PayPal and Mercado Pago are leading the launch of PayPal World, a digital platform that integrates wallets and payment systems from around the globe and will add over two billion digital users from its inception.
This is an interoperable network that connects platforms such as Mercado Pago, Venmo, UPI (India), and Tenpay Global (China), with the objective of simplifying international payments and transfers in an efficient and accessible manner. With this change, users will be able to make both physical and online purchases, send money, or pay globally from their local application—without the need to switch apps, open an additional account, or face currency restrictions.
PayPal World is a global platform launched by PayPal that links the most relevant payment systems worldwide, becoming a type of universal wallet for international transactions. In its initial phase, it will include PayPal, Venmo, Mercado Pago, India’s UPI, and Tenpay Global—the cross-border payment platform of Tencent—creating seamless interoperability among them.
This means, for example, that a Mercado Pago user will be able to shop at international stores using their balance in pesos or euros without having to open PayPal, scan a QR code in China created with Weixin Pay and pay directly from the PayPal or Venmo app with automatic currency conversion, or send money to users of Venmo or PayPal in other parts of the world as easily as sending a text message.
Although the partnership has already been confirmed, the official launch is scheduled for the end of 2025, with a gradual rollout in selected markets during the following six months.
For users, the partnership between PayPal and Mercado Pago represents a quiet yet powerful revolution. They will be able to continue using their usual digital wallet to shop anywhere in the world, without the need to open new accounts or deal with cumbersome currency conversions. Sending money abroad will become as easy as making a local transfer, and paying at an online store in the United States or at a café in Tokyo will no longer be a complicated process but as natural as making a daily purchase.
On the other hand, businesses will be able to accept payments from multiple wallets—including PayPal, Venmo, and Mercado Pago—without the need for additional technical integrations or expensive adaptation processes. This interoperability supports small and medium-sized enterprises, enabling them to sell to foreign customers without complications, and opens the door to millions of new clients in international markets, broadening their business opportunities with a single connection.
As Osvaldo Giménez, CEO of Mercado Pago, explained to the Argentine news outlet La Nación, “We intend to simplify cross-border payments and make the process as simple as paying in your neighborhood,” he noted. On PayPal’s side, its CEO, Alex Chriss, affirms that “This is only the beginning of a truly global and inclusive payments network.”
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