UBX Tanzania Deepens Partnership with ACI Worldwide to Power the Next Phase of the Nation’s Digital Economy
The upgraded platform is expected to double monthly payment transaction processing capacity
ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW), an original innovator in global payments technology, today announced the extension of its long-standing partnership with UBX Tanzania Limited, Tanzania’s leading national payment service provider. The extended partnership marks a significant milestone in a relationship that spans nearly two decades and is focused on strengthening infrastructure resilience, enhancing scalability and enabling innovation to support Tanzania’s rapidly evolving digital economy.
This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260521483147/en/ From left to right: Seronga Wangwe, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, UBX Tanzania Limited; Firehiwot Ayele, Sr. Account Executive- East Africa, ACI Worldwide
UBX currently powers the core payments infrastructure for 18 banks in Tanzania, supporting a nationwide network of over 250 ATMs and processing more than 1.3 million transactions monthly. Through this extended collaboration, UBX is positioned to accelerate the onboarding of new financial institutions and is projected to nearly double its payment-processing capacity over the next five years. Built on an active, high‑availability infrastructure across two certified PCI‑compliant data centers in Tanzania, the platform strengthens resilience and reduces service disruption and operational risk.
