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Honduras's banking regulator has developed the country's first comprehensive national financial-inclusion strategy, backed by the Alliance for Financial Inclusion, to build a more inclusive, resilient, and innovative financial system by 2030.

CNBS Superintendent María Betsabé Franco presented Honduras's progress on a new Securities Market Law at the Inter-American Development Bank's BankLAC forum in Washington, highlighting expanded financing access for small businesses and regulation of tokenized assets.

Honduras is undergoing its fifth mutual evaluation by Gafilat, the Latin American financial-action group, to assess compliance with international standards for combating money laundering, terrorism financing, and weapons proliferation; the 18-month review is expected to conclude in December 2027.

The president of Honduras's banking regulator highlighted the importance of national capacity-building and regional cooperation to combat money laundering, terrorism financing, and weapons proliferation, citing the Fifth Round of Mutual Evaluations as a key accountability measure.

Honduras's banking regulator released its annual financial inclusion report with data through end-2025, available on the CNBS Financial Inclusion Portal.

Honduras's banking regulator approved temporary relief measures for over 40,000 agricultural debtors affected by El Niño drought, including loan restructuring, grace periods, reduced interest rates, and waived penalties, with applications due by February 28, 2027.

CNBS President Nicolás J. García Pineda highlighted Honduras's commitment to strengthening its anti-money-laundering and counterterrorism-financing systems ahead of GAFILAT's fifth mutual-evaluation round.

Honduras's banking regulator is hosting a free webinar on September 30 to help people manage money during vacations through budgeting, contingency planning, and responsible spending.

Honduras's banking regulator approved a temporary debt-restructuring program for agricultural producers in six departments covering 75 municipalities, allowing them to reschedule loans, extend payment periods, and access working capital.

Honduras's banking regulator launched a financial-inclusion program for Lenca women in La Paz and Intibucá departments, combining financial education, household budgeting, entrepreneurship, and care-economy training to build economic autonomy and recognize unpaid care work as central to economic opportunity.

Honduras's banking regulator (CNBS) announced an August supervisory examination of state agricultural bank Banadesa to review its loan portfolio, use of public funds, and operational controls, citing suspected irregularities in credits approved under previous administrations.

Honduras's banking commission (CNBS) is preparing regulations for cryptocurrency and virtual-asset companies through reforms to anti-money-laundering law, aiming to meet international standards ahead of a Financial Action Task Force evaluation in August and prevent illicit fund flows.

Honduras's banking regulator (CNBS) unveiled a five-year National Financial Inclusion Strategy (2025–2030) aimed at expanding access to formal financial services for women, youth, rural communities, small businesses, elderly people, and indigenous and Afro-Caribbean populations.

The CNBS Gender Gap Report 2025 shows men hold more bank accounts per capita in Honduras's high-activity economic regions, while women show higher financial participation in rural areas and the country's western region.

A 2025 gender-gap report from Honduras's banking regulator shows women hold more savings accounts and certificates of deposit while men predominate in check and basic accounts, revealing distinct financial-product patterns by gender.

A former head of Honduras's banking commission warned that new US requirements for remittance senders to prove legal status could cut the flow of family money—which topped $12 billion in 2025 and already exceeds $4.5 billion in 2026—potentially harming multiple sectors of the Honduran economy.

Honduras's banking regulator is hosting a free webinar on June 4 about managing the traditional year-end bonus (catorceavo) wisely and building healthy financial habits.