Leading payment card processors for merchants - merchant acquirers - in Latin America from 2017 to 2021, based on number of transactions processed
(in billions)
Characteristic
Cielo (Brazil)
Rede (Brazil)
Getnet (Brazil)
Transbank (Chile)
PagSeguro (Brazil)
StoneCo (Brazil)
BBVA (Mexico)
Prisma Medios de Pago (Argentina)
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Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean
Survey time period
October 2022
Special properties
Visa and Mastercard transactions only; Figures include credit, debit, and prepaid cards
Supplementary notes
The figures have been taken from several publications and, in certain cases, calculated by ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. The source sometimes rounded figures, and sometimes did not.
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Biggest merchant acquirers Latin America 2017-2021, based on number of transactions
The biggest merchant acquirers in Latin America largely come from Brazil, with three processors consistently processing roughly ** percent of card payments. The three companies - Cielo, Rede, and Getnet - are joined by several PagSeguro and StoneCo in a ranking that displays a fraction of 45 different banks and/or private companies with a banking license that enable card payments for merchants. It is not surprising that most of these acquirers are from Brazil. The country has the highest market share of credit card transactions of several countries in Latin America.
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ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. (October 31, 2022). Leading payment card processors for merchants - merchant acquirers - in Latin America from 2017 to 2021, based on number of transactions processed (in billions) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 31, 2026, from /statistics/472528/payment-card-merchant-acquirers-latin-america-by-volume/
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