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Does Mercado Pago work in United Kingdom?

No.

Mercado Pago does not onboard businesses registered in United Kingdom.

Not available

Source: Mercado Pago Developers: Checkout Pro (Availability by country) ↗Checked Oct 2026

What a business in United Kingdom can use

Mercado Pago’s products, for a company incorporated in United Kingdom.

Accept paymentsNot available

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.

Pay people abroadNot offered

Mercado Pago does not offer this.

Multi-currency accountNot available

A free Mercado Pago business account holds sales proceeds in local currency. Confirmed on the Brazil and Mexico seller pages only.

Business cardsNot available

In Mexico, sellers get a free card to spend the money from their sales.

StablecoinsNot offered

Mercado Pago does not offer this.

Yield on idle cashNot offered

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 United Kingdom

Other providers that serve businesses registered there.

Accept payments

Adyen Airwallex BVNK Checkout.com Creem Dodo Payments FastSpring Flutterwave Gumroad Paddle Payoneer PayPal Polar Rapyd Stripe Stripe Managed Payments Wise Business Worldpay

Pay people abroad

Adyen Airwallex Bridge BVNK Checkout.com Flutterwave Hyperwallet Payoneer PayPal Rapyd Stripe Wise Business Worldpay Xenditlimited

Multi-currency account

Adyen Airwallex Bridge BVNK Flutterwave Payoneer PayPal Rapyd Stripe Wise Business

Business cards

Adyen Airwallex Bridge Checkout.com Flutterwave Payoneer Rapyd Stripe Wise Business Rainlimited

Stablecoins

Bridge BVNK Checkout.com Flutterwave Rapyd Stripe Worldpay Rainlimited

Yield on idle cash

Bridge BVNK Wise Business

Selling to United Kingdom

How people there prefer to pay online.

1Visa / Mastercard / Amex
2Apple Pay / Google Pay
3PayPal
4Pay by Bank (open banking)
5Bacs Direct Debit

Stablecoin rules in United Kingdom

Moderate riskRules in progress

Stablecoin rules are being written and may change.

Everything about 🇬🇧 United Kingdom →

Common questions

Does Mercado Pago work in United Kingdom?

No. Mercado Pago does not onboard businesses registered in United Kingdom.

What are the alternatives to Mercado Pago in United Kingdom?

Providers that onboard businesses registered in United Kingdom: Stripe, Adyen, Checkout.com, PayPal, Worldpay, Airwallex, Wise Business, Payoneer and 12 more. With limits: Rain, Razorpay and Xendit.