Global Forum on Migration and Development
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Date Shared: 
Wednesday, January 15, 2014 - 16:00
Title: 

FedACH Services Mexico

Countries and areas: 
Mexico, United States
Partner(s): 
Central banks of Mexico and the US
Thematic Area: 
Civil society and the private sector, Remittances
Tags: 
Regional Consultative Processes and International Regional Fora, Remittances, Diaspora Empowerment and Engagement, Legal Frameworks on Migration
Summary: 

The central banks of Mexico and the US have signed an agreement that allows banks to to transmit electronic fund transfers from the USA to Mexico through the Federal Reserve Banks’ Automated Clearing House (FED - ACH).

The FedGlobal Mexico Service offers US financial institutions the added benefit and convenience of promotional materials and tools to aid in promoting the service to their customers and pre-opening accounts at participating institutions in Mexico.

GFMD Source: 

GFMD 2007 - Roundtable 2.1 "Improving the formalization of transfers and reducing their cost."

GFMD 2014-2015 - Roundtable 1.2 "Reducing the human and financial costs of international migration, particularly labour migration: Cooperative approaches to fair recruitment practices and lower remittance fees"

 

Link: 

For more information: 

  • https://www.frbservices.org/financial-services/ach/fedglobal/mexico.html

Source (retrieved on 04/13/2026 - 09:51): https://www.gfmd.org/pfp/ppd/457