European Payment Cards Yearbook

Portugal - Summary

Market Overview

  
Payment Organizations SIBS (ATM/debit)
Unicre (credit)
   
Domestic Card Brand Multibanco
   
Market Structure Portugals Multibanco ATM and POS network is one of the most advanced in the world. POS transactions now outnumber cash withdrawals on the Multibanco network, though the value of ATM transactions remains greater.
   
Major Issuers Millenium bcp, Caixa Geral de Depsitos, Banco Espirito Santo, Banco Portugus de Investimento, Banco Santander Totta.
   
Consumer Finance At end-2008, consumer credit outstanding was 15.4bn, having grown 12% over the year.
   

Key Statistics 2008

  
Population 10.6 million
Cards Debit: 18.2 million
Credit: 7.3 million (2007)

 

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