Payment processor · Latin America
Does Stripe work in Mexico?
Stripe onboards businesses registered in Mexico.
What a business in Mexico can use
Stripe’s products, for a company incorporated in Mexico.
Cards, wallets and 100+ local payment methods. You can sell to customers in almost every country.
Connect pays out to sellers and contractors, and Global Payouts sends money to recipients in many countries.
Hold and settle balances in multiple currencies. Financial accounts with routing numbers are offered to US businesses.
Issue physical and virtual cards for your business or your users. Not for businesses in Mexico.
US businesses can accept stablecoin payments that settle as dollars. Stablecoin financial accounts (via Bridge) are offered in 100+ countries.
Stripe Treasury gives US businesses 1% a year in credits on balances above $2,000, applied to Stripe fees. Stripe says it pays no cash interest on balances. Not for businesses in Mexico.
India is invite-only. Founders elsewhere often use Stripe Atlas to form a US company, which then counts as a US business.
Onboarding confidence: high. Source: Stripe global availability. Everything about Stripe
Alternatives in Mexico
Other providers that serve businesses registered there.
Pay people abroad
Multi-currency account
Stablecoins
Yield on idle cash
Selling to Mexico
How people there prefer to pay online.
- 1Cards with installments (MSI)
- 2OXXO cash
- 3SPEI bank transfer
- 4Mercado Pago
Stablecoin rules in Mexico
Using stablecoins to pay is banned or tightly restricted.
Stripe’s stablecoin products are available to businesses here.
Common questions
Does Stripe work in Mexico?
Yes. Stripe onboards businesses registered in Mexico.
Which Stripe products can a business in Mexico use?
accept payments, pay people abroad, multi-currency account and stablecoins.
What are the alternatives to Stripe in Mexico?
Providers that onboard businesses registered in Mexico: Adyen, PayPal, Payoneer and dLocal. With limits: Airwallex, Wise Business, Bridge, BVNK and Rain.
Can a business in Mexico use Stripe for stablecoins?
Yes, according to our data. Stablecoin rules in Mexico: Restricted (high risk). Banks and fintechs need central bank approval to offer crypto to customers, which is rarely granted. Stablecoins circulate mainly through exchanges and peer-to-peer.
Stripe elsewhere in Latin America