FINANCIAL INCLUSION
From a payment tool to aplatform to managefinances and grow
190K
SMEs and entrepreneurs used Mercado Pago to receive their payments in 2025
Behind every sale there is a payment. For many businesses, that movement is also a way to organize their finances, earn returns, invest and plan payments.
Mercado Pago helps millions of businesses in Chile better organize and manage their operations.
In 2025, more than 190,000 businesses and entrepreneurs used Mercado Pago to process their payments. For 74% of them, it is already their main tool for taking payments, and for 39% it's their only one.
Behind every sale there is a payment. For many businesses, that movement is also a way to organize their finances, earn returns, invest and plan payments.
And the record those payments leave behind opens other doors too. Based on that activity, Mercado Pago can offer financing to businesses that usually find it harder to access the traditional system.
90%
More than 90% of merchants feel Mercado Pago improved how they manage their finances
140K
Nearly 140,000 productive loans granted; 71% went to businesses with no employees or small companies with up to 5 employees
74%
of SMEs and entrepreneurs have Mercado Pago as their main tool for taking payments. 90% reduced their cash handling
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Chile · 2026
