Why A-Pay is the Must-Have Payment Gateway in Argentina
Discover a new market! Why Argentine businesses choose A-Pay
Key advantages for the Argentina market
- Quick setup
You can be testing within hours: credentials, a test project and documentation are ready right away. Going live follows KYC review, without long delays or unclear steps.
- Broad coverage
Support for the methods Argentines use most: Mercado Pago, the country's leading digital wallet, and CVU transfers between wallets and bank accounts. Both settle in ARS and both work for payouts as well.
- Competitive fees
Transparent per-transaction pricing with no hidden monthly fees. We quote your rate before you sign, based on volume and business model.
- User-focused checkout
Our optimized payment checkout reduces cart abandonment by helping users complete purchases quickly through a frictionless interface.
- Trusted in Argentina
We serve both local and cross-border merchants, with routing confirmed per account during onboarding so you know exactly which methods are active before launch.
- Scalable for growth
From small startups to large ecommerce platforms — and when you expand beyond Argentina, the same integration covers local methods in 23 countries and 26 currencies.
Industries we serve in Argentina
Key features of A-Pay
- Real-time transaction monitoring across Argentina and other Latin American markets
- Hosted payment page or direct API integration for your store or app
- 26 supported currencies for local and cross-border payment flows
- Risk and fraud monitoring on every transaction
- Automated payouts and settlements in the same platform
- Statistics in the Personal Account with CSV report export
- No holds and no rolling reserves on settlements
- Mobile-first checkout optimised for conversion
A-Pay vs Other Gateways in Argentina
What is a payment gateway?
Available Payment Methods in Argentina
How Integration Works
- 1Submit & Connect
fill out the form, get contacted
- 2Set Up
select regions and payment methods, access dashboard
- 3Verify
complete KYC
- 4Go Live & Monitor
activate payments, track performance
A-Pay operates globally
Frequently Asked Questions
It is a service that lets companies accept online and mobile payments. In Argentina it connects you to the wallets and account-to-account transfers people use every day — Mercado Pago and CVU — and handles authorisation, status updates and settlement in ARS on your behalf.
Argentina is a wallet-led market: digital wallets already account for 46% of online payments and are forecast to reach 59% by 2027, against 25% for credit cards. Mercado Pago is the leading wallet, and CVU transfers are the standard way to move money between wallets and bank accounts. Through A-Pay you can accept both in ARS and send payouts back to them.
Yes. We support ARS as a settlement currency, with Mercado Pago and CVU transfers for both accepting payments and sending payouts. Which methods are active for your specific account depends on your business model and the compliance review, and is confirmed during onboarding.
The customer picks a method at checkout and confirms the payment inside their own wallet app — no card details are involved. Your backend receives a signed postback the moment the payment goes through, so you can release the order automatically.
The right provider is the one whose local methods match your customers and whose payout terms match your cash flow. For Argentina that means Mercado Pago and CVU coverage, settlement in ARS within 1-2 business days, and no holds or rolling reserves — which is what A-Pay provides. Ask any provider to confirm in writing which methods will be active for your account before you sign.