Question 1

What is the difference between Nuvei and OpenPayd?

Accepted Answer

Nuvei covers 73 countries and OpenPayd covers 47; they overlap in 36, with 37 served only by Nuvei and 11 only by OpenPayd. Nuvei supports 290 payment methods and OpenPayd 13, 6 of them in common. Neither publishes standard pricing — both quote fees per merchant.

Question 2

Which covers more countries, Nuvei or OpenPayd?

Accepted Answer

Nuvei has more: Nuvei covers 73 countries and OpenPayd covers 47. Only Nuvei serves Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, China and 31 more. Only OpenPayd serves Guam, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jamaica, Jersey, Monaco and 5 more.

Question 3

Does Nuvei or OpenPayd support more payment methods?

Accepted Answer

Nuvei has more: 290 for Nuvei against 13 for OpenPayd, with 6 in common. Only Nuvei offers APAC Bank Transfer, AU Pay, Abitab, Abon, Afterpay, Aircash and 278 more. Only OpenPayd offers CHAPS, Crypto, Express SWIFT, IAT, SWIFT, TARGET2 and 1 more.

Question 4

Is Nuvei cheaper than OpenPayd?

Accepted Answer

Nuvei quotes fees per merchant. OpenPayd 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.

Question 5

Can you use Nuvei and OpenPayd together?

Accepted Answer

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.

	Nuvei	OpenPayd
Type	Provider	Provider & method
Headquarters	Canada
Founded	2003
Part of	Advent International
Countries covered	73	47
Payment methods	290	13
Currencies	116 — AED, ALL, AMD, ANG, ARS, AUD…	53 — AED, AUD, BGN, BHD, CAD, CHF…
Pricing	On request	On request
Settlement
Regulators	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	ACH, BNPL, Bank Transfer, Banking, Card Issuance, Cards, Cash, Cross Border, Crypto, Direct Debit, Gateway, IBAN Issuance, Mobile / USSD, On / Off Ramp, Open Banking, POS, Voucher	Bank Transfer, Crypto, IBAN Issuance, On / Off Ramp, Open Banking, Remittance
Industries	Crypto, Fintech, Gaming, Marketplace, Retail, SaaS, Travel, eCommerce, iGaming	Charity, Cosmetics, Crypto, Food & Drink, Forex / CFD, Healthcare, SaaS, Travel, eCommerce, iGaming

Nuvei vs OpenPayd

Nuvei and OpenPayd at a glance

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