ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW), a leading global provider of real-time electronic payment and banking solutions, has been honored at the 2016 CNP Awards, winning the Judges’ Choice award for ‘Best eCommerce Platform/Gateway’ solution. The five-judge panel selected ACI from the pool of nominees based on the strength its SaaS-based PAY.ON eCommerce Payments gateway.

ACI’s PAY.ON eCommerce gateway connects payment providers and merchants to a global network of more than 350 acquirers and alternative payment methods, and includes integrated real-time fraud prevention. Merchants and payment providers demand simplicity, global connectivity and security from their eCommerce payments solutions, and ACI’s ability to deliver on this promise with leading open payment technology is reinforced by its recognition at the 2016 CNP Awards.

"As card-not-present payments become increasingly integrated into mobile and omni-channel strategies, the complexity has opened the door even wider for bad actors seeking to steal personal information from consumers and leverage it for fraud," said Steve Casco, CEO, CardNotPresent.com. "The CNP Awards continue to represent the very best the world has to offer in support of card-not-present payments."

ACI will host the eCommerce Disruption Opportunity executive summit in London and New York on June 2, bringing together industry leaders to discuss how payments innovation can help payment providers and merchants take advantage of the $2.2 trillion global eCommerce opportunity. The summit will also provide new insights into ACI’s integrated eCommerce payments and fraud offering, powered by PAY.ON’s award-winning payment gateway solutions.