In Brazil the student pays in reais through Mercado Pago and the money lands in the school's own Mercado Pago account. Pix and card, instalments included, with nothing for you to build.
Through your school page on KiteSchool or a destination guide — Cumbuco, Jericoacoara, Preá. Those pages are indexed in Google and link back to your own site and Instagram.
They book and pay up front
Checkout opens in Mercado Pago. The student picks Pix or card. No payment links over WhatsApp, no chasing people for money afterwards.
The money goes into YOUR account
The charge is created with your own Mercado Pago account's token — the school is the seller. The money does not sit in an AYON account waiting to be passed on; it arrives as yours.
Commission is taken automatically
Mercado Pago separates AYON's commission at transaction time. There is no month-end invoice for you to remember.
Pix and instalments — what the student sees
Mercado Pago's checkout shows the student whichever payment methods are enabled on your account. In practice that means Pix and credit card, with the card offering instalments.
Pix
Instant approval. It is the normal way a lesson gets paid for in Brazil, and it avoids card fees.
Card instalments
The number of instalments follows your own Mercado Pago account's conditions — you set that in the MP dashboard, not in KiteSchool.
Where interest applies, the student pays it
On interest-bearing instalments the cost sits with the buyer. AYON adds nothing for instalments: our commission is the same whether they pay in one go or split it.
What it costs, without the small print
AYON commission
5% per booking
First bookings
the first 20 carry no commission at all
Fixed fee per charge
none
Minimum commission
none
Platform subscription
none
Cost to be listed
free
What Mercado Pago charges (and why we say so)
The 5% above is AYON's commission. Mercado Pago charges its own processing fee directly to you, according to your account's plan — exactly as it already does if you sell through a payment link or a card reader today. What AYON does is add nothing on top of it: in Brazil there is no recovery fee, no fixed component and no minimum floor in our commission. We would rather tell you here than have you find it on a statement later.
What about international students?
A student who wants to pay in another currency goes through international card, not Mercado Pago — the Mercado Pago rail is reais, and only reais. For the school the flow is identical: booking confirmed, money identified.
What you need to start
A Mercado Pago account under the school's CNPJ or CPF.
Connect that account to your school profile on KiteSchool (one authorisation, once).
Publish your packages priced in BRL.
One detail that has caused real confusion: the price has to be in reais. A package saved in dollars will not go through the Mercado Pago rail — the system refuses the charge rather than inventing a conversion and getting the amount wrong.
FAQ
Does the money land in my account or KiteSchool's?
Yours. The charge is created with your own Mercado Pago account's token and the school is the seller on the transaction. Mercado Pago separates AYON's commission automatically — it is not a payout we make to you afterwards.
What does KiteSchool charge?
5% per booking, and the first 20 bookings carry no commission. No subscription, no fixed fee per charge, no minimum.
Can students pay in instalments?
Yes. Instalments appear in Mercado Pago's checkout according to your account's conditions, which you configure in the MP dashboard. Where interest applies the student pays it, and AYON's commission does not change.
Do you accept Pix?
Yes, provided Pix is enabled on your Mercado Pago account. It is the most common way a lesson gets paid for in Brazil.
Do I need a CNPJ?
You need a Mercado Pago account that can receive money, whether that is under a CNPJ or a CPF. Mercado Pago sets that requirement, not KiteSchool.
I already use a card reader — why add this?
Keep using it for walk-ins. KiteSchool is for the booking that comes from outside: the student who found you on Google before flying to Ceará, arriving already paid.
Can I price in dollars or euros?
To be paid through Mercado Pago the package must be priced in reais. The package editor has a currency selector — choose BRL.
Start with your page
Listing is free. You can publish the profile first and connect Mercado Pago whenever you want to start taking paid bookings.