Regional processor · Latin America
Does Mercado Pago work in El Salvador?
Mercado Pago does not onboard businesses registered in El Salvador.
What a business in El Salvador can use
Mercado Pago’s products, for a company incorporated in El Salvador.
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 El Salvador
Other providers that serve businesses registered there.
Pay people abroad
Multi-currency account
Business cards
Stablecoins
Yield on idle cash
Selling to El Salvador
How people there prefer to pay online.
- 1Visa / Mastercard / Amex cards
- 2Cash vouchers (PuntoXpress, Akipago)
Stablecoin rules in El Salvador
A licensing regime for stablecoins is in force.
Common questions
Does Mercado Pago work in El Salvador?
No. Mercado Pago does not onboard businesses registered in El Salvador.
What are the alternatives to Mercado Pago in El Salvador?
Providers that onboard businesses registered in El Salvador: PayPal, Payoneer, Bridge, Paddle, Polar, Gumroad, FastSpring, Dodo Payments and 1 more. With limits: Flutterwave, Razorpay and Xendit.
Mercado Pago elsewhere in Latin America