Deadpool star Ryan Reynolds’ investment portfolio continues to expand and filled in La Belle province on Monday.
The producer, actor and entrepreneur announced that he has invested in fintech company Nuvei Payment Solutions.
Reynolds admitted to being a newcomer to the fintech world, just as he was prior to buying mobile or non-league football (soccer) when he bought Mint Mobile and Wrexham Association Football Club, respectively.
“I know about as much about fintech as I did about gin or mobile a few years ago. But Nuvei is impressive,” he said. “The executive team is extremely bright and hardworking, and it’s about time a Canadian company got the kind of attention that American tech companies get.”
Reynolds poked fun at US tech billionaires Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk in a Twitter video asking CEO Phil Fayer about the difference between Canadian and American tech companies:
“Phil, how many rockets are you building right now?” asked Reynolds.
“Actually, Ryan, my kids, and I made a series of toys…” he replies, before Reynolds interrupts, “No, no. Actual rockets, Phil.”
Reynolds then teases Fayer about being boring and not on social media.
Reynolds sold mint Mobile to US telecom giant T-Mobile for $1.35 billion this month.
Nuvei is a global payments technology company that operates in approximately 50 countries.
“We are very pleased to welcome Ryan to the Nuvei family,” said Fayer. “We are a global company but very proud of our Canadian roots and values. As such, it is a privilege to have among our investors one of the most internationally renowned Canadians and an entrepreneur with such renowned business acumen.”
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