These two fintechs tap key trends

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ACI Worldwide and Broadridge have winning business models, especially in today’s expanding financial markets. We believe that will lead to strong growth in future years. Both are hitting new highs, but we still see them as buys. ACI WORLDWIDE, $52.88, is a buy. The firm (Nasdaq symbol ACIW; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (Shares outstanding: 104.9 million; Market cap: $5.6 billion; No dividends paid) is the leading software provider for processing transactions by credit cards, debit cards, automated teller machines, point-of-sale terminals and interbank systems. Its products also work to cut fraud. The firm’s clients include the top-10 banks worldwide, plus over 80,000 merchant customers. More than 3,000 organizations use its electronic bill payment systems, processing billions of transactions per day equating to trillions of dollars. Meantime, thousands of banks, intermediaries, and merchants prevent fraud with ACI’s systems. In the quarter ended September 30, 2024, ACI’s overall revenue jumped 24.4%, to $451.8 million from $363.0 million a year earlier. Excluding one-time items, the company earned $21.9 million,…