Portugal: Instant Payment System Begins Operations
On September 19, 2018, Banco de Portugal, the central bank of Portugal, announced that SICOI, …
Portugal: Central Bank Launches Fintech Lab
On September 10, 2018, Banco de Portugal, the country’s central bank, in cooperation with the …
Portugal: Act Transposing NIS Directive Published in Official Gazette
On August 13, 2018, the Act transposing the Network and Information Security Directive was published …
Portugal: European Payments Council Publishes Profile on Payments Landscape
On August 30, 2018, the European Payments Council published a third-party analysis of the payments …
Portugal: New AML/CTF Law Takes Effect
On September 17, 2017, Law No. 83/2017 of August 18, 2017 entered into force with …
Portugal: Ordinance on Beneficial Ownership Central Register Published in Official Gazette
On August 21, 2018, Ordinance no. 233/2018 was published in the official gazette. The ordinance …
Portugal: New Rules for Consumer Protection on Minimum Banking Services
On August 9, 2018, Banco de Portugal, the country’s central bank, released a set of …
Portugal PSD2 Delays Risk Exodus Of Payment Innovators
Industry experts have stated that Portugal could miss out on playing host to emerging payments …