Nuvei
"The infrastructure for every payment, everywhere" [1]
Nuvei is a global payment infrastructure provider covering card acceptance, ecommerce checkout, marketplace payments, payouts, card issuing, and cryptocurrency payments across 190+ countries with local acquiring in 52 markets. It targets platforms, marketplaces, and enterprise merchants requiring cross-border reach and embedded finance capabilities. Pricing is not published and requires a sales engagement. The REST API supports HMAC-signed authentication, webhooks, idempotency, and official SDKs for PHP, Java, Node.js, and .NET, and the platform is PCI DSS Level 1 certified and ISO 27001 compliant.
Best for / Avoid if
Best for: AI agents and automation - an agent-ready surface (MCP / llms.txt); Teams needing broad API coverage out of the box
Avoid if: You need to start building today without contacting sales; You need transparent pricing up front; You want to try it free before paying
Pricing & procurement
Capabilities
- Supported actions
- create_charge, pre_authorization, capture_settlement, void, refund, advanced_refund, payouts, hosted_checkout, payment_page_hosted, simply_connect_embedded_checkout, web_sdk, server_to_server_api, tokenization, network_tokenization, 3ds_authentication, 3ds_fingerprinting, smart_3ds_routing, 3ds_exemption_management, recurring_payments, card_on_file, merchant_initiated_transactions, dispute_management, chargeback_representment, fraud_screening, fraud_rules_engine, ip_geolocation_fraud_rules, avs_cvv_rules, rapid_dispute_resolution_rdr, ethoca_alerts, verifi_alerts, multicurrency, dynamic_currency_conversion, apple_pay, google_pay, alternative_payment_methods, bank_transfer_ach, bank_transfer_sepa, bank_transfer_rtp, bank_transfer_fednow, bank_transfer_faster_payments, bank_transfer_interac, cryptocurrency_payments, stablecoin_settlement, virtual_card_issuing, physical_card_issuing, reconciliation_automation, reporting_api, payment_routing_optimization [6]
- Regions
- 190+ countries and territories, Local acquiring in 52 markets, United States, European Union, United Kingdom, Canada, China, India, Latin America, Mexico [7]
- Input types
- Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal, ACH, SEPA, SEPA Instant, Real-time Payments (RTP), FedNow, Faster Payments, Interac, Neteller, Skrill, Buy Now Pay Later, QR code payments, Cryptocurrency, Stablecoins, 700+ alternative payment methods [8]
- Output types
- JSON, webhook events (DMNs), hosted checkout page, payment link, settlement report, reconciliation report, dispute management reports, gateway fee reports
- Webhooks
- ✓ Yes [9]
- Sandbox / test mode
- ✓ Yes [10]
- SDK languages
- PHP, Java, Node.js, .NET/C# [11]
- MCP server
- ✓ Yes [12]
Trust & compliance
- SOC 2
- – Unknown [13]
- HIPAA
- – Unknown
- GDPR
- ✓ Yes [14]
- ISO 27001
- ✓ Yes [15]
- PCI DSS
- ✓ Yes [16]
- Published SLA
- ✗ No [17]
- Known restrictions
- PCI DSS Level 1 Service Provider, 3D Secure testing not available in sandbox (live cards and live environment required), Advanced sandbox features (pre-auth, SecureCard, subscriptions, unreferenced refunds) require requesting a full test account by email, Production access requires merchant underwriting and commercial agreement [18]
Developer surface
Integration
- API style
- rest
- Base URL
- https://api.nuvei.com/payment-api/
- Version
- v2
- Versioning
- url
- Stability
- beta
- Auth methods
- api_key, hmac_signature
- Idempotency keys
- ✓ Yes
- Error format
- vendor-specific
- Webhook signing
- hmac_sha256
Adoption & maturity
- Launched
- 2003-01-01
- Notable customers
- Carousel Group, Rank Group, Syspro, MediaMarktSaturn
Other Online Card Payment APIs
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Square Payments
"Square Payments Built for however you do business" - Square Payments is a comprehensive payment processing solution for in-person, online, and mobile transactions.
Adyen
"One platform for payments, data, and financial products. Built to scale with the world's leading businesses."
Razorpay
"India's All-in-One Finance Platform" that helps businesses accept payments, make payouts, manage banking, automate payroll, and access credit - all from a single platform.
Stripe
Financial infrastructure to grow your revenue.
Trolley
"The Payouts Platform for the Internet Economy"
References
- ↑Description: nuvei.com
- ↑Pricing model: nuvei.com · nuvei.com
- ↑Published pricing: nuvei.com
- ↑Self-serve signup: developer.nuvei.com
- ↑Requires sales call: nuvei.com
- ↑Supported actions: docs.nuvei.com · docs.nuvei.com
- ↑Regions: nuvei.com · nuvei.com
- ↑Input types: nuvei.com
- ↑Webhooks: docs.nuvei.com
- ↑Sandbox: helpdesk.nuvei.com
- ↑SDK languages: docs.nuvei.com
- ↑MCP server: docs.nuvei.com
- ↑SOC 2: nuvei.com
- ↑GDPR: document.nuvei.com · nuvei.com
- ↑ISO 27001: prnewswire.com · nuvei.com
- ↑PCI DSS: nuvei.com · docs.nuvei.com
- ↑Published SLA: nuvei.com · nuvei.com
- ↑Known restrictions: helpdesk.nuvei.com · nuvei.com
Change history
- 2026-06-21 Capabilities: {} → {"payouts":true,"in_person":true,"recurring":true,"fraud_tools":true,"local_met…
- 2026-06-21 Summary Md: (none) → Nuvei is a global payment infrastructure provider covering card acceptance, eco…
- 2026-06-21 Score Pricing Transparency: (none) → 0
- 2026-06-21 Score Setup Speed: (none) → 40
- 2026-06-21 Score Docs Quality: (none) → 25
- 2026-06-21 Score Procurement Friction: (none) → 0
- 2026-06-21 Score Agent Friendliness: (none) → 65
- 2026-06-21 Score Trust Readiness: (none) → 40
- 2026-06-21 Best For: (none) → AI agents and automation - an agent-ready surface (MCP / llms.txt), Teams needi…
- 2026-06-21 Avoid If: (none) → You need to start building today without contacting sales, You need transparent…
- 2026-06-21 Scoring Methodology: (none) → Scores are computed deterministically from this profile's published, sourced fi…
- 2026-06-21 Robots Allows Agents: (none) → Yes
- 2026-06-21 Docs URL: (none) → https://docs.nuvei.com/documentation/home/
- 2026-06-21 Llms Txt URL: (none) → https://www.nuvei.com/llms.txt
- 2026-06-21 Llms Txt Present: (none) → Yes
- 2026-06-21 Rendering: (none) → static
- 2026-06-21 Has Structured Data: (none) → Yes
- 2026-06-21 Pricing Model: set to contact_sales
- 2026-06-21 Has Published Pricing: set to No
- 2026-06-21 Free Tier Available: set to No
- 2026-06-21 Self Serve Signup: set to No
- 2026-06-21 Requires Sales Call: set to Yes
- 2026-06-21 Enterprise Plan Available: set to Yes
- 2026-06-21 GDPR: set to Yes
- 2026-06-21 ISO 27001: set to Yes
- 2026-06-21 PCI DSS: set to Yes
- 2026-06-21 SLA Published: set to No
- 2026-06-21 Data Retention Policy URL: set to https://docs.platforms.nuvei.com/docs/onboard_sellers/data/
- 2026-06-21 Known Restrictions: set to PCI DSS Level 1 Service Provider, 3D Secure testing not available in sandbox (l…
- 2026-06-21 Auth Methods: set to api_key, hmac_signature
- 2026-06-21 Auth Docs URL: set to https://docs.nuvei.com/documentation/features/authentication/
- 2026-06-21 API Style: set to rest
- 2026-06-21 Base URL: set to https://api.nuvei.com/payment-api/
- 2026-06-21 API Version: set to v2
- 2026-06-21 Versioning Scheme: set to url
- 2026-06-21 MCP URL: set to https://mcp.nuvei.com/sse
- 2026-06-21 Quickstart URL: set to https://docs.nuvei.com/documentation/accept-payment/web-sdk/quick-start-for-web…
- 2026-06-21 Idempotency Supported: set to Yes
- 2026-06-21 Error Format: set to vendor-specific
- 2026-06-21 Webhook Signing: set to hmac_sha256
- 2026-06-21 Webhook Events URL: set to https://docs.nuvei.com/documentation/integration/webhooks/
- 2026-06-21 Requires Verification: set to Yes
- 2026-06-21 Launched At: set to 2003-01-01
- 2026-06-21 Notable Customers: set to Carousel Group, Rank Group, Syspro, MediaMarktSaturn
- 2026-06-21 Fields Not Found: set to soc2, hipaa, documented_rate_limits, minimum_commitment, deprecation_policy_url…
- 2026-06-21 Source Confidence: set to high
- 2026-06-21 Extractor: set to claude-subagent:sonnet
- 2026-06-21 Last Verified At: set to 2026-06-21T00:00:00.000Z
- 2026-06-21 Status: set to published
- 2026-06-21 Stability: set to beta
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