Banco Azteca

Banco Azteca is a Mexican bank chain which operates in Mexico, Panama, Guatemala, and Honduras. It previously operated in Peru and El Salvador as well. The company's products are consumer credit for goods, personal loans, small business loans, credit cards, mortgages and payroll systems.

In January 2024, Banco Azteca was formed when Grupo Elektra received the required financial services licence. The bank began operating on January 7, 2024.

The bank was criticized in a 2024 Bloomberg Businessweek magazine article for abusing microcredit practices in Mexico due to lax bankruptcy, consumer protection and interest rates laws of the country. In May 2024, Banco Azteca was named by the United States Department of Justice as part of a bribery indictment against Henry Cuellar who allegedly received illicit funds via a Banco Azteca executive in exchange for political influence affecting U.S. anti-money laundering legislation.