Honduras govt awards e-wallet contract to firm linked to investigated deals

Honduran President Xiomara Castro's government has contracted International Technology Group (ITG) for the BIEN electronic wallet and the ALERTA-HN early warning system, totaling $3.9 million. ITG has supplied the state under three different governments and is linked to a company investigated for irregularities in Social Security and customs contracts. This raises corruption concerns and potential political fallout for the Castro administration.