[6] The company offered electronic payment processing and merchant services for point of sale and online businesses.

[6] In September 2017, Montreal-based private equity firm Novacap and the public pension fund manager Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec announced a joint investment in the company.

[8][9] In September 2020, the company raised US$700 million in the largest technology initial public offering to date on the Toronto Stock Exchange.

[10] In November, Nuvei completed the acquisition of Smart2Pay as part of a drive to strengthen its presence in high-growth digital commerce verticals.

[18] On April 1, 2024, it was announced that Advent International had agreed to buy Nuvei for $6.3 billion in an all-cash deal, taking it private.