Viva Aerobus increases traffic

Viva Aerobus , Mexico's second-largest low-cost airline, increased its passenger traffic by 17.6% in April, recording its largest increase in traffic in the past 14 months, thanks to a more favorable comparison base.

The figure was also its 50th consecutive increase, extending a streak that began in February 2021, when airlines began to overcome the adverse effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Viva Aerobus' domestic traffic was 15.3% higher than in the fourth month of the previous year, while the number of international travelers using its services was 39% higher than the previous year.

Meanwhile, the airline's capacity, measured in available seat miles, increased 10.4 percent.

In cumulative terms, Viva Aerobus transported 9,353,000 passengers from January to April 2025, representing a 12.5% ​​increase compared to the previous year.

Financiera Independencia (Findep), a Mexican company specializing in microcredit, announced that its shareholders approved the payment of a dividend of 1.25 billion pesos.

The company did not provide details on the amount per share it will pay for this dividend, nor on the payment date.

"The Assembly approved the accumulated results through fiscal year 2024, solely for tax purposes. It is clarified that the dividend payment comes from the balance in the Net Taxable Income Account corresponding to the accumulated results through fiscal year 2013, and therefore would not be subject to tax withholding," the company said in a statement.

For the second consecutive year, Banco Azteca and Grupo Elektra have been included in the Top 10 Cross-Border Payments Companies list compiled by FXC Intelligence, one of the most respected analysis firms in the global international payments industry.

This recognition places Grupo Elektra among the leading companies with the greatest global impact in cross-border payment services.

In recent years, Banco Azteca has strengthened its presence in the international payments, remittances, and financial products ecosystem targeting the migrant population, including new strategic alliances, digitalization processes, and infrastructure expansion that facilitates access from anywhere in the country.

The list includes more than 15,000 companies worldwide.

This Tuesday , May 13, Stori, a Mexican financial technology unicorn co-founded by Marlene Garayzar, will receive the "Made in Mexico" certificate from the Secretary of Economy, Marcelo Ebrard.

Additionally, together with the Government of the State of Mexico, through the Ministry of Mobility (SEMOV), they presented Movimex x Stori, the first co-branded credit card, backed by Mastercard, that rewards public transportation users in the State of Mexico.