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Customer payment methods with Shopify Payments in Mexico

When you use Shopify Payments in Mexico, you can accept customer payments with credit and debit cards, accelerated checkouts, local payment methods, and cryptocurrency. Review the available options to determine which payment methods to activate for your store. The payment processing rates that you're charged for customer card purchases with Shopify Payments depend on the subscription plan that you have for your Shopify account.

You can manage your payment processing and order management systems directly from your Shopify admin. Your customers' data is protected through fraud detection and encryption methods such as 3D Secure.

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Credit and debit cards with Shopify Payments in Mexico

Shopify Payments is only available for online selling in Mexico. You can't use Shopify Payments for in-person (POS) payment processing. To accept payments in person with Shopify POS, you must use an external card terminal with a third-party payment processor.

When you activate Shopify Payments, credit and debit card payments are automatically activated and no additional setup is required. You can accept payments from the following credit and debit card brands:

  • Visa
  • Mastercard
  • UnionPay

Accept payments with American Express cards in Mexico

In Mexico, you can accept payments with American Express cards only when the customer chooses Mexican Peso (MXN) as their payment currency. You can activate American Express cards as a payment method from the Shopify Payments section of your admin.

Steps:

  1. From your Shopify admin, go to Settings > Payments.

  2. In the Shopify Payments section, click Manage.

  3. Click Manage payment methods.

  4. In the Payment methods section, toggle American Express to activate the payment method.

Accelerated checkouts with Shopify Payments in Mexico

The following accelerated checkout payment methods are available with Shopify Payments in Mexico:

Local payment methods with Shopify Payments in Mexico

You can offer eligible customers in Mexico the option to pay for their order in interest-free monthly installments using meses sin intereses. Meses sin intereses is available only for credit card transactions processed in Mexican Peso (MXN). Learn more about meses sin intereses with Shopify Payments in Mexico.

Local payment methods must be activated in the Payments section of your Shopify admin.

Cryptocurrency with Shopify Payments in Mexico

With Shopify Payments in Mexico, you can accept cryptocurrency payments in USD Coin (USDC).

Credits for orders paid using USDC

If an order is placed using USDC cryptocurrency, then you receive a credit for each transaction. Depending on how you choose to get your USDC payments, you receive credits in the following ways:

  • If you choose to receive USDC payments in your Shopify Payments payouts, then the credit is applied to your next available payout.
  • If you choose to receive USDC payments to your USDC balance, then credits are accrued from the date of your first USDC transaction, and are paid out when this feature becomes available. You're notified by email when it's possible to receive credits for USDC transactions to your USDC balance. Learn more about claiming USDC payouts.