Payment methods
Accept Via Baloto – Cash-based payments in Colombia
Convenient, secure payments in Colombia. Consumers can pay for their online purchases in cash at more than 13,000 stores across the country with no risk of chargebacks for the merchant.
Key benefits
Accessible online payments for a cash-based market
Via Baloto is a voucher payment widely used in Colombia to pay for online purchases in cash at convenient locations across the country – no need for a bank account.
Guaranteed payments
Transactions are paid in cash so there's no risk of chargebacks.
Access a cash market
Open up online payments to the 54% of Colombian consumers that are unbanked.
A popular local method
15% of online transactions in Colombia are paid for with cash.
Convenient
Customers can pay at 13,500 stores all across Colombia.
Add Via Baloto to your payments flow
Let's get you up and running with Via Baloto so you can get more value from every transaction. Reach out to our local experts today.
Payment method features
Accept Via Baloto with Checkout.com
Expand your reach and drive better conversion with the payments methods your customers love. Wherever they are.
Payment type
Cash / Voucher
Merchant countries *
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar, Egypt, Jordan, Pakistan, Australia, China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom, United States, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay
Business countries for Via Baloto
- Austria
- Belgium
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Italy
- Latvia
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Malta
- Netherlands
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- United Arab Emirates
- Saudi Arabia
- Kuwait
- Oman
- Bahrain
- Qatar
- Egypt
- Jordan
- Pakistan
- Australia
- China
- Hong Kong
- Malaysia
- New Zealand
- Singapore
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Argentina
- Brazil
- Chile
- Colombia
- Ecuador
- Mexico
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Uruguay
Customer country
Colombia
Min transaction amount
1,000 COP
Max transaction amount
1,000,000 COP
Processing currency
COP, USD
Settlement currency **
COP, USD
Refunds
yes
Partial refunds
yes
Recurring payments
no
Disputes
no
Implementation channels
Desktop and mobile
Processing model
Full service (gateway + collecting)
* Subject to service agreements, legal entity location and presence, and company compliance approval. ** Settlement currencies vary based on merchant agreement
