Nuvei
Nuvei is a US - contrast fintech-infrastructure provider (Payment gateway). Verified at source - licence, regulator and registry reference. Active
Who it's for
Nuvei is built for merchants and platforms accepting online payments with the local methods European customers expect. It holds MiCA CASP authorisation.
Sovereignty profile
- Data residency (EEA): No - outside the EEA
- Company origin: US (Canada)
What Nuvei does
Capabilities & rails
- 🌐 Local-payments coverage: Regional / pan-European
- Local payment schemes: iDEAL, Bancontact, giropay, Przelewy24, Klarna
- E-commerce integrations: Magento, Shopify, WooCommerce, BigCommerce
Verified licence profile
Nuvei (Canada) - global PSP with local acquiring in 52 markets; MiCAR CASP + PI for EMT; launched Wero e-commerce.
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Official register entries
- Payment institution (PI) - Bank of Lithuania · Ref 306127160 · Active (EBA PSD2 register, as of 2026-07-18)
- Payment institution (PI) - Bank of Lithuania · Ref LB000406 · Active (EBA PSD2 register, as of 2026-07-18)
- Payment institution (PI) - The Netherlands Bank · Ref F0005 · Active (EBA PSD2 register, as of 2026-07-18)
- E-money institution (EMI) - Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) · Ref 994233 · Active (FCA Financial Services Register, as of 2026-07-18)
Register-sourced. See the full European Fintech Index. Registers have no legal significance - always confirm current status with the home regulator.
European alternatives to Nuvei
🏦 Local IBANs: NL
Adyen (Netherlands) - global acquiring, card issuing and banking; Adyen Issuing offers BIN sponsorship for platforms plus business accounts with NL IBANs. Credit institution (bank), DNB; passported across the EEA (CRD IV). A rare EU-HQ global processor. Agentic-ready - named partner in Mastercard Agent Pay (AI-agent commerce).
Aircash d.o.o. (Zagreb) - e-money institution, Croatian National Bank (ref IEN116); m-wallet, prepaid cards, mobile payments, transfers; passported across the EEA.
Autopay (Blue Media S.A., Poland) - online payments and account-to-account: BLIK, cards and open banking. National Payment Institution, KNF (since 2013).
Axerve (Biella, Italy; Fabrick / Sella Group) - Italy's payment hub for omnichannel acceptance: the Gestpay gateway (one of Italy's leading, 8,000+ companies) plus POS acquiring, with 250+ payment methods including Apple Pay, Samsung Pay and Alipay. Cross-reference: sister company of Fabrick (both Sella Group) - ownership flag (EU).
Bank Frick (Liechtenstein; family-owned, founded 1998) - banking and acquiring for PSPs and fintechs; the only Liechtenstein bank with both Visa and Mastercard acquiring licences, and the first EU bank in blockchain banking (2018). First Liechtenstein entry in the catalogue.
Barion Payment Zrt (Budapest) - e-money institution, MNB licence H-EN-I-1064/2013; online payment gateway, e-money wallet, card acceptance. #1 Hungarian EMI, EEA-passported.
FAQ
Is Nuvei European / EEA-based?
Nuvei is US origin (Canada) and is not fully EEA-based; shown as a contrast/comparison.
What does Nuvei do?
Nuvei covers: Payment gateway. Verified at source by Fintechnologica.