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Nuvei secures South Africa payment authorization
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Fusion42 · 14 October 2026 · Fusion42 review
Nuvei has secured authorization from the Payments Association of South Africa to offer local merchant payment services, extending its local acquiring infrastructure to 52 markets. This enables global and local businesses to process payments domestically within South Africa, improving authorization rates and reducing costs compared to cross-border acquiring.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Fintech, and 6 sources have reported it between 14 Oct 2026 and 15 Oct 2026.
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You can now offer domestic payment processing in South Africa without adding new gateways or accounts. That cuts your costs and boosts approval rates when selling to South African consumers.
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6 sources · first reported 14 Oct 2026 · latest 15 Oct 2026
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