The alliance combines Spreedly’s global orchestration with Kushki’s regional acquiring to optimize transactions in a market projected to reach $191.25 billion in retail e-commerce sales by the end of 2025, according to EMARKETER.
With annual growth in digital payments exceeding 15% in the region, technological infrastructure has become the decisive factor for global merchants expanding into markets such as Mexico, Colombia, Peru and Chile.
March 11, 2026, Duharm NC — Latin America has established itself as the second fastest-growing e-commerce region in the world. According to the "Payments in Latin America in 2025" report developed by Kushki and PCMI (Payments and Commerce Market Intelligence), the transactional ecosystem grew by 15% over the past year, driven by a massive migration toward digital methods and an increasingly sophisticated infrastructure. Within this landscape, Kushki, the regional paytech leader, announces a strategic alliance with Spreedly, the leading global platform for payment orchestration.
This collaboration enables merchants to manage their operations in Latin America under Kushki’s direct acquiring, integrating global orchestration with local processing. The objective is to solve the fragmentation of a market where, according to Statista, credit card use remains the majority with a 39% market share, yet coexists with a rapidly evolving landscape of alternative payment methods.
“This alliance reinforces our vision of evolving the payment ecosystem across the entire region. Today, 70% of Latin American consumers prefer brands with omnichannel strategies. By partnering with Spreedly, we allow global merchants to operate in Latam without redesigning their technical architecture, optimizing approval rates and transparently navigating the regulatory complexity of each country,” said Andrea Jo, VP of Alliances at Kushki.
The potential of this alliance was backed by a context of accelerated expansion, as retail e-commerce sales in Latin America increased by 12.2% in 2025, according to Emarketer.. For high-transaction industries such as entertainment, fashion, and tourism, this integration addresses critical challenges by optimizing approval rates through local processing via Kushki, effectively avoiding the common rejections associated with cross-border transactions.
Furthermore, the collaboration facilitates multi-country agility by enabling the immediate adoption of local payment methods in markets that, according to BlackStats, already represent 21% of total global retail sales. This is complemented by advanced security based on local regulatory compliance and fraud prevention tools tailored to the specific risk profiles of each Latin American market, ensuring that business growth is both sustainable and secure.
“At Spreedly, we believe the future of payments lies in collaborating with local experts,” said Michael Rokos, Director of Partner Strategy at Spreedly. “Our alliance with Kushki offers our clients a comprehensive solution that combines global flexibility with robust, specialized regional acquiring. Through cutting-edge technologies, this enables a deeper understanding of regional customer needs and helps drive transactional volume in key markets.”
Through this integration, Kushki and Spreedly are not only simplifying payment technology but also paving the way for companies to capture a market opportunity that, according to industry projections, will exceed $633 billion in total digital spending in the coming years, consolidating Latin America as the world’s newest global e-commerce hub.
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