Government of Chiapas

Name

Government of Chiapas

Legal name

Secretaría de Finanzas del Estado de Chiapas

Website

https://finanzaschiapas.gob.mx

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Secretaría de Finanzas del Estado de Chiapas is the state finance ministry of Chiapas, Mexico, operating as a monopoly provider of state tax collection, vehicle registration, licensing, and treasury administration for 5.2 million residents across 124 municipalities via a multi-channel digital platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Financial Services

NAICS

Public Finance Activities (921130), Public Administration (92)

SIC

Finance Services (6199)

akta.pro primary industry

State/Provincial Taxation & Revenue Administration (BPAIABAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Revenue Systems, E-Filing & Digital Tax Administration (BPAIADAO), Withholding & Payroll Tax Administration (BPAIADAI), Government & Public Sector Disbursements (Tax Refunds, Benefits) (FSAMAKAJ)

Keywords

• State tax administration
• Vehicle registration services
• Driver licensing services
• Public treasury management
• Government revenue collection

Headquarters

HQ city

Tuxtla Gutiérrez

HQ country

Mexico

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. State Tax Collection: The Secretaría de Finanzas collects various state taxes and fees including: vehicle registration and renewal fees, property tax (impuesto predial), payroll tax (3% rate on nominal wages), hotel tax (2% for hotels, 5% for motels), taxes on alcoholic beverages, business establishment fees, and various administrative fees and rights. The ministry manages the state budget, public debt, and municipal participation funds.
2. Vehicle-related Fees: Annual vehicle registration renewal (refrendo): automobile $1,219 MXN, motorcycle $1,043 MXN (2026 rates); license plate services; ownership transfer (2% of invoice value); foreign vehicle registration.
3. Driver's License Services: Fees for issuing and renewing driver's licenses with varying costs based on type (driver, automobile, motorcycle) and validity period. Exam approval certificate: $159 MXN.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Secretaría de Finanzas del Estado de Chiapas collects state taxes (vehicle registration/refrendo, property tax, payroll tax, hotel tax, alcoholic beverage tax), issues driver's licenses, manages the state treasury and public budget through integrated systems (SIGHA, SIPLAN, SIAHE, SICGES, SIF), processes electronic invoicing (CFDI), and operates the Cadenas Productivas program in partnership with NAFIN for supplier financing. Services are delivered through online portals, a kiosk network, mobile app, WhatsApp chatbot, and in-person service centers, serving approximately 5.2 million residents across 124 municipalities.

Product overview

The Secretaría de Finanzas (State Treasury) of Chiapas operates a unified e-government services platform comprising multiple interconnected digital services for tax collection, vehicle management, budget administration, and public financial management. The core offering consists of the Portal de Citas for appointment scheduling, the Refrendo Vehicular Online platform for vehicle registration renewals, the Ventanilla Digital for rights payments, and integrated internal systems including SIGHA for treasury operations, SIPLAN for planning, and SAPE for budget formulation. Additional modules include the WhatsApp Chatbot for mobile payments, digital driving licenses, fleet management for businesses, and the Cadenas Productivas supply chain financing program. The platform serves both individual citizens (taxpayers, vehicle owners) and government entities with budget and accounting needs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Cadenas Productivas: Electronic financial discount program for suppliers and contractors, operating on Nacional Financiera (NAFIN) platform to guarantee timely payment of accounts receivable.

Products and services

• Portal de Citas (Online Appointment Scheduling) Online portal that allows taxpayers to schedule appointments for visiting the Secretaría de Finanzas service center, reducing wait times and streamlining in-person service delivery.
• Refrendo Vehicular Online (Online Vehicle Registration Renewal) Online service enabling vehicle owners in Chiapas to renew their vehicle registration (refrendo) through web and mobile channels, including payment processing.
• Cadenas Productivas (Supply Chain Financing Program) Program operated in partnership with Nacional Financiera (NAFIN) that enables suppliers and contractors of the Government of Chiapas to discount their accounts receivable through NAFIN's national factoring platform, providing accelerated payment.
• SIGHA (Integrated Treasury Management System) Integrated Treasury Management System (Sistema Integral de Gestión Hacendaria) of the State of Chiapas, covering budget, accounting, revenue, and expenditure processes for state financial operations.
• SIPLAN (Planning System) State planning and budget formulation system (Sistema de Planeación) used by the Secretaría de Finanzas for state planning processes.
• SAPE (Budget Draft Projection System) Budget draft projection system used by the Secretaría de Finanzas for state budget planning and projection.
• Ventanilla Digital (Online Payment Portal) Online payment portal that enables taxpayers to make state tax and fee payments through integrated banking channels, including Citibanamex online banking.
• Chatbot de WhatsApp (Tax Payment Chatbot) Conversational chatbot on WhatsApp that assists taxpayers with state tax payments and related queries.
• Licencia Digital (Digital Driver's License) Mobile-based digital driver's license service that allows Chiapas drivers to carry and present their driver's license credential on their mobile device.
• Sisvalof (Fiscalization Order Validation System) Online system for validating fiscalization orders issued by the Secretaría de Finanzas, enabling taxpayers and intermediaries to verify the legitimacy of state tax assessment orders.
• Flotilla Vehicular (Vehicle Fleet Management System) Vehicle fleet management system used by the state government to track and manage its official vehicle fleet.
• Costos de Nómina y Cheques Cancelados (Payroll Costs and Cancelled Checks Portal) Internal portal for managing payroll costs and cancelled checks within the Secretaría de Finanzas, supporting state payroll administration.
• Kiosko CDMX (Mexico City Payment Kiosk) Self-service payment kiosk established in Mexico City to enable Chiapas taxpayers residing in or visiting Mexico City to pay state taxes and fees without traveling to Chiapas.
• Borrón y Cuenta Nueva para Motos (Motorcycle Tax Amnesty Program) Tax amnesty program ('clean slate') launched in July 2026 for motorcycle owners in Chiapas, offering debt forgiveness or reduced-cost settlement of outstanding vehicle tax obligations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 900 types of government fees can be paid through electronic kiosks
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Nacional Financiera (NAFIN)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2010NAFIN provides the technology platform for the Cadenas Productivas (Productive Chains) electronic financial discounting program. This program enables state government suppliers and contractors to receive early payment of their accounts receivable by discounting them through NAFIN's platform, with commercial banks providing the financing. The program guarantees timely and effective payment to government suppliers.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Secretaría de Administración y Finanzas de Nuevo León: State-level finance ministry in Mexico's industrial heartland, administering comparable vehicle, payroll, and property taxes with its own digital platforms — a relevant benchmark for citizen-facing modernization.
• Nacional Financiera (NAFIN): Mexican development bank that provides the technology platform underlying Chiapas's Cadenas Productivas supplier financing program. Directly comparable as a state- and SME-facing public finance intermediary, and an active operational partner.
• Secretaría de Hacienda del Estado de Querétaro: Querétaro's state finance secretariat, administering comparable state tax streams and operating a digital citizen-services platform — a useful comparable for digital adoption in a mid-sized Mexican state.
• Secretaría de Finanzas del Estado de Veracruz: Veracruz's state-level finance counterpart, administering parallel taxes (payroll, vehicle, property, hotel) and operating its own e-government portal. Comparable in tax mix and citizen-service orientation.
• Tesorería del Estado de Yucatán: Yucatán's state treasury authority, comparable in scope (vehicle, payroll, property tax collection, digital portals). Provides a peer benchmark for service-channel design in a smaller-population state.
• Secretaría de Finanzas, Inversión y Administración de Puebla: Puebla's combined state finance and administration ministry, administering comparable state tax and licensing functions with its own digital service infrastructure — directly comparable in mandate and delivery channels.
• Secretaría de la Hacienda Pública de Jalisco: Jalisco's state finance ministry performing the same core mandate of state tax collection, vehicle licensing, and digital e-government services — directly comparable in functions and channel strategy.
• Secretaría de Finanzas del Estado de México: Largest Mexican state finance ministry by tax base, providing the same core functions (vehicle registration, payroll tax, property tax, electronic invoicing) at a much larger scale. The most direct functional peer for benchmarking.

Broad incumbents

• Servicio de Administración Tributaria (SAT): Mexico's federal tax administration agency, comparable as the most authoritative Mexican tax collection and e-invoicing entity. Operates at federal scale but sets the technical standards (CFDI) that Chiapas's state systems must interoperate with.
• Secretaría de Hacienda y Crédito Público (SHCP): Mexico's federal finance ministry, the upstream counterpart to the Chiapas Secretaría de Finanzas. Sets federal fiscal policy and distributes participatory funds that this entity administers at the state level.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/sfchiapasoficial
• Instagraminstagram.com/sfchiapasoficial
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/government-of-chiapas

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Government of Chiapas