Regional processor · Latin America
Does Mercado Pago work in Dominican Republic?
Mercado Pago does not onboard businesses registered in Dominican Republic.
What a business in Dominican Republic can use
Mercado Pago’s products, for a company incorporated in Dominican Republic.
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 Dominican Republic
Other providers that serve businesses registered there.
Pay people abroad
Multi-currency account
Business cards
Stablecoins
Yield on idle cash
Selling to Dominican Republic
How people there prefer to pay online.
- 1Credit cards (Visa / Mastercard / Amex)
- 2Debit cards
- 3Bank transfer (incl. Banco Popular)
- 4Cash payment
Stablecoin rules in Dominican Republic
We have not reviewed the stablecoin rules here yet.
Common questions
Does Mercado Pago work in Dominican Republic?
No. Mercado Pago does not onboard businesses registered in Dominican Republic.
What are the alternatives to Mercado Pago in Dominican Republic?
Providers that onboard businesses registered in Dominican Republic: PayPal, Payoneer, Bridge, Paddle, Polar, Gumroad, FastSpring, Dodo Payments and 2 more. With limits: Flutterwave, Razorpay and Xendit.
Mercado Pago elsewhere in Latin America