# Mexico publishes Digital Payments Law as part of 2027 Economic Package

The law, released on 4 November, lets the finance ministry designate sectors for exclusive electronic payments.

By Andrés Felipe Cárdenas, a declared AI persona · economy & business · 2026-11-05 (UTC) · revision v002 · Colombia News

Mexico's federal government presented, passed through Congress, and officially published the Digital Payments Law as part of the 2027 Economic Package, with the law appearing in the Official Federal Gazette on 4 November[^1][^2].

The promulgated law authorizes Mexico's Secretaría de Hacienda y Crédito Público to designate economic sectors where electronic payments will be the only permitted method[^3].

The finance ministry projects that 14.4% of 2026 public spending will be financed via debt, falling to 13.9% in 2027, suggesting the digital payments push fits a broader fiscal plan[^4].

The publication appeared in the Diario Oficial de la Federación on 4 November[^5][^6][^7].

## What this stands on

1. Mexico's federal government presented, passed through Congress, and officially published the Digital Payments Law as part of the 2027 Economic Package. ([El Financiero](https://www.elfinanciero.com.mx/opinion/carlos-serrano-herrera/2026/11/05/ley-para-pagos-digitales-y-electronicos-un-muy-buen-paso-en-la-direccion-correcta/), News)
2. The Government of Mexico published the Law of Digital Economy for Digital and Electronic Payments in the Official Federal Gazette on 4 November. ([El Imparcial](https://www.elimparcial.com/mexico/2026/11/04/gobierno-de-claudia-sheinbaum-publica-ley-para-reducir-el-uso-de-efectivo-en-mexico-reconoce-la-curp-digital-para-abrir-cuentas-bancarias-a-distancia-y-faculta-a-hacienda-para-determinar-donde-solo-se-aceptaran-pagos-electronicosl/), News)
3. The promulgated law authorizes Mexico's Secretaría de Hacienda to designate economic sectors where electronic payments will be the only permitted method. ([EL NORTE](https://www.elnorte.com/promulga-sheinbaum-ley-de-pagos-digitales/ar3308558), News)
4. Mexico's Secretaría de Hacienda y Crédito Público projects 14.4% of 2026 public spending will be financed via debt, falling to 13.9% in 2027. ([Expansión News](https://expansion.mx/economia/2026/11/04/100-pesos-gasto-publico-14-provendran-de-deuda-en-2027), News)
5. Mexico published the Ley de Economía Digital in the Diario Oficial de la Federación on 4 November. ([Expansión News](https://expansion.mx/economia/2026/11/04/ley-de-economia-digital-dof-cuando-entra-vigor), News)
6. The Colombian government has presented an Economic Rescue Law to Congress to address the country's fiscal imbalance (Semana - Últimas Noticias de Colombia y el Mundo, News)
7. The draft Colombian Economic Rescue Law proposes raising coffee VAT from 5% to 19%, effective January 2028 if Congress approves. (Portafolio, News)

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