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.