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Jalisco Launches 'Tarjeta Única' to Unite Public Benefits and Banking

Online registration opens January 12 with cards distributed from January 19.

Overview

  • The state says the card will centralize access to social supports and services while enabling deposits, withdrawals, bill payments, and online purchases.
  • Sign-ups open at tarjetaunica.jalisco.gob.mx, with in-person appointments at 11 modules in the Guadalajara metro and municipalities including Puerto Vallarta, Lagos de Moreno, Tepatitlán, Ciudad Guzmán, and Autlán.
  • Backed by Visa and Broxel, the product is free to obtain, involves no intermediaries, and promotes a 10% annual savings yield.
  • Health and benefits features include the Seguro Médico al Estilo Jalisco, public transport use, discounts on state fines and surcharges, and free medicines at public institutions and Farmacias Guadalajara.
  • Officials project 1.5 million cards in the first stage and up to three million users by the end of the administration, while remittance transfers at preferential rates are described as a next-stage feature.