Nuvei to acquire Payoneer for $2.75 billion, combining payment acceptance with cross-border payouts

Nuvei and Payoneer have entered into a definitive agreement under which Nuvei will acquire Payoneer for $7.40 per share in cash, valuing the deal at approximately $2.75 billion. For high-risk PSPs, the point is not the headline number; it is the mix of acquiring, payouts, multi-currency accounts, and regulatory footprint that could reshape which stack a merchant chooses for local and cross-border flows.

1. Nuvei will acquire all issued and outstanding shares of Payoneer Global Inc. common stock for $7.40 per share in cash, with a total transaction equity value of approximately $2.75 billion. The agreement has been approved by the boards of directors at both companies.
2. Phil Fayer, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Nuvei, said the acquisition is meant to turn Nuvei into a “global financial infrastructure leader.” He said the combined platform would let businesses accept payments, send funds, issue cards, manage treasury and FX needs, and access embedded financial services at scale.
3. The combined company would pair Nuvei’s payment acceptance capabilities with Payoneer’s cross-border payouts, multi-currency accounts, banking network, and same-day and real-time settlement in more than 150 markets. That matters because the usual merchant complaint in this segment is simple: one provider does acquiring well, another does payouts, and the merchant ends up stitching the rest together.
4. Nuvei said the new structure is intended to support customers using major digital commerce platforms including Amazon, eBay, Walmart, Airbnb, Fiverr, Upwork, Etsy, ByteDance, Shopify, and WooCommerce. It also said the transaction strengthens support for agentic commerce, stablecoin payments, and platform-native financial services.
5. Payoneer brings a regulatory footprint that includes multiple licenses and authorizations across major jurisdictions, including licensing for online payment services in mainland China and authorization in principle as a cross-border payment aggregator in India under the Reserve Bank of India’s regulatory framework. The transaction is expected to close in mid-2027, subject to Payoneer shareholder approval, required regulatory approvals, and other customary closing conditions.

For PSPs and acquiring teams, the useful detail is the regulatory layering: Payoneer is not just a payout brand, it is a licensed bridge into several markets. Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC is serving as lead financial advisor to Nuvei, and Barclays Capital Inc. is also advising Nuvei.