ACI Worldwide has entered an agreement with Dallas-based Solutions by Text to give organizations the ability to bill through SMS, according to a company release.

ACI will integrate its UP Bill Payments with Solutions by Text software to give customers in consumer finance, healthcare, government, higher education, insurance and other industries the option of paying via text.

"As consumers continue to rely more heavily on smartphones for just about everything, it is quickly becoming the device of choice for digital payments," Andrew Sajsky, ACI business leader for business solutions, said in the announcement.