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Senate advances personal data laws
The Senate reviewed new transparency and data protection laws, while a general cybersecurity law remains pending.
Nov 1, 2026 · 2 min
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Mexico DOF updates rules for financial groups
The official gazette updated rules for holding companies and sub-holdings. El Economista also reported eight cyber incidents in Mexico from January to May.
Nov 1, 2026 · 2 min
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Mexico Expands AI Review in Foreign Investment
Mexico’s lower house approved a foreign investment reform adding AI, cybersecurity, data processing and personal data access to state review.
Oct 29, 2026 · 3 min
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Mexico moves on data and digital government
The Senate, Mexico State Congress and Sonora advanced reforms on personal data, minors online and digital government.
Oct 26, 2026 · 3 min
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Mexico sets 30 days to report child safety measures
Mexico's safe digital environments decree takes effect, giving platforms 30 days to document and report their child protection measures.
Oct 21, 2026 · 3 min
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Mexico: Cyberattacks Cost Financial Firms $120M
Between January and May 2026, cyberattacks cost Mexican financial firms more than 120 million pesos, according to reports citing Bank of Mexico data.
Oct 13, 2026 · 2 min
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Mexico SABG flags IMSS and SAT data lapses
Mexico’s anti-corruption office found data protection failures at public agencies, including IMSS, SHF and SAT, and ordered fixes.
Oct 5, 2026 · 3 min
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Mexico Deputies Approve Digital Payments Law
The Digital Economy Law passed Mexico’s lower house and moved to the Senate. It sets rules for digital payments and public services.
Oct 2, 2026 · 4 min
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Banxico spent 1.06 billion pesos on cybersecurity
Banxico spent 1.0615 billion pesos on cybersecurity over 11 years, including cyber resilience, policies, and incident detection.
Oct 1, 2026 · 2 min
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Mexico probes possible Aeroméxico data exposure
Mexico’s anti-corruption ministry found signs of a possible personal data exposure in a system linked to Aeroméxico.
Sep 27, 2026 · 2 min
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Mexico seeks constitutional digital identity rights
A Morena lawmaker proposed a reform to recognize a secure, interoperable, and free digital identity right in Mexico.
Sep 26, 2026 · 2 min
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CNBV and Banxico Advance Network Consultation
The CNBV and Banxico advanced a public consultation on network rules, with reported comment portal issues and proposed fee changes.
Sep 25, 2026 · 1 min
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Banxico sets SPEI deadline for Dec. 14, 2026
Banxico gave SPEI-linked entities until Dec. 14, 2026 to reconfigure digital platforms, according to El Informador.
Sep 24, 2026 · 2 min
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Mexico Moves Toward AI Framework Law
Mexico still lacks a federal AI law, but Congress and the executive branch are pushing a general framework for 2026 as adoption grows.
Sep 23, 2026 · 4 min
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Banxico allows SPEI transfers by cell phone
Banxico would let SPEI transfers use the beneficiary’s cell number and gave banks until Dec. 14, 2026 to update their systems.
Sep 22, 2026 · 2 min
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FinCEN eases BOI reporting for U.S. firms
FinCEN’s August 2026 final rule sharply reduces BOI reporting for U.S. entities, while Mexico is tightening AML and transparency rules.
Sep 20, 2026 · 2 min
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Mexico tightens biometric and digital payment rules
CNBV, Banxico and the federal government are updating biometric authentication, digital payments and banking app rules.
Sep 20, 2026 · 3 min
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Mexico advances cybersecurity laws
Mexico’s Congress received proposals on cybersecurity, digital protections for minors and tighter review of foreign investment.
Sep 19, 2026 · 3 min
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Banxico reports eight bank cyber incidents in 2026
Banxico logged eight cyber incidents at banks between January and May 2026, twice the total recorded in all of 2025.
Sep 18, 2026 · 3 min
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Mexico pushes digital payments law, Digital CURP
Sheinbaum sent Congress a bill for digital payments that would open cash-free sectors and add Digital CURP for ID.
Sep 13, 2026 · 4 min
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Mexico’s CNBV loosens SMS authentication rules
CNBV now allows SMS, email and encrypted messaging for security codes in certain digital financial services. The rule took effect Sept. 2.
Sep 12, 2026 · 3 min
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Mexico tightens controls on SPEI
Banxico, CNBV and the SCJN backed a week of tighter controls on payments, transfers and customer verification in Mexico.
Sep 11, 2026 · 3 min
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Mexico advances cybersecurity laws
Mexico is weighing bills on AI, cybersecurity, digital violence, and digital payments, with changes tied to data
Sep 11, 2026 · 3 min
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Mexico CNBV allows SMS bank authentication
CNBV’s rule change takes effect Sept. 2, 2026 and allows SMS as an authentication factor for banks in Mexico.
Sep 10, 2026 · 3 min
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Mexican Senate reviews AI laws
Mexico’s Senate is weighing reforms on AI, digital violence and personal data, with penalties for fake intimate content and rules for minors.
Sep 9, 2026 · 3 min
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Mexico's CNBV revokes SDMX Superdigital
Mexico’s CNBV revoked SDMX Superdigital’s authorization as an electronic payment funds institution and formalized it in the DOF.
Sep 9, 2026 · 2 min
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Mexican Senate Reviews Digital Rights Bill
Mexico’s lower house sent the Senate a bill to protect minors online, with new rules on privacy, content
Sep 8, 2026 · 3 min
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CNBV Allows SMS for Fintech Authentication
Mexico’s CNBV now permits SMS, email and encrypted messaging for authentication codes in fintech operations.
Sep 7, 2026 · 3 min
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Mexico tightens review of foreign investment
The Senate received a bill that would subject purchases of Mexican cybersecurity and data firms to national security review.
Sep 6, 2026 · 3 min
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Mexico to Review Foreign Investment
Sheinbaum sent the Senate a bill to review foreign stakes in sensitive sectors such as data, AI
Sep 4, 2026 · 4 min
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Mexico advances cybersecurity law, IA fraud curbs
Mexico’s Senate received a bill to create a National Cybersecurity Agency. Deputies are also reviewing four AI-fraud proposals.
Sep 2, 2026 · 3 min
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Banxico and CNBV consult on card payment rules
Banxico and CNBV opened a public consultation on clearinghouses and interchange fees for card payments through Sept. 24, 2026.
Sep 1, 2026 · 3 min
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Banxico and CNBV expand fee consultation
Banxico and CNBV adjusted their proposal to cap card interchange fees and opened public consultation through Sept. 24.
Aug 28, 2026 · 4 min
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Mexico City pushes children's digital rights law
Mexico City is drafting a law on children’s digital rights, including privacy, data protection, cybersecurity, and school phone rules.
Aug 27, 2026 · 3 min
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Mexican Senate logs cybercrime reform bill
Mexico’s Senate has filed a bill to amend the federal penal code and define digital conduct tied to online violence.
Aug 26, 2026 · 3 min
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Mexico tightens AML rules and bank biometrics
Mexico expanded anti-money-laundering rules and the CNBV broadened biometric checks in banks, raising risk and traceability demands.
Aug 20, 2026 · 4 min
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State of Mexico approves Transparencia Mexiquense
The State of Mexico approved new transparency and data laws, dissolved INFOEM, and created Transparencia Mexiquense under state oversight.
Aug 19, 2026 · 6 min
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Mexico tightens bank biometric checks
SHCP and CNBV ordered facial biometrics, biometric CURP and new identity controls, while MTU rules and CONDUSEF penalties raise compliance.
Aug 18, 2026 · 3 min
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Mexico speeds up data and AI laws
Edomex and Mexico City move on new data and digital violence rules, while Congress still has pending cyber and AI bills.
Aug 17, 2026 · 3 min
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Mexico Tightens Bank Biometrics and AML Rules
SHCP and CNBV set new deadlines for bank biometrics as Mexico advances AML reforms and raises penalties across the sector.
Aug 16, 2026 · 3 min
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Mexico tightens Fintech rules, advances AI
Mexico is updating transparency, data and Fintech rules, while Morena prepares a constitutional reform for AI legislation.
Aug 15, 2026 · 6 min
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Mexico issues new anti-money laundering rules
Hacienda updated LFPIORPI rules with risk-based methodology, client classification and transition deadlines through 2027.
Aug 14, 2026 · 2 min
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Mexico Still Lacks a General AI Law
Mexico still has no general cyber or AI law, and a key gap remains over which agency will enforce the rules after INAI.
Aug 7, 2026 · 3 min
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CDMX makes phishing a crime, up to 6 years
Mexico City added phishing to its local penal code, with prison, fines and higher penalties when victims are vulnerable.
Aug 5, 2026 · 2 min
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Guatemala, Mexico Push Cybersecurity Laws
Guatemala and Mexico are advancing cyber laws that would reshape oversight, add new authorities and set penalties.
Aug 5, 2026 · 2 min
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Mexico Moves Ahead on Cybersecurity Law
Mexico is debating a Cybersecurity Law and an AI framework, with talks focused on incidents, digital fraud, data, and sector oversight.
Aug 3, 2026 · 3 min
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Mexico Tightens Anti-Money Laundering Rules for Retail
Retailers and financial entities in Mexico now face LFPIORPI, PCI DSS and LFPDPPP requirements for payments and personal data.
Jul 31, 2026 · 2 min
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Mexico opens debate on AI and data access
A 2025 law lets the state request personal data directly from holders, while debates over AI regulation remain open.
Jul 31, 2026 · 3 min
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Mexico keeps sector-based AI rules
Mexico still lacks a general AI law, but it has added labor and copyright reforms to protect voice and image from generative AI.
Jul 29, 2026 · 4 min
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Mexico City criminalizes phishing
Mexico City’s penal code now treats phishing as a crime, with penalties of 3 to 6 years in prison and fines of 200 to 600 UMAs.
Jul 24, 2026 · 2 min