Nuvei Approved to Provide Local Merchant Payment Services in South Africa
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On October 14, 2026, Digital Transactions News reported in a brief on the payments industry that Nuvei had been approved by the Payments Association of South Africa to provide local merchant payment services in South Africa. The report described this approval as the latest development in Nuvei’s provision of relevant payment services in South Africa; it did not specify the exact date of the approval, details of its scope, the service launch date, or any other approval conditions, nor did it provide information about any prior application or review process. Therefore, what the report currently confirms is that the Payments Association of South Africa has approved Nuvei to provide local merchant payment services, without disclosing further arrangements regarding the matter.
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Nuvei has received approval from the Payment Association of South Africa to provide local merchant payment services in South Africa. Payward has agreed to acquire Finnish company Saldo Finance Oy and its digital banking subsidiary Saldo Bank UAB; the bank operates in five European countries, and the transaction is expected to close next year, with terms undisclosed. Movere will offer more than 500 payment methods in over 100 countries; MassPay will provide Bottomline’s Paymode business-to-business payments platform through a new agreement.
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