Alternative Payment Methods (APM)
https://www.nuvei.com/apmNuvei APM connects businesses to customers worldwide by supporting 720+ alternative payment methods, allowing merchants to offer localized, consumer-preferred payment experiences. The platform is modular, flexible, and scalable, enabling seamless integration and management of diverse payment options for both online and in-person transactions.
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Product Overview
Nuvei's Alternative Payment Methods (APM) offering enables businesses to accept over 700 trusted local and global payment methods through a single integration, optimizing conversion rates, expanding market reach, and providing customers with their preferred payment experiences. The platform supports a wide range of payment types, including e-wallets, bank transfers, real-time payments, cash payments, cards, mobile payments, and Buy Now Pay Later solutions, across more than 200 markets and 150 currencies.
Detailed Description
Nuvei APM connects businesses to customers worldwide by supporting 720+ alternative payment methods, allowing merchants to offer localized, consumer-preferred payment experiences. The platform is modular, flexible, and scalable, enabling seamless integration and management of diverse payment options for both online and in-person transactions.
Key Features
- Support for 700+ alternative payment methods
- Coverage in 200+ markets, 150 currencies
- Local acquiring in 50 markets
- Unified reporting and reconciliation
- Comprehensive fraud prevention and risk management
- Chargeback guarantee solutions (for select payment types)
- Real-time and instant payment options
- Mobile-centric, frictionless customer journeys
- Higher transaction limits for select methods (e.g., up to €100,000 for SEPA, £1,000,000 for UK Faster Payments, $100,000 for Canada IBT)
- Support for recurring and one-time payments
- Paper check processing (Check 21+ in the US)
- Assured Funds guarantee for US ACH payments
Key Benefits
- Optimize conversion rates by allowing customers to pay how they choose
- Increase acceptance rates locally and globally
- Delight customers with a local payment experience
- Expand into new markets quickly and easily
- Reduce payment processing costs by bypassing card network charges
- Accelerate settlement and improve cash flow
- Single integration for all payment methods
Use Cases
- Online and in-store payments
- Peer-to-peer transfers
- Recurring and subscription billing
- Gig economy payouts
- Insurance claims
- Remittances
- Marketplace settlements
- Loan disbursements
- Digital goods payouts
- Card-not-present transactions
- Accounts receivable management
- Healthcare payment solutions
Documentation
View DocumentationWho Is It For
- eCommerce merchants
- Marketplaces
- Travel and mobility businesses
- Online gaming and video gaming platforms
- Financial services
- Crypto platforms and exchanges
- Digital content and subscription providers
- Business-to-business (B2B) companies
- Government and public sector
- Independent software vendors
- Small and medium sized businesses
- Developers and platforms seeking embedded payments
Requirements
- Integration with Nuvei's platform (API or SDK)
- Merchant account with Nuvei
- Compliance with local regulations in served geographies
Detailed Sections
Discover local payment methods for global reach
Explore over 700 trusted payment methods to boost your business, locally and globally.
Discover a full stack of benefits
- Optimize conversion rates by allowing your customers to pay how they choose
- Increase acceptance rates, locally & globally
- Delight your customers with a local payment experience
- Expand into new markets, quickly & easily
Canada Bank Transfer
Effortless and rapid transactions online or via phone, with instant payment options for quick fund movement. Robust security and customizable fraud prevention. Comprehensive, transparent reporting.
- Fast and secure transfers between private and business accounts
- Interac solutions accepted at over half a million locations
- Faster and instant payment options
- Cost-effective alternative to credit cards
- Unify features through a single integration
UK Bank Transfer
Effortless and rapid transactions online or via phone, with instant payment options. Robust security and customizable fraud prevention. Comprehensive, transparent reporting.
- Swift and secure transactions between UK bank accounts
- 24/7 accessibility
- Real-time money transfers
- Generous £1,000,000 per transaction limit
- Cost-effective alternative to credit cards
- Unify features through a single integration
EU Bank Transfer
Effortless and rapid transactions online or via phone, with instant payment options. Robust security and customizable fraud prevention. Comprehensive, transparent reporting.
- Instant payments, immediate transfer of money
- 24/7/365 accessibility
- Real-time money transfers
- Reduce payment processing costs by cutting out card scheme fees
- Higher transaction limits, up to €100,000
- Chargeback guarantee solution available
U.S. Bank Transfer
Effortless transactions, instant payment options, and transparent reporting. Protect your business with Assured Funds guarantee.
- Simple, flexible ACH payments
- Process one-time or recurring transactions
- Economical alternative to credit and debit cards
- Assured Essential and Assured Complete guarantee options
- Three validation levels: Basic, Enhanced, Premier
- Check 21+ for electronic paper check processing
Wero Payments for European eCommerce Merchants
Wero is the EPI’s unified mobile payment wallet, enabling instant, secure account-to-account payments across Europe. Expands consumer choice, reduces processing costs, and accelerates settlement.
- Supports SEPA Instant Credit Transfer protocols
- Pan-European solution replacing Giropay, Paylib, Payconiq, iDEAL
- Supports P2P, eCommerce, and point-of-sale payments
- No IBAN needed, only phone number
- Backed by major European banks
Visa Direct for Account Integration
Enables quick, reliable payouts directly to bank accounts in eligible countries. Complements Visa Direct for Card. Supports gig economy, insurance, remittances, marketplace settlements, and more.
- Account-based payouts in multiple currencies
- Faster funds availability
- Reduces transfer fees and FX costs
- Single, integrated payout platform
Security and Infrastructure
Nuvei’s core payment processing APIs run on Microsoft Azure, leveraging Azure AI for real-time optimization, with a distributed, resilient, and secure architecture.
- Target 99.999% availability
- Azure ExpressRoute, Firewall, Kubernetes, Defender for Cloud, Application Gateway with WAF
- Data-residency compliance
- Global coverage: UK South, Sweden Central, US West, US East

