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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| ELEKTRA, MX | |
| Industry | Financial services |
| Founded | 26 October 2002 |
| Founder | Ricardo Salinas Pliego |
| Headquarters | Mexico City, Mexico |
Key people | Alejandro Valenzuela del Rio (Chairman of the Board), Tonatiu Rodríguez Gómez |
| Products | Banking, Financial |
| Parent | Grupo Elektra (subsidiary of Grupo Salinas) |
| Divisions | Banco Azteca Insurance |
| Website | www.bancoazteca.com |
Banco Azteca is a financial institution headquartered in Mexico and is part of Grupo Elektra, which is part of Grupo Salinas, a Mexican conglomerate with interests in banking, media, retail and telecommunications. Founded in October 2002 by businessman Ricardo Salinas Pliego,[1] Banco Azteca's focus has been to promote financial inclusion by serving the segments of the population most neglected by traditional banking, providing financial services to middle and lower income groups.[2][3]
Grupo Elektra has more than four thousand points of contact in Mexico, the United States and Central America.
- ^ "Historia del Banco Azteca". Banco Azteca. Archived from the original on May 2, 2017. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
- ^ "Alejandro Valenzuela: 'Banco Azteca se dedica a atender a un segmento olvidado por el resto de la banca'". El Heraldo de México. February 22, 2023. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
- ^ Noguez, Roberto (December 1, 2022). "De los pagos chiquitos a la consolidación de Banco Azteca". Forbes México.