SafeCharge
SafeCharge, a Nuvei company, is a global payments technology company that provides omnichannel payment services, fraud prevention solutions and connection to payment methods. The company counts 400+ employees, 54% of them are in development and tech support. Its headquarters is in Montreal, Canada and it has offices in Israel, UK, Netherlands, Hong Kong, Italy, Austria, China, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Guernsey, Mexico, Singapore and in the US.
| Type | Privately held company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Payment services |
| Founded | 2006 |
| Founder | Teddy Sagi David Avgi |
| Headquarters | Montreal, |
Number of locations | 13 sites |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Services | Omnichannel payment services, fraud prevention solutions and connection to payment method |
Number of employees | 400 (2019) |
| Website | www.safecharge.com |
SafeCharge has payment processing (gateway) licenses from the main card schemes in Europe: Visa and Mastercard. It connected with 300+ global and region-specific alternative payment methods, such as: WeChat Pay and Alipay (China), Apple Pay (US), iDeal (Holland), POLi (Australia), PayPal (global), and Amex (global).
In 2013, SafeCharge received principal membership status for merchant acquiring by Visa and Mastercard Europe. It is an acquiring bank and licensed as a member of Mastercard as of 2014 and of Visa as of 2015.
In August 2019 SafeCharge was acquired by Nuvei, a privately owned electronic payment processing company, for the amount of US$889 million.