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ATDT Cites MXN 2.5 Billion Savings, Maps Identity-Linked Payments and Spectrum Discounts

Implementation now depends on Banxico for payments decisions, with spectrum incentives left to the CRT.

Overview

  • At Mexico Digital Summit 2025, the agency reported 1,666 federal procedures simplified to date, including 945 eliminated and 117 already digitized.
  • ATDT outlined a technology‑autonomy buildout featuring an upgraded federal data center in Aguascalientes, a 300‑specialist software factory, a cybersecurity directorate, and a national code repository.
  • Director José Antonio Peña Merino argued that a national digital payments system should be tied to digital identity, while emphasizing that Banxico is the decision‑maker and that CoDi and Dimo offer precedents.
  • ATDT said it met with Brazil’s central bank to study PIX for lessons on rapid adoption, stressing that any Mexican implementation would be led by Banxico.
  • To expand connectivity, the agency promoted spectrum price discounts in exchange for coverage commitments, including potential cuts of up to 50%, with the CRT tasked with designing and implementing the scheme.