Payment authorization optimization

Optimize authorizations in every channel. Boost approval rates by 5 percentage points and convert more payments.

Smarter payments mean higher approvals

Nuvei Optimize is your always‑on optimization engine. It quietly improves your conversions, reduces declines and recovers revenue at every stage of the transaction journey. Activate only the modules that match your strategy—so you’re always getting smarter, more efficient payments.

Authenticate

Remove unnecessary friction without compromising compliance

By optimizing your authentication strategy up front, you can balance security with speed, especially in markets with evolving regulations. Smarter authentication means your customers sail through checkout while you keep regulators and issuers happy.

  • 3D Secure optimization: support for global and local 3DS schemes keeps your customers’ experience smooth
  • Exemptions management: smart logic applies exemptions where they make sense, so your genuine customers aren’t burdened by unnecessary steps
  • Soft decline handling: automatically initiates the 3DS flow when issuers require authentication, giving you another chance to convert
Route

Send transactions through the rails that work hardest for you

Get the most out of every payment with intelligent routing that matches transactions to the best‑performing bank, network or local scheme. It’s orchestration that does the hard work for you, so you see more approvals without lifting a finger.

  • Direct scheme connections: enjoy more control and faster decisions by connecting directly to card networks
  • Local scheme routing: route transactions through local rails like Debit Routing (US), Cartes Bancaires (FR) or Bancontact (BE) to increase acceptance in local markets
  • Bank routing: dynamic logic based on card type, region and performance data ensures every transaction takes the most effective path
Authorize

Make the moment of truth work harder for you

This is where approvals happen—or don’t. You maximize success by making transactions cleaner, more complete and easier for issuers to approve. When every detail counts, you’ll benefit from precision and smart enrichment.

  • Partial approval: capture what’s available so you never lose the sale
  • Account updater: keep card‑on‑file credentials fresh automatically, minimizing declines due to outdated details
Retry

Recover revenue with smarter retries

Not every payment goes through the first time. With Nuvei Optimize, failed transactions don’t mean failed revenue. Retry tools quietly re‑attempt declined payments, switch banks or offer a fallback method—all without disrupting your customer’s experience.

  • Auth messaging: adjust how a retry is presented to increase issuer acceptance
  • CVV reattempts: give soft-declined payments a second chance by re-validating credentials
  • Bank cascading: instantly try a backup bank for better recovery
  • Payment recovery: offer the customer an alternative method to complete the purchase
Control

Full visibility. Real-time impact

Stay in control of your performance with the data, tools and expert support needed to keep things moving forward—even as the payment landscape evolves. Real‑time insights and hands‑on guidance help you make data-driven decisions, quickly.

  • Real-time insights: see what’s working and what isn’t so you can act immediately
  • Conversion analysts: hands‑on experts helping you launch and optimize your payment flows for peak performance
  • Collaborative issuer relations: benefit from direct relationships with issuers to improve logic and deliver better outcomes for your business

Payments designed to accelerate your business

Choose Nuvei for payments that work harder to convert sales and boost your bottom line.