John Kraft

Head of Strategy & Finance, ACI WORLDWIDE INC

Search every verified John Kraft interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. In a September 2021 interview, ACI Worldwide CEO Odilon Almeida described the company as a "turnaround story," stating that while most of its growth in recent years came from acquisitions, the company now aims to combine organic growth with M&A. Almeida said the company expects "accelerated growth significantly" in the second half of the year, with guidance for "mid to high digit growth." He cited recent wins including a central hub for real-time payments in Indonesia and a major win in the United States. Almeida also discussed a partnership with Microsoft, saying the companies are "co-investing" to build a next-generation payments platform from scratch, rather than simply moving existing on-premise software to the cloud. He added that ACI Worldwide is "actively looking" at both buying and selling assets in the payment space, describing the company as "investor friendly" and focused on maximizing shareholder value through a combination of organic growth and M&A.