“Can a mobile-wallet super-app, anchored by a major Honduran bank's infrastructure, become the dominant digital financial and lifestyle platform for Honduras's underbanked population?”
Founded in 2013 as a mobile wallet and payment network under ASTRA Honduras, backed by Grupo Financiero Ficohsa, Tengo has evolved into Honduras's leading financial inclusion super-app. It began as a bill-payment and money-transfer utility built on a network of physical agent points (Puntos TENGO), then layered on a branded reloadable Visa card issued by Banco Ficohsa to enable domestic and international commerce. More recently, Tengo has expanded beyond pure fintech into ticketing (Motagua, Real España, La H) and lottery, positioning itself as a digital lifestyle platform while maintaining its financial-inclusion mission for the unbanked Honduran population.
Tengo discloses Banco Ficohsa as its sponsor bank, according to the Embedded Finance Index 2026.
Tengo does not disclose a bank charter of its own; its banking services are provided through Banco Ficohsa.
Tengo's cards run on Visa.
The Embedded Finance Index 2026 maps 2 layers in Tengo's stack: Card network (Visa); Sponsor bank (Banco Ficohsa).
Tengo is founded in 2013 and headquartered in Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán, Honduras.
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