Portrait of Philip Fayer

Rank #2678

Philip Fayer

Net worth $1.5B

Fintech · Canada

Born
Jan 12, 1978
Age
48
Source
Fintech
Residence
Montreal, Quebec
Citizenship
Canada
Marital status
Married
Children
0
Education

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Philip Fayer is the founder, CEO and chairman of Canadian fintech firm Nuvei.
  • Nuvei in went public in 2020 at a $6 billion valuation and raised $700 million, the largest tech IPO on the Toronto Stock Exchange at the time.
  • The firm, based in Montreal but with staff across six continents, processes payments in more than 150 currencies and generates more than $1 billion in annual revenue.
  • Fayer, PE firm Advent International and others took Nuvei private in a $6.3 billion deal in 2024. Fayer owns around a quarter of the company.
  • A Canadian native, Fayer was reportedly raised in Israel and Belgium and is a pilot and race car driver.