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On August 6 and 7, the Federal Commission on Regulatory Improvement (Comisión Federal para la Mejora Regulatoria) issued two drafts of rules and provisions for Fintech institutions.

President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has determined that the Ministry of Navy and the Ministry of Defense, through the National Guard, will now be in charge of Mexican Customs.

The applicable regulation to financial technology institutions set forth the obligation to appoint a compliance officer.

The General Bureau of Civil Aeronautics of Mexico's Ministry of Communications and Transports (SCT) was notified by the Department of Homeland Security of the United States of America ...

The General Bureau of Civil Aeronautics of Mexico's Ministry of Communications and Transports was notified by the DHS that, starting July 19, 2017, regarding direct commercial flights to the U.S., ...

On March 26, 2021, Mexico President López Obrador sent a bill to Congress to modify the country's hydrocarbons law (the "Draft Bill").

In late June 2025, the U.S. Treasury's FinCEN (Financial Crimes Enforcement Network), under new authorities granted pursuant to the Fentanyl Sanctions Act...

The recent Orders issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) on June 25, 2025, designating CIBanco, Intercam, and Vector as institutions of primary money laundering...

La Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil de la Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes, fue informada por el Departamento de Seguridad Interior de los Estados Unidos de América (Department of Homeland Security - DHS) que, ...

The United States has expanded its list of Mexican criminal organizations designated as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Specially Designated Global Terrorists, adding the Juárez Cartel and Los Viagras to six previously designated cartels. This development significantly impacts compliance and risk management for companies operating in Mexico with U.S. connections, as U.S. law prohibits providing material support to designated organizations and restricts transactions with blocked entities.

Over a two-week period, the Mexican Congress discussed and approved the reform to the Amparo Law, which was published on October 16 and entered into force the following day.

Organized crime groups across Latin America are rapidly adopting cheap commercial drones, retrofitting them with explosives, surveillance equipment, and trafficking payloads to enhance their illicit operations. As cartels and guerrilla groups innovate faster than governments can respond, this technological shift is creating unprecedented security challenges, forcing regional authorities to collaborate with the US and import advanced counter-drone systems. The weaponization of unmanned aerial systems is acce

On July 14, 2021, the Mexican Federal Register´s evening version contained the Executive Order creating the National Customs Agency of Mexico (ANAM for its Spanish acronym).

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El pasado 6 de agosto, fue publicada en el Diario Oficial de la Federación la Convocatoria emitida por la Unidad de Inteligencia Financiera (UIF) para la certificación en materia de prevención...

La regulación aplicable a las instituciones de tecnología financiera establece la obligación de designar a un oficial de cumplimiento en su interior.

El pasado 22 de noviembre de 2021 se publicó en el Diario Oficial de la Federación el "ACUERDO por el que se instruye a las dependencias y entidades de la Administración Pública Federal...

Recent actions by the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control, together with parallel developments in Mexico, reflect an increasingly coordinated...