LatePoint Payments Mercado Pago Addon

LatePoint Payments Mercado Pago Addon is an official extension of the LatePoint booking system that integrates the Mercado Pago payment gateway directly into the WordPress appointment scheduling flow. It is designed for service businesses operating in Latin America — clinics, beauty salons, consultancies, coaching studios, and professional firms — that need to charge their clients using the most popular payment methods in the region.

The addon adds a new payment option at the checkout step of booking forms. When the customer selects Mercado Pago, the transaction is processed securely, and the appointment is only confirmed once the payment has been verified by the gateway. This eliminates the need for manual verification and reduces the risk of no-shows, as the customer pays in advance.

Key features include acceptance of credit and debit cards, as well as local methods such as Pix, boleto, and digital wallets depending on the country. The addon supports one-time payments for appointments and services, real-time synchronization of payment status with LatePoint bookings, automatic appointment confirmation after a successful payment, and full or partial refunds directly from WordPress.

The integration includes webhook support, ensuring that transaction status updates are automatically reflected in the booking system, even when processing is asynchronous. It also offers availability validation before generating the payment intent, support for unauthenticated customers, and association of payments with customer accounts via IDs.

The addon is compatible with multiple currencies available in Mercado Pago, includes a sandbox mode for testing before going live, and offers a clean, mobile-optimized payment flow. Configuration is simple: just enter your Mercado Pago API keys (Access Token and Public Key) from the LatePoint settings panel.

With an interface localized for Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking markets, this addon allows businesses to offer a familiar and reliable payment experience to their customers, improving conversion and professionalizing payment management within WordPress.