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How to open a Mercado Pago digital account under age

Mercado Pago launched a free account for minors. Opening the account is easy and safe, and one of the main steps is the authorization of the parents to create it. Learn more below.

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Confira como funciona o processo de abertura da conta! Fonte: Mercado Pago.
Check out how the account opening process works! Source: Mercado Pago.

The underage Mercado Pago digital account is a novelty in the market that promises to bring more convenience to the lives of younger people. With it, they can have a free debit card and take care of their finances on their cell phone.

In this way, the account becomes a great opportunity for younger people to start learning more about financial education in practice and know how to control their finances without difficulties.

open rateExempt
minimum incomenot required
ratesNo maintenance fee
credit cardNo
BenefitsAllows payments by QR Code
No-fee debit card
Digital account with no maintenance fee
The main features of this digital account
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In addition, the account is completely free and has several interesting advantages, such as an income greater than savings and the ease of buying credit for Uber, Xbox, iFood and many other services.

Therefore, if you want to learn how to open this digital account and thus access several interesting financial services for young people, just continue reading this article!

open online

In summary, the only ways to open an account are through the Mercado Pago website or application.

Therefore, to open an underage Mercado Pago digital account, you must first access the official website and send the opening authorization to the person responsible.

To do this, just click on “Create your account” on the home page and add your data stating that you are a minor. Finally, enter your responsible person's email.

Thus, when the adult receives the account opening notification, he can proceed with its creation. For this, he has to validate the personal data to authorize the opening of the account.

Here, it will also be necessary for the adult to inform their relationship with the teenager, and only those legally responsible for the teenager can authorize the creation of an account.

With everything right, the young person will receive a positive response in his e-mail regarding the creation of an account and will be able to continue logging into the account using his telephone number.

open via phone

At the moment, it is not possible to open a Mercado Pago digital account for minors from the telephone.

But, if you need to access the relationship center to answer any questions about the process, you can call the following numbers:

  • 0800 637 7246;
  • 0800 650 2121 for people with hearing/speech impairments.

open by application

Finally, it is also possible to create an underage Mercado Pago digital account from the Mercado Pago application.

To do this, just download the application and fill in the minor's data. Data such as name, RG and e-mail of the young person will be requested.

Once this is done, an email will be sent to the person responsible who must validate the son or daughter's data in order to authorize the creation of the account.

With this approved, the young person will be able to use their new Mercado Pago digital account whenever they want!

Inter Kids digital account or Mercado Pago digital account for minors: which one to choose?

Conheça essa outra opção de conta! Fonte: Inter.
Check out this other account option! Source: Inter.

In summary, the Mercado Pago account can be an interesting option for your child to start taking care of their finances. But if you need more functionality, you might want to check out other options in the underage account marketplace.

One of them is the Inter Kids digital account. From there, young people can have a free account that has a debit card and also investment options in fixed income securities, such as CDB, LCI, LCA, savings and much more.

If you liked the Inter Kids option and would like to open this digital account, just check the post below how the request is made!

Inter Kids digital accountMercado Pago digital account for minors
Minimum Incomenot requirednot required
Monthly costExemptExempt
credit cardNo No
Benefitspersonalized debit card
Fixed income investments
Totally free digital account
Allows payments by QR Code
No-fee debit card
Digital account with no maintenance fee
Check out the comparison between the two digital accounts

How to open an Inter Kids digital account

See here how to open an Inter Kids account and enjoy all the benefits offered.

About the author  /  Leticia Jordan

Hello! I have a degree in Marketing and ended up discovering my passion in the area of content production! Today I have experience writing about digital marketing and personal finance where I always focus on delivering the information that the public needs most.

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