Payments software provider ACI Worldwide has appointed JP Krishnamoorthy as Chief Innovation and Technology Officer.

Krishnamoorthy joined the company in December 2025 and has assumed leadership of ACI’s Global Technology and Innovation organisation.

In the role, he will be responsible for advancing ACI’s technology strategy to support faster product delivery and more scalable payments services for banking, biller and merchant customers that process trillions of dollars in transactions each year.

Tom Warsop, CEO of ACI Worldwide, said,

“We are in a critical modernisation phase, and we need a technology leader who understands how to drive innovation and build smarter capabilities into our platforms while maintaining the 24/7 reliability our customers require.

JP has that rare combination of experience in payments systems at scale, successful product innovation and leadership, and AI implementation. He’s exactly the right leader to accelerate our technology evolution. He is a recognised force in today’s rapidly-changing software industry, and we are thrilled to welcome him to the ACI team.”

Before joining ACI, Krishnamoorthy served as Executive Vice President of Engineering, AI, Cloud Operations and Cybersecurity at Coupa Software.

In that role, he led platform modernisation initiatives and helped develop Community.ai, which uses machine learning to extract operational intelligence from customer transaction data at scale.

He previously held senior roles at Oracle and Portal Software.

The appointment follows the planned departure of Abe Kuruvilla, who has served as Chief Technology Officer since 2023.

During his tenure, ACI brought products including ACI Connetic and Speedpay One to general availability, implemented Fed ISO 20022 and SWIFT Hybrid Address regulatory requirements, and strengthened its technology leadership team.

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