Ryan Reynolds invests in Canadian fintech organization Nuvei

“I know about as a lot about fintech as I did about gin or cell a couple of a long time in the past. But Nuvei is spectacular,” Reynolds mentioned in a statement about his stake on Monday. “The management workforce is exceedingly smart and tricky-performing and it’s about time a Canadian enterprise acquired the style of interest American tech businesses do.”

And, as he’s performed for other corporations, Reynolds starred in a small advertising movie for the firm, which he posted on Twitter. 

This I assure you… @nuvei will hardly ever at any time create a rocket. pic.twitter.com/pyVdLSraW8

— Ryan Reynolds (@VancityReynolds) April 17, 2023

Reynolds’ financial commitment arrives just weeks right after he offered Mint Mobile to T-Mobile for $1.35 billion, a company he assisted mature in portion by means of his advertising and marketing initiatives. The actor created an believed $300 million from the offer with a 25% stake in the business. He earlier bought Aviation Gin for $610 million in 2020, while his stake in that enterprise is unidentified. Reynolds’s other investments include things like Welsh soccer team Wrexham, and his promoting organization Maximum Work.  

Nuvei was started 20 many years back and is active in about 200 marketplaces. It partners with platforms like crypto exchange Binance and fantasy sports activities and betting platform DraftKings to give payment providers to customers, and is truly worth almost $6 billion, according to Bloomberg. 

The company went general public in Canada in 2020 and the U.S. in 2021—right when tech shares had been surging in popularity—and has taken a hit to its inventory value given that then. Nuvei was also the subject of scrutiny in a report by limited-seller Spruce Point Funds Administration at the stop of 2021, which urged buyers to provide their stake in the corporation above allegations of fraud by its top executives. Nuvei produced a assertion in 2021 that those people statements were “misleading, bogus or unrelated to Nuvei’s enterprise.”

“The allegations produced from Nuvei are malicious and unfounded. I stand powering all our employees as we continue on to execute on our approach with a relentless aim on supporting our prospects and making the environment a local market,” CEO Phil Fayer wrote. 

Previously this yr, Nuvei obtained a lesser rival organization, Paya, for $1.3 billion in a bid to grow its presence in the U.S. marketplace.  

Nuvei declined Fortune’s request for comment with regards to Reynolds’ stake in the business as he is a personal trader, but added that he will be “involved in elevating the Nuvei manufacturer as a world course tale teller.”

Reynolds and his business enterprise investments

Reynolds has usually appeared in quick, humorous adverts marketing his providers. In the scenario of Mint Cell his existence designed a substantial impact—after Reynolds purchased a stake in Mint Mobile in November 2019, downloads of Mint Mobile’s apps rose 34% in the subsequent 12 months, as opposed to the preceding 12-month time period.

“I have a great deal of personnel whose telephone bills I shell out, so I determined to check out it out and wound up saving money,” Reynolds instructed Fortune in 2021 about how he arrived to acquire Mint Cellular, adding that he also knew the company’s cofounder.  

Reynolds acquired fifth-tier soccer club Wrexham in 2020 together with actor Rob McElhenney for a total of $2.5 million. The duo also manufactured a behind-the-scenes documentary about owning the club identified as “Welcome to Wrexham.”

In an job interview final thirty day period next the announcement of Mint Mobile’s sale, Reynolds explained to CNBC that he, alongside with Optimum Effort and hard work, were being constantly on the hunt for not-so-glamorous, still necessary merchandise that they could spend in.

Update, April 18, 2023: This short article has been current with a remark from Nuvei.