Remittances as a Lifeline: Lessons from Mexico’s FINABIEN

Bernardo Batiz-Lazo; Rocío Mejía-Flores

Remittances as a Lifeline: Lessons from Mexico’s FINABIEN

Newcastle Business School

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Abstract

True inclusion meets people where they are—safeguarding cash’s reliability while enabling gradual digital uptake—maximising remittances’ contribution to sustainable development in underserved communities. This cash-centric approach has taken on added urgency with the recent imposition of a U.S. remittance tax under President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

Original language	English
Type	media
Media of output	blog
Publisher	Cash Essentials
Publication status	Published - 13 Mar 2026

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 1 No Poverty
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities

Keywords

financial inclusion
USA
Mexico
remittances

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