Regional processor · Middle East
Does Mercado Pago work in Saudi Arabia?
Mercado Pago does not onboard businesses registered in Saudi Arabia.
What a business in Saudi Arabia can use
Mercado Pago’s products, for a company incorporated in Saudi Arabia.
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 Saudi Arabia
Other providers that serve businesses registered there.
Accept payments
Multi-currency account
Business cards
Yield on idle cash
Selling to Saudi Arabia
How people there prefer to pay online.
- 1mada
- 2STC Pay
- 3Apple Pay
- 4Tabby / Tamara
Stablecoin rules in Saudi Arabia
Using stablecoins to pay is banned or tightly restricted.
Common questions
Does Mercado Pago work in Saudi Arabia?
No. Mercado Pago does not onboard businesses registered in Saudi Arabia.
What are the alternatives to Mercado Pago in Saudi Arabia?
Providers that onboard businesses registered in Saudi Arabia: Checkout.com, PayPal, Payoneer, Bridge, Paddle, Polar, Gumroad, FastSpring and 1 more. With limits: BVNK, Rain, Flutterwave, Razorpay and Xendit.
Mercado Pago elsewhere in Middle East