Who owns Mercado Crédito?
Mercado Crédito is owned by MercadoLibre (Uruguay, NASDAQ: MELI).[1]
Key facts
- Current owner
- MercadoLibre, Inc. verified
- Owned since
- Not recorded
- Previous owner
- None recorded
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇾 Uruguay, Montevideo
- Origin
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Category
- Internet & digital › Digital services › Payments
- Parent ticker
- NASDAQ: MELI
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Mercado Crédito
Mercado Crédito is the lending arm of the group's fintech business, extending working capital to merchants and consumer credit to buyers who are already part of the platform and who, as the company puts it, have historically been underserved or overlooked by financial institutions. In Brazil the lending runs through Mercado Crédito Sociedade de Crédito, Financiamento e Investimento S.A., a financial institution authorised by the central bank since 2020. The group's loans are offered in Argentina, Brazil, Mexico and Chile.
Ownership timeline of Mercado Crédito
- ? – present MercadoLibre [1] verified
Where Mercado Crédito sits in MercadoLibre
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Mercado Crédito?
The parent company of Mercado Crédito is MercadoLibre, a publicly listed company headquartered in Uruguay.
Is Mercado Crédito Argentine or Uruguayan?
Mercado Crédito originated in Argentina, but it is owned today by MercadoLibre, which is headquartered in Uruguay. So Mercado Crédito is an Argentine-origin brand under Uruguayan ownership.
Is Mercado Crédito still owned by MercadoLibre?
Yes. As of 21 September 2026, Mercado Crédito is still owned by MercadoLibre. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] MercadoLibre, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-25 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 25 February 2026; retrieved 21 September 2026.
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