Regional processor · Europe
Does Mercado Pago work in Russia?
Mercado Pago does not onboard businesses registered in Russia.
What a business in Russia can use
Mercado Pago’s products, for a company incorporated in Russia.
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 Russia
Other providers that serve businesses registered there.
None of the other providers we track onboard businesses registered in Russia.
Selling to Russia
How people there prefer to pay online.
- 1Mir cards
- 2SBP (Faster Payments System, incl. QR)
- 3SberPay / Tinkoff Pay
Stablecoin rules in Russia
Using stablecoins to pay is banned or tightly restricted.
Common questions
Does Mercado Pago work in Russia?
No. Mercado Pago does not onboard businesses registered in Russia.
What are the alternatives to Mercado Pago in Russia?
None of the other providers we track onboard businesses registered in Russia.
Mercado Pago elsewhere in Europe