The company intends to support future growth and improve operational efficiency. The platform will also create greater flexibility for payment innovation. This approach aligns with the changing needs of merchants across Brazil.
“Brazil has become one of the most dynamic payments markets in the world. The success of Pix, the growth of digital commerce and rapidly changing merchant expectations are accelerating the need for modernization across the acquiring industry,” said Vlademir Santos, head of sales, Brazil, ACI Worldwide. “Reliable, secure and resilient payment processing remains essential, but increasingly acquirers also need payments intelligence, AI-driven insights, orchestration capabilities and the flexibility to innovate faster. Modern payments infrastructure is no longer just about processing transactions. It’s about turning payments into a strategic growth engine.”
The partnership also supports Inter Pag’s broader technology modernization efforts. The company seeks to strengthen its acquiring capabilities while improving merchant experiences.
“Modernizing our acquiring infrastructure is an important part of our strategy as we continue to evolve our payments capabilities and strengthen the experience we provide to merchants,” said Gustavo Cunha Borges, head of technology, Banco Inter. “We were looking for a platform that would provide the flexibility, scalability and resilience required for the next phase of our modernization journey. The ACI Acquiring platform provides a strong foundation to support innovation, operational efficiency and future growth.”
The expanded infrastructure will help Inter Pag address evolving payment demands. It will also support the company as digital commerce continues expanding in Brazil.
Through the partnership, ACI Worldwide will provide technology focused on payment processing and intelligent orchestration. Inter Pag will use these capabilities to support scalability, resilience, and innovation. The agreement reinforces the growing role of intelligent payment infrastructure in Brazil. It also highlights how acquirers are adapting to rapid changes in digital payments orchestration.
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