Who owns Mercado Pago?
Mercado Pago 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 Pago
Mercado Pago began as the way to pay safely for things bought on Mercado Libre and processes every transaction on the marketplace in the countries where it operates. It has since become a bank in all but name for people the banks overlooked, offering merchant payment acceptance, lending in Argentina, Brazil, Mexico and Chile, and an asset management account that pays a better return on idle balances than a traditional current account. It leads fintech companies by monthly active users in Argentina, Chile and Mexico and is second in Brazil, and it issues Meli Dólar, a dollar-pegged stablecoin launched in Brazil, Mexico and Chile in 2024 and 2025.
Ownership timeline of Mercado Pago
- ? – present MercadoLibre [1] verified
Where Mercado Pago sits in MercadoLibre
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Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Mercado Pago?
The parent company of Mercado Pago is MercadoLibre, a publicly listed company headquartered in Uruguay.
Is Mercado Pago Argentine or Uruguayan?
Mercado Pago originated in Argentina, but it is owned today by MercadoLibre, which is headquartered in Uruguay. So Mercado Pago is an Argentine-origin brand under Uruguayan ownership.
Is Mercado Pago still owned by MercadoLibre?
Yes. As of 21 September 2026, Mercado Pago 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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