Banco Azteca
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| ELEKTRA, MX | |
| Industry | Financial services |
| Founded | 26 October 2002 |
| Founder | Ricardo Salinas Pliego |
| Headquarters | Mexico City, Mexico |
Key people | Tonatiuh Rodríguez Gómez (CEO), Alejandro Valenzuela del Río (Chairman of the Board) |
| Products | Banking, Financial |
Number of employees | 42,747 (2023) |
| Parent | Grupo Elektra (subsidiary of Grupo Salinas) |
| Divisions | Banco Azteca Insurance |
| Website | www.bancoazteca.com |
Banco Azteca is a financial institution headquartered in Mexico and is part of Grupo Elektra, which is part of Grupo Salinas, a Mexican conglomerate with interests in banking, media, retail and telecommunications. Founded in October 2002 by businessman Ricardo Salinas Pliego, Banco Azteca's focus has been to promote financial inclusion by serving the segments of the population most neglected by traditional banking, providing financial services to middle and lower income groups.
Grupo Elektra has more than four thousand points of contact in Mexico, the United States and Central America. Banco Azteca has 22.854 million clients until 2025, according to CNBV.