It serves upwards of 5.9 million active low-income customers (Express Segment), who account for some 30% of the Bank's active customer base.
Our commitment to Mexico
BBVA Bancomer Financial Group is aware that its position in society comes with opportunities and responsibilities. In other words, it must do business while delivering on its values and strategic priorities.
BBVA Bancomer Financial Group is aware that its position in society comes with opportunities and responsibilities. It therefore carries out financial projects with a heavy social impact, creating products that promote and foster social programs and financial inclusion within society and generating a positive impact on the communities in which it operates.
The Bank is continuously improving its Financial Inclusion strategy to help Mexican society develop through financial literacy and other social education programs. They help users make informed decisions to improve their financial well-being and make them more aware of the risks and opportunities that exist, ultimately helping to achieve various SDGs:
End poverty in all its forms everywhere.
Promoting inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all.
Building resilient infrastructure, promoting sustainable industrialization and fostering innovation.
Reduce inequality within and among countries.
One of the strategic priorities of BBVA Bancomer's Responsible Banking Plan. The ultimate goal is to enable people to make informed decisions, thus improving their financial well-being and making them more aware of the risks and opportunities that exist.
Over the last 12 years, BBVA Bancomer has been working alongside the Mexican government in creating a robust strategy for apportioning funds under various social programs to the relevant beneficiaries. This has been achieved through a broad and extensive infrastructure that provides significant coverage and outreach, and with rules and procedures in place to ensure the transparency of the process.
The community programs and initiatives of BBVA Bancomer and the BBVA Bancomer Foundation are educational, cultural, social and environmental and aim to foster and promote a sustainable Mexican community in which peace and justice prevail.
BBVA Bancomer is constantly supporting Mexican society and the environment as part of its Responsible Banking strategy and its firm adherence to the SDGs.
End poverty in all its forms everywhere.
Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.
Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.
Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable.
Sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss.
Promote fair, peaceful and inclusive societies.
Fundación BBVA Bancomer A.C. is responsible for breathing life into the community involvement initiatives of BBVA Bancomer. The Foundation supports education, culture and emigration and launches support initiatives in the wake of natural disasters.
The number of beneficiaries means the total number of student grant holders at the start of the August 2018 to June 2019 academic year.