Global fintech Nuvei today announced the launch of direct acquiring in Mexico, enabling businesses to process card transactions locally through Nuvei’s own licensed infrastructure.

The launch marks the latest step in Nuvei’s strategy to operate directly inside domestic payment ecosystems, giving businesses the ability to improve approval rates, increase visibility into transaction data, and reduce the complexity of managing payments across markets, all through a single platform.

Phil Fayer, Chair & CEO of Nuvei, said:

“Commerce is global, but payment performance is local. Our direct acquiring expansion into Mexico advances our Every Payment Everywhere strategy — building infrastructure inside domestic payment ecosystems so customers can scale globally while performing like a local.”

Nuvei now processes card transactions in Mexico through direct integrations with domestic infrastructure and global card networks, removing reliance on intermediary acquiring partners and reducing the number of payment relationships businesses need to manage across markets.

Processing locally gives businesses access to complete, real-time transaction data, enabling more precise fraud detection, stronger authorization performance, and more consistent customer experiences. By handling transactions within the domestic ecosystem, businesses benefit from improved approval rates, greater visibility into payment performance, and more control over how transactions are managed at the point of payment.

This local acquiring capability forms the foundation of Nuvei’s broader offering in Mexico. Through a single integration, businesses can also access highly adopted local payment methods such as OXXO Pay and SPEI, alongside payouts, risk management, and real-time reporting.

By bringing these capabilities together on one platform, Nuvei enables businesses to expand payment coverage while simplifying how they operate. Instead of managing multiple acquiring relationships, integrations, and reporting environments across markets, businesses can access local acquiring, alternative payment methods, payouts, and risk management through a single connection. This reduces operational overhead, improves visibility, and allows companies to scale internationally without increasing the complexity of their payments stack.

Nuvei now holds local acquiring licenses in 52 markets and supports more than 720 alternative payment methods globally. Recent expansions in Canada and Colombia follow the same approach, establishing direct connections to domestic payment ecosystems to improve authorization performance, increase data visibility, and reduce operational complexity.

Mexico represents the continuation of that model: infrastructure built locally, designed to perform in-market, and scaled globally.