Guatemala
Learn about the dLocal supported payment methods in Guatemala.
Market specifications
Take a look of all the payment methods available.
Country reference Cards supported APM supportedCards
Find all the information about the card supported capabilities.
Capabilities Process Card PaymentsMarket specifications
Do you want to know more information about Guatemala's market? Go to the Tap Into Latin America’s High-Growth Potential article.
Country reference
country code | currency code | amount decimals | document name | document format | document required? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GT | GTQ | 2 | CUI | 13 digits | Yes |
Cards supported
payment_method_id | Brand ID | Name | payment_method_type | Details | Allowed Flows | Logo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CARD | VI | Visa | CARD | Credit Card | DIRECT REDIRECT | |
CARD | VD | Visa Debit | CARD | Debit Card | DIRECT REDIRECT | |
CARD | MC | Mastercard | CARD | Credit Card | DIRECT REDIRECT | |
CARD | MD | Mastercard Debit | CARD | Debit Card | DIRECT REDIRECT | |
CARD | AE | American Express | CARD | Credit Card | DIRECT REDIRECT | |
CARD | DC | Diners | CARD | Credit Card | DIRECT REDIRECT | |
CARD | DI | Discover | CARD | Credit Card | DIRECT REDIRECT | |
CARD | JC | JCB | CARD | Credit Card | DIRECT REDIRECT |
To offer all the card options that may be available in your integration, send the
payment_method_idasCARD.
Alternative Payment Method supported
payment_method_id | Name | payment_method_type | Details | Allowed Flows | Logo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CY | PayCash | TICKET | Cash Payment | DIRECT REDIRECT | ![]() |
FR | SoyFRI | TICKET | Mobile Wallet | REDIRECT | ![]() |
Cards
Capabilities
| Visa Credit | Visa Debit | Mastercard Credit | Mastercard Debit | American Express | Diners | Discover | JCB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum amount | 1 GTQ | 1 GTQ | 1 GTQ | 1 GTQ | 1 GTQ | 1 GTQ | 1 GTQ | 1 GTQ |
| Refunds | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Recurring | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Chargeback option | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Chargeback Dispute option | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Descriptor | Merchant name | Merchant name | Merchant name | Merchant name | Merchant name | Merchant name | Merchant name | Merchant name |
How to process Card Payments?
Learn how to process payments with credit and debit cards with dLocal in our Card Payments section.
Alternative Payment Method
PayCash
PayCash is a payment system enabled in the main commercial chains and banks in Latin America, which allows customers to receive and process cash payments and transfers immediately.
Capabilities
| PayCash | |
|---|---|
| Min. amount | 1 GTQ |
| Max. expiration time supported | 5 days |
| Notification delay | Immediate |
| Refunds | Yes |
| Flow | DIRECT REDIRECT |
Request parameters
| Property | Type | Description | Mandatory? |
|---|---|---|---|
amount | Number | Amount to be charged. | Yes |
currency | String | GTQTransaction currency in ISO 4217. | Yes |
country | String | GT Transaction country in ISO 3166. | Yes |
payment_method_id | String | CY ID of the selected payment method. | Yes |
payment_method_flow | String | DIRECT or REDIRECT | Yes |
payer.name | String | Name of the payer. | Yes |
payer.email | String | Email of the payer. | Yes |
payer.document | String | Document of the payer. | Yes |
order_id | String | ID of the capture given by the merchant in their system. Think of it as an external ID of the capture. | No |
notification_url | String | Notifications will be sent in every change of status of a payment to the notification_url specified by the merchant. | No |
Examples
{
"amount": 20,
"currency": "GTQ",
"country": "GT",
"payment_method_id": "CY",
"payment_method_flow": "DIRECT",
"payer": {
"name": "Jane Doe",
"email": "[email protected]",
"document": "1234567890123",
"address": {
"country": "GT",
"state": "Guatemala",
"city": "Guatemala",
"zip_code": "8858",
"street": "Av. Principal",
"number": "5940"
}
},
"order_id": "34545sk3483kqw0",
"description": "Tshirt",
"notification_url": "http://merchantsite.com/notification/new",
"callback_url": "http://merchantsite.com/success_page"
}{
"id": "D-4-ff8aedac-3b47-rffd-9fe4-cb0385e568d4",
"amount": 20,
"currency": "GTQ",
"payment_method_id": "CY",
"payment_method_type": "TICKET",
"payment_method_flow": "DIRECT",
"country": "GT",
"bank_transfer": {},
"ticket": {
"type": "CUSTOM",
"reference": 4201686593745791,
"expiration_date": "2023-06-17T23:59:59.000+0000",
"provider_name": "apm-paycash",
"provider_logo": "logo",
"image_url": "https://pay.dlocal.com/gmf-apm/payments/M-8ebc0757-b772-44d9-edsw-a4501ac959c7",
"amount": 20,
"currency": "GTQ"
},
"created_date": "2023-06-12T22:04:54.000+0000",
"status": "PENDING",
"status_detail": "The payment is pending.",
"status_code": "100",
"order_id": "34545sk3483kqw0",
"notification_url": "http://merchantsite.com/notification/new"
}Example ticket

PayCash UI built with the information in the example above.
SoyFRI
SoyFRI is a wallet payment method in Guatemala that allows users to approve a merchant payment request directly from the SoyFRI app. Users receive a push notification, open the SoyFRI app, review the pending payment, enter their security PIN, choose the funds origin, and confirm the transaction.
Capabilities
| SoyFRI | |
|---|---|
| Min. amount | 1 GTQ |
| Max. expiration time supported | 15 days |
| Daily limit | GTQ 10,000 |
| Notification delay | Immediate |
| Refunds | No |
| Flow | REDIRECT |
Request parameters
| Property | Type | Description | Mandatory? |
|---|---|---|---|
amount | Number | Amount to be charged. | Yes |
currency | String | GTQTransaction currency in ISO 4217. | Yes |
country | String | GTTransaction country in ISO 3166. | Yes |
payment_method_id | String | FRID of the selected payment method. | Yes |
payment_method_flow | String | REDIRECT | Yes |
payer.name | String | Name of the payer. | Yes |
payer.phone | String | Phone number of the payer. Required to deliver the payment request to the user's SoyFRI account. | Yes |
payer.document | String | Document of the payer. | No |
payer.email | String | Email of the payer. | No |
order_id | String | Merchant reference for the payment. | No |
description | String | Description of the purchase. | No |
callback_url | String | Optional callback URL. There is currently no automatic return-URL behavior in the SoyFRI UX; users must manually switch back to the merchant app. | No |
notification_url | String | Notifications will be sent on every status change to the notification_url specified by the merchant. | No |
Examples
{
"amount": 100,
"currency": "GTQ",
"country": "GT",
"payment_method_id": "FR",
"payment_method_flow": "REDIRECT",
"payer": {
"name": "carlossh",
"phone": "22222222",
"email": "[email protected]",
"document": "1234567890123"
},
"order_id": "34545sk3483kqw0",
"description": "test-101",
"callback_url": "http://merchantsite.com/success_page",
"notification_url": "http://merchantsite.com/notification/new"
}{
"status": "PENDING",
"status_detail": "The payment is pending.",
"payment_method_id": "FR",
"payment_method_flow": "REDIRECT",
"country": "GT",
"currency": "GTQ",
"amount": 100,
"order_id": "34545sk3483kqw0"
}{
"id": "R-4-9f359a37-621c-423b-b552-6d464fe890dd",
"amount": 100,
"status": "PAID",
"status_detail": "The payment was paid.",
"status_code": "200",
"currency": "GTQ",
"country": "GT",
"payment_method_id": "FR",
"payment_method_type": "TICKET",
"payment_method_flow": "REDIRECT",
"payer": {
"name": "carlossh",
"phone": "22222222"
},
"order_id": "34545sk3483kqw0",
"description": "test-101",
"notification_url": "http://merchantsite.com/notification/new",
"created_date": "2025-06-11T13:13:54.634Z"
}UI guidelines
SoyFRI payment flowSoyFRI delivers the payment request to the user via push notification in the SoyFRI app. There is no automatic return URL after the user confirms payment; the user must manually switch back to the merchant app or page. The
payer.phonevalue must match the phone number or username registered in the user's SoyFRI account for the payment request to be delivered correctly.
Updated 12 days ago


