frequent questions
glossary
What is a basic bank account?
Access to the credit intermediary activity
List of authorised credit intermediaries
How to protect yourself from online fraud?
Know your rights when making payments in Europe.
Do you know what the gross domestic product is? What about inflation? (only in Portuguese)
Key tips to protect yourself when choosing online or mobile banking services.
The Banco de Portugal requires credit institutions to report half-yearly on basic bank accounts.
The graph shows the developments in basic bank accounts. At the end of the 1st half of 2024 there were 235,035 active basic bank accounts in Portugal.
Source: Banco de Portugal.
Evolution in the number of basic bank accounts