Nuvei’s Red-Hot IPO Marks Canada’s Largest Tech Offering

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Nuvei Corp., which supplies payment technology to vendors, is among a cluster of companies that are benefiting from the shift to e-commerce during pandemic lockdowns.

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Payments company Nuvei Corp. jumped 31% in its trading debut on Thursday, riding the wave of demand for technology shares that has swept the globe in recent months.

Montreal-based Nuvei, which supplies payment technology to the retail, travel, gaming and other sectors, is among a cluster of firms benefiting from the shift to e-commerce during pandemic lockdowns. The deal raised $700 million, making it the biggest tech offering in the history of the Toronto Stock Exchange, the exchange said in a statementBloomberg Terminal.