Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  LINBERG CHARLES H
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
12/03/2009		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ACI WORLDWIDE, INC. [ACIW]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
120 BROADWAY, SUITE 3350		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
VP and Chief Technical Officer
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10271		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 27,396 (1)
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)   (2) 03/04/2012 Common Stock 1,800 $ 10.04 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)   (3) 05/13/2012 Common Stock 20,000 $ 10.28 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
LINBERG CHARLES H
120 BROADWAY
SUITE 3350
NEW YORK, NY 10271		       VP and Chief Technical Officer  

Signatures

By: /s/ Victoria H. Sitz, Attorney in Fact For: Charles H. Linberg 12/07/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Includes 13,000 restricted shares granted on February 1, 2008 of which 3,250 vested on Febrauary 1, 2009 and 1,430 of these vested shares were surrendered by the reporting person to pay the tax liability due upon vesting. Also includes 6,500 restricted shares granted on September 16, 2008 of which 1,625 vested on September 16, 2009 and 674 of these vested shares were surrendered by the reporting person to pay the tax liability due upon vesting. Both grants were made pursuant to the ACI Worldwide, Inc. 2005 Equity and Performance Incentive Plan, as amended. The restrictions on these restricted shares generally lapse with respect to 25% of the shares on each anniversary of the grant date.
(2) These options were granted pursuant to the ACI Worldwide, Inc. 1999 Stock Option Plan, as amended. These options became exercisable in monthly installments and vested over 18 months. These options are fully vested.
(3) These options were granted pursuant to the ACI Worldwide, Inc. 1999 Stock Option Plan, as amended. These options vested pro rata on an annual basis over a three-year period, with the first installment becoming exercisable one year after the grant date. These options are fully vested.

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