Regional processor · Europe
Does Mercado Pago work in Germany?
Mercado Pago does not onboard businesses registered in Germany.
What a business in Germany can use
Mercado Pago’s products, for a company incorporated in Germany.
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 Germany
Other providers that serve businesses registered there.
Accept payments
Pay people abroad
Multi-currency account
Business cards
Yield on idle cash
Selling to Germany
How people there prefer to pay online.
- 1PayPal
- 2Klarna / pay by invoice
- 3SEPA Direct Debit
- 4Visa / Mastercard
- 5Apple Pay / Google Pay
Stablecoin rules in Germany
A licensing regime for stablecoins is in force.
Common questions
Does Mercado Pago work in Germany?
No. Mercado Pago does not onboard businesses registered in Germany.
What are the alternatives to Mercado Pago in Germany?
Providers that onboard businesses registered in Germany: Stripe, Adyen, Checkout.com, PayPal, Worldpay, Airwallex, Wise Business, Payoneer and 11 more. With limits: Rain, Flutterwave, Razorpay and Xendit.
Mercado Pago elsewhere in Europe