Nuvei secures licence from the Central Bank of the UAE. Source: Shutterstock.com

Nuvei has announced that it has secured an in-principle approval for a Retail Services Category II Licence from the Central Bank of the UAE. This represents an important strategic expansion into the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and fortifying its global presence and commitment to the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.

The UAE is a crucial market for Nuvei’s global customers due to its rapidly growing eCommerce sector, which is projected to surpass $10bn in revenue by 2029 with an annual growth rate (CAGR 2024-2029) of approximately 9%.

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The Retail Services Category II Licence enables Nuvei to offer its suite of payments technology to businesses operating in the thriving UAE market, including direct local acquiring, payment aggregation services, and domestic and cross-border fund transfers.

Through direct local acquiring, Nuvei gains greater control over the payment life cycle, ensuring further optimised payment acceptance rates and lower processing costs for its customers.

Nuvei already has a strong commercial presence and existing high-profile partnerships in the region

This expansion across the MENA region will build upon these partnerships and reaffirm Nuvei’s commitment to supporting its customers’ growth both locally and internationally.

Philip Fayer, Nuvei’s Chair and CEO, commented: “Our mission is to connect our customers to their customers more deeply through payments, wherever those customers are and however they want to pay. Expanding our global licences portfolio has been a key focus in this regard, and we can now offer the full power of our payment platform to support the growth aspirations of businesses operating in the UAE.

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“We extend our gratitude to the Central Bank of the UAE for its in-principle approval of our Retail Payment Services Licence and facilitating this opportunity. We’re thrilled to be on the cusp of launching our best-in-class services, including direct local acquiring, in such a fast-growing digital eCommerce market.”