ACI Worldwide teams up with MagicCube to offer Tap to Pay

By Delisha Fernandes

ACI Worldwide has partnered with MagicCube, to deliver secure and seamless contactless payments on commercial off-the-shelf smartphones and tablets using Tap to Pay with or without the PIN.

The solution will offer mid-size and large retailers operating in complex environments with device-agnostic control and visibility of transaction data.

Basant Singh, head of ACI Worldwide merchant segment, said, “We are proud to launch our partnership with MagicCube to expand their industry-leading offering for growth beyond traditional and legacy payment terminals.”

Singh added “ACI’s Payments Orchestration Platform gives thousands of merchants and payment service providers globally the tools and technology to increase conversion rates and grow their business by making payments part of a smooth, seamless, and secure customer journey.”

Among the new ACI capabilities powered by i-Accept are multi-acquirer and multi-merchant support from one platform and direct integration into complex systems without impacting the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard scope or certification.

The solution also offers flexible management of acceptance rules across numerous geographies and message translation across different standards.

Sam Shawki, CEO and co-founder of MagicCube, said, “We are excited to extend a cutting-edge, truly secure, and scalable payment acceptance experience to thousands of merchants in the ACI network around the globe. i-Accept takes the complexity out of moving the checkout experience beyond the cashier’s desk and enables merchants of all sizes even the largest ones, with sophisticated backends and compliance, needs to offer better shopping experiences to their customers with seamless Tap to Pay on any smart device, including phones, tablets, and touch screens.”