Checkout.com vs Nuvei (2026): fees, countries & payment methods compared

Checkout.com and Nuvei at a glance

	Checkout.com	Nuvei
Type	Provider	Provider
Headquarters	United Kingdom	Canada
Founded	2012	2003
Part of		Advent International
Countries covered	36	73
Payment methods	42	164
Currencies	27 — AED, AUD, BHD, BRL, CAD, CHF…	113 — AED, ALL, AMD, ANG, ARS, AUD…
Pricing	On request	On request
Settlement	T+2 for major currencies, T+3 or longer for others; daily to monthly payout runs
Regulators	Financial Conduct Authority, Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, Monetary Authority of Singapore, AUSTRAC, Financial Markets Authority, Customs and Excise Department, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Central Bank of the UAE, US state banking regulators (NMLS), Banco Central do Brasil	Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Central Bank of Cyprus, De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB), Bank of Lithuania, Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), FinCEN, US state banking regulators (via NMLS), FINTRAC, Comisión Nacional Bancaria y de Valores (CNBV) / Banco de México, Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), Registrar of Financial Service Providers, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (Kanto Bureau), Banco Central de la República Argentina (BCRA)
Categories	BNPL, Cards, Cross Border, Direct Debit, Gateway, Open Banking, PayTech	ACH, BNPL, Bank Transfer, Banking, Card Issuance, Cards, Cash, Cross Border, Crypto, Direct Debit, Gateway, IBAN Issuance, Mobile / USSD, On / Off Ramp, Open Banking, Orchestration, POS, Voucher
Industries	Crypto, Fintech, Marketplace, Retail, SaaS, Travel, eCommerce, iGaming	Crypto, Fintech, Gaming, Marketplace, Retail, SaaS, Travel, eCommerce, iGaming

Countries

31 in common · 5 only Checkout.com · 42 only Nuvei

Payment methods

33 in common · 9 only Checkout.com · 131 only Nuvei

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between Checkout.com and Nuvei?

Checkout.com covers 36 countries and Nuvei covers 73; they overlap in 31, with 5 served only by Checkout.com and 42 only by Nuvei. Checkout.com supports 42 payment methods and Nuvei 164, 33 of them in common. Neither publishes standard pricing — both quote fees per merchant.

Which covers more countries, Checkout.com or Nuvei?

Nuvei has more: Checkout.com covers 36 countries and Nuvei covers 73. Only Checkout.com serves Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and Saudi Arabia. Only Nuvei serves Argentina, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chile, Colombia and 36 more.

Does Checkout.com or Nuvei support more payment methods?

Nuvei has more: 42 for Checkout.com against 164 for Nuvei, with 33 in common. Only Checkout.com offers Alma, BACS, Benefit, KNET, Klarna Debit Risk, MB Way and 3 more. Only Nuvei offers 7-Eleven, APAC Bank Transfer, AU Pay, Abitab, Abon, Afterpay and 125 more.

Is Checkout.com cheaper than Nuvei?

Checkout.com quotes fees per merchant. Nuvei quotes fees per merchant. Which is cheaper depends on your payment methods, countries, volumes and risk profile, so compare quotes from both for your own mix.

Can you use Checkout.com and Nuvei together?

Yes. Many merchants use more than one payment provider — to cover countries or payment methods only one of them offers, or as a backup if one has an outage. A payment orchestration platform can route each payment to whichever provider suits it best.

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