MELI Effect

MELIEffect

A regional story, told country by country

The MELI Effect moves across Latin America in different ways. Choose a country to see how it plays out in each market.

FINANCIAL INCLUSION

The solution to collect,manage your finances,and grow

950K

entrepreneurs and SMEs 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 allows millions of businesses in Mexico to better organize and manage their operations.

For 85% of the entrepreneurs and SMEs that use the platform, Mercado Pago is already their main tool for taking payments.

And the record those payments leave behind also opens other doors. Based on that activity, Mercado Pago can offer financing to businesses that usually find it harder to access the traditional system.

85%

use it as their main tool for taking payments. More than 80% reduced their handling of cash

7.6M

productive loans granted; 79% went to entrepreneurs or small companies with up to 5 employees

86%

of businesses consider that Mercado Pago improved the management of their finances

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México · 2026

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