Regional processor · Latin America

Does Mercado Pago work in Colombia?

Yes.

Mercado Pago onboards businesses registered in Colombia.

Available

Source: Mercado Pago Developers: Checkout Pro (Availability by country) ↗Checked Oct 2026

What a business in Colombia can use

Mercado Pago’s products, for a company incorporated in Colombia.

Accept paymentsAvailable

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.

Pay people abroadNot offered

Mercado Pago does not offer this.

Multi-currency accountNot available

A free Mercado Pago business account holds sales proceeds in local currency. Confirmed on the Brazil and Mexico seller pages only. Not for businesses in Colombia.

Business cardsNot available

In Mexico, sellers get a free card to spend the money from their sales. Not for businesses in Colombia.

StablecoinsNot offered

Mercado Pago does not offer this.

Yield on idle cashNot offered

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 Colombia

Other providers that serve businesses registered there.

Accept payments

dLocal Dodo Payments EBANX FastSpring Gumroad Paddle Payoneer PayPal Polar Rapyd Wise Business BVNKlimited Creemlimited Flutterwavelimited

Pay people abroad

Bridge dLocal EBANX Payoneer PayPal Rapyd Wise Business BVNKlimited Flutterwavelimited Xenditlimited

Multi-currency account

Bridge Payoneer PayPal Rapyd Wise Business BVNKlimited Flutterwavelimited

Business cards

Bridge Payoneer Rapyd Wise Business Flutterwavelimited Rainlimited

Stablecoins

Bridge EBANX Rapyd BVNKlimited Flutterwavelimited Rainlimited

Yield on idle cash

Bridge BVNKlimited

Selling to Colombia

How people there prefer to pay online.

1PSE bank transfer
2Nequi
3Efecty cash
4Visa / Mastercard

Stablecoin rules in Colombia

Elevated riskUnclear

There is no framework, so the legal position is uncertain.

Everything about 🇨🇴 Colombia →

Common questions

Does Mercado Pago work in Colombia?

Yes. Mercado Pago onboards businesses registered in Colombia.

Which Mercado Pago products can a business in Colombia use?

accept payments.

What are the alternatives to Mercado Pago in Colombia?

Providers that onboard businesses registered in Colombia: PayPal, Wise Business, Payoneer, dLocal, Bridge, Paddle, Polar, Gumroad and 4 more. With limits: BVNK, Rain, Creem, Flutterwave, Razorpay and Xendit.