Overview
- Argentine users will get a new “Pagar con PIX” option to pay Brazilian merchants in reais directly from their peso balance.
- Payments can be completed by scanning a QR code or entering a chave Pix, with the app showing the amount in reais and the automatic peso conversion before instant debit.
- The feature will be activated progressively in the app over the coming weeks ahead of the 2025/26 summer travel period.
- Mercado Pago has not detailed fees, exchange margins, spending limits, or a precise phased schedule for availability.
- The move follows strong Argentina-to-Brazil travel and competition from apps like Belo, Astropay, Lemon, Cocos Capital, and Dolar App, and builds on Mercado Pago’s Uruguay QR and Point Smart PIX acceptance.