Nuvei Obtains South African Merchant Payment Services License
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On October 15, 2026, PYMNTS reported that payments company Nuvei had received authorization from the Payments Association of South Africa to provide local merchant payment services in South Africa. The authorization expands the coverage of Nuvei’s local acquiring infrastructure to 52 markets. Nuvei’s business in South Africa will serve international companies entering the region to operate, as well as South African companies seeking to expand their global operations; services include local acquiring, payment acceptance infrastructure, transaction data, and operational control. The report did not provide the effective date of the license or any other follow-up arrangements.
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- PYMNTSNuvei obtains local merchant payment services license in South Africa, expanding local acquiring coverage to 52 markets
Nuvei has been authorized by the Payments Association of South Africa to provide local merchant payment services in South Africa, increasing the number of markets covered by its local acquiring infrastructure to 52. Its South Africa business will serve international companies entering the region and South African companies expanding globally, covering local acquiring, payment acceptance infrastructure, transaction data, and operational controls.
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