Regional processor · Africa
Does Mercado Pago work in Burkina Faso?
Mercado Pago does not onboard businesses registered in Burkina Faso.
What a business in Burkina Faso can use
Mercado Pago’s products, for a company incorporated in Burkina Faso.
Online payments through Checkout Pro (hosted by Mercado Pago), Checkout API / Checkout Transparente (on your site), Checkout Bricks (embeddable components), payment links and subscriptions. Methods include cards, local bank transfers, cash vouchers, Mercado Pago account balance and card-free installments, varying by country.
Mercado Pago does not offer this.
A free Mercado Pago business account holds sales proceeds in local currency. Confirmed on the Brazil and Mexico seller pages only.
In Mexico, sellers get a free card to spend the money from their sales.
Mercado Pago does not offer this.
Mercado Pago does not offer this.
Mercado Pago's checkout products are available in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru and Uruguay, through a seller account on that country's site. Outside these seven countries, its sales team can set up a Cross Border account that collects in local currency and pays out in USD to a bank abroad, but Mercado Pago publishes no list of eligible seller countries.
Onboarding confidence: medium. Source: Mercado Pago Developers: Checkout Pro (Availability by country). Everything about Mercado Pago
Alternatives in Burkina Faso
Other providers that serve businesses registered there.
Pay people abroad
Multi-currency account
Business cards
Stablecoins
Yield on idle cash
Selling to Burkina Faso
How people there prefer to pay online.
- 1Orange Money
- 2Moov Money
- 3Cash
Stablecoin rules in Burkina Faso
We have not reviewed the stablecoin rules here yet.
Common questions
Does Mercado Pago work in Burkina Faso?
No. Mercado Pago does not onboard businesses registered in Burkina Faso.
What are the alternatives to Mercado Pago in Burkina Faso?
Providers that onboard businesses registered in Burkina Faso: Payoneer, Bridge, Paddle, FastSpring and Dodo Payments. With limits: Gumroad, Flutterwave, Razorpay and Xendit.
Mercado Pago elsewhere in Africa