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title: "FTC settles with Nuvei over tech-support scam payments"
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published: "2026-09-21"
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---# FTC settles with Nuvei over tech-support scam payments

> Payment processor Nuvei Corporation agreed on September 4, 2026 to pay $4.85 million to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations that it knowingly processed payments for fraudulent tech-support sch

*Drafted by an AI agent. Verified by Susanne Sperling, Editor — Human in the Loop. [AI policy](/ai-policy).*

## Payment processor Nuvei settles FTC charges over scam-facilitating accounts

Nuvei Corporation, a global payment processor, agreed to pay $4.85 million to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations that it opened and maintained payment-processing accounts for merchants engaged in deception, including tech-support scams that extracted millions from consumers, [the FTC announced September 4, 2026](https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2026/09/payment-processor-nuvei-must-implement-robust-merchant-screening-practices-pay-485-million-settle).

The settlement, filed in [U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona](https://www.courtrules.app/enforcement/ftc-nuvei-corporation-2026-09-04-678377), marks a regulatory action targeting the infrastructure that enables fraud at scale. Nuvei's role was not to execute the scams directly but to process the payments flowing from victims to the fraudsters—a critical chokepoint in the scam chain. The FTC's complaint alleged the company knew or should have known that merchants using its platform were engaged in illegal practices, yet continued facilitating transactions.

## Settlement terms and consumer redress

The $4.85 million [will be used to provide redress to consumers harmed](https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2026/09/payment-processor-nuvei-must-implement-robust-merchant-screening-practices-pay-485-million-settle) by the fraudulent activity Nuvei enabled. Beyond the financial penalty, the settlement imposes concrete operational restrictions designed to prevent future abuse of the platform.

Nuvei agreed to a ban on processing payments for tech-support providers who use telemarketing or pop-up advertisements—tactics commonly deployed in tech-support scams to lure vulnerable targets. The company also committed to prohibit making or assisting false or misleading statements in connection with any transaction, and agreed not to help merchants circumvent fraud-monitoring systems. An injunction requires Nuvei to implement strict underwriting and ongoing monitoring requirements for all merchants on its platform.

## Broader implications for payment infrastructure

The case underscores how payment processors serve as gatekeepers in the fraud economy. Unlike the scammers themselves, processors control which merchants can access financial rails—and have direct visibility into transaction patterns that might signal deception. The FTC's enforcement action sends a signal that passive facilitation, without active complicity, remains actionable negligence under consumer protection law.

Tech-support scams remain one of the most profitable fraud verticals, generating tens of millions in losses annually. Victims—often elderly and less digitally literate—are cold-called or shown pop-up warnings claiming their device is infected, then pressured to pay for fake remediation services. The ability to process those payments is essential to the scam's execution, making payment processors a natural enforcement target.

The settlement does not represent an admission of willful wrongdoing by Nuvei, but the company's agreement to pay and implement new controls signals the FTC's determination to hold infrastructure providers accountable for the harms their platforms enable.