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The Price of Mexican Credit Cards

Topics: Money, Banking & Finance

Written by: Mexico Insight

Published: Monday, March 31, 2008 | Comments 0

Credit card use has ballooned in Mexico in recent years.  The introduction of electronic terminals at retail establishments, restaurants and other trade centers during the mid 1990’s — which enable instant online authorization of card payments — has facilitated a colossal growth in credit and debit card use.
This week Mexico’s financial services watchdog, the Comision Nacional de la […]

Aerial Views of Mexico

Topics: Big Cities

Written by: Mexico Insight

Published: Friday, March 28, 2008 | Comments 0

Oscar Ruiz, a Mexican helicopter pilot, has published a simple web page with images taken from his journeys over Mexico City as well as other places around Mexico.
The aerial images he has captured include some of the capital’s key landmarks, including the Aztec Stadium, the Revolution Monument, the Basilica de Guadalupe, the Angel of Independence, the Palace […]

Mexico Newsletter Updated

Topics: Current Affairs | About Mexperience

Written by: Mexico Insight

Published: Thursday, March 27, 2008 | Comments 0

Vista, our Mexico Newsletter, has been updated.   The newsletter is distributed every month by email to over 20,000 subscribers and all editions are archived on our Newsletter Library page, which may be accessed by all registered members of Mexperience.
Our first newsletter, launched in 2002 when Mexperience.com went live, was a simple, text-based letter.  We later began […]

Mexico City During Easter Week

Topics: Big Cities | Events & Holidays

Written by: Mexico Insight

Published: Sunday, March 23, 2008 | Comments 1

One of Mexico City’s distinctive features is the extraordinary number of people and road vehicles which almost constantly make their presence felt on the capital’s streets every day of the week.
The sheer volume of people living in the capital which, in turn, creates its legendary rush hours – of which there are three: 6-10am, 1-3pm […]

Card PIN Requested at Stores in Mexico

Topics: Money, Banking & Finance

Written by: Mexico Insight

Published: Friday, March 7, 2008 | Comments 0

Stores, restaurants and bars across Mexico are beginning to employ a new “PIN signature” system (referred to in Mexico as firma electronica, or electronic signature), to take payments from debit and credit cards which have the new-style chip installed.
As recently as the early and mid 1990’s, most of Mexico’s stores were still using the carbon paper vouchers to take payment with plastic […]