Case Study: Large California Community College achieves Nacha and PCI compliance in three weeks with ACI Worldwide

How One College Achieved Nacha and PCI Compliance in Just Three Weeks With ACI Worldwide

Large California Community College faced imminent non‑compliance with Nacha’s new account‑validation rules (and related PCI requirements) because its existing payments solution could not meet the March 19, 2022 Nacha Operating Rule or integrate seamlessly with its Ellucian SIS. To avoid potential penalties and minimize operational disruption, the college selected ACI Worldwide and its ACI Speedpay solution.

ACI Worldwide implemented ACI Speedpay—a pre‑integrated payment solution that works with Ellucian, Anthology and Oracle—to provide Nacha- and PCI‑compliant account validation, broader digital payment options, and improved back‑office settlement. The rollout, aided by Doctums Global and a pre‑negotiated Foundation pricing agreement, was completed in three weeks with minimal resource impact, eliminated the time‑consuming RFP, and delivered a reported 75% reduction in implementation time.