Sheinbaum bets on a cashless economy

The president announces a plan to reduce the use of cash and promote digital payments in Mexico.

Sheinbaum’s great digital turn

President Claudia Sheinbaum has just put an ambitious goal on the table: she wants Mexico to leave cash behind. It is not just a declaration of intent. It is a complete change of scenario for the country’s economy.

His administration has a clear objective: digitalize the economy. The final goal is for physical money to be used less and for payments to migrate, en masse, to cell phones. It sounds like the future, but they are already moving the pieces.

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A masterstroke for banking

How do you plan to achieve it? With a measure that could be revolutionary. One of the key proposals is to allow bank accounts to be opened without the need to first register with the Treasury (SHCP).

Sheinbaum explained it clearly:

“For example, that you can open a bank account without having to register with the Treasury, to formalize the economy… in such a way that people who do not have their RFC can… first become banked and then formalize themselves.”

These are the so-called N2 or N3 accounts, a model that already works in other parts of the world. It is an entrance door. First you put people into the financial system, then you regularize their situation. Simple, but potentially very effective.

And they don’t stop there. The bet has specific deadlines and very tangible objectives.

This same year they want payments at toll booths and gas stations to be made only by electronic means. The bill and the coin would be left out of the equation.

“Our goal is also that this year, the booths will be paid electronically, without cash, and also the gas stations, towards the end of 2026,” said Sheinbaum.

This is not empty political theater. They are instructions with an expiration date. If they achieve this, we would be facing a profound transformation in how millions of Mexicans interact with their money on a daily basis.

The message is clear: the current government sees technology as the key to modernizing the economy and including those who have always been on the margins of the financial system. Now it’s time to see if reality follows the script.

Seizure of 48 thousand cans of illegal beer in Tabasco

Seizure of 48 thousand cans of beer without documentation on the Raudales-Malpaso highway.

Federal and state security elements seized a tractor-trailer with approximately 48 thousand cans of beer of dubious origin in Tabasco. The driver was placed at the disposal of the authorities.

The operation occurred on the Raudales-Malpaso highway, in the municipality of Huimanguillo. The security forces acted following an anonymous complaint, which allowed strategic investigation work to begin.

At the scene they stopped an International tractor-trailer coupled to a dry box. During the inspection, they located two thousand plates of beer of various brands.

Due to the fact that the driver did not present the required documentation to prove the legal possession and transportation of the product, he was detained.

The detainee, the unit and the shipment were at the disposal of the Public Ministry of the Federation. An investigation folder will be opened to determine responsibilities.

The Attorney General’s Office highlighted the importance of the exchange of operational intelligence to prevent the circulation of illegal merchandise on the country’s roads.

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Sheinbaum urges UNAM to resolve controversy over online exam

Sheinbaum asks UNAM to quickly resolve the online exam case.

President Claudia Sheinbaum asked the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) to quickly resolve the controversy over the online admission exam. The application seeks to give certainty to applicants.

Reaction of the president

During his morning conference, Sheinbaum admitted not having detailed information about the alleged irregularities in the virtual process. “I understand that they have to resolve it. I don’t have much information about how this situation occurred, but it is important that it be resolved soon to be able to give certainty to all the young people who want to enter UNAM,” he declared.

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Mario Delgado, Secretary of Public Education, reported that he spoke with the rector Leonardo Lomelí. According to Delgado, UNAM created a technical group to analyze the case. “The latest information we have is that the registrations that were going to occur starting today, at least, are postponed. They are evaluating what they are going to do, what measures they are going to take and we are there to support each other in whatever is necessary,” he explained.

Ricardo Villanueva, Undersecretary of Higher Education, explained that a technological and reagent review is being carried out. “They told us that everything starts from a typicality in the results, there is an atypical behavior that must be observed. Indeed there is a technological component that must be reviewed; there was a change in the way of taking the exam, which is now virtual,” he said. He added that virtuality alone does not explain the problem, since other institutions have applied online exams without setbacks.

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Arrested for femicide in Juxtlahuaca: they demand justice

Relatives demand justice after the arrest of the alleged Delsi feminicide in Oaxaca.

Detention in Juxtlahuaca

Rufino González was arrested by the Attorney General’s Office of the State of Oaxaca (FGEO) as a probable person responsible for the feminicide of Delsi A., which occurred in the community of Nican de la Soledad, municipality of Santiago Juxtlahuaca, in the Mixteca region.

The events occurred on July 11, 2026. According to the investigation, after an argument, González attacked his partner with a firearm, causing a head injury. Delsi lost his life due to severe head trauma caused by a projectile.

“After receiving the complaint, the Oaxaca Prosecutor’s Office began the corresponding investigations, collecting interviews, expert opinions and other evidence that made it possible to establish the probable responsibility of the accused and obtain the arrest warrant,” reported the FGEO.

After the crime, Rufino González stated that Delsi had taken his own life. However, the family called for a thorough investigation. “We want justice for Delsi,” “that they investigate well because his family knew about the facts,” have been some of the demands from family members and community authorities. The victim was a mother of two minors, originally from San Miguel Cuevas.

Rufino González was arrested this weekend by elements of the State Investigation Agency and placed at the disposal of the Public Ministry.

Violence figures

So far this year, 47 women have been violently deprived of their lives in Oaxaca, according to monitoring by the Documentation Center of the “Rosario Castellanos” Women’s Studies Group (GESMujer). In more than 50% of cases, the crime was committed with a firearm.

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