ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW), a leading global provider of real-time electronic payment and banking solutions, announced today that it is the first provider globally to receive SWIFT gpi certification for the Universal Payments (UP) Real-Time Payments solution—the industry’s only solution that allows financial institutions (FIs) to address their Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS), SWIFT messaging and real-time payments needs with a single, universal offering.