Banks

Montepio Group posted consolidated results of €134.7 million for 2025 the group said on Thursday, confirming a cycle of activity based on solid foundations. It was the 5th consecutive year that [...]

The Portuguese mortgage market has been adapting to the country’s economic reality, marked by increasingly expensive homes for sale, low savings, and low wages. It is in this context that [...]

The Chinese conglomerate Fosun could theoretically sell some or all of its 20.45% stake in the Portuguese bank Millennium BCP. The group has invested around €700 million in BCP over the past ten [...]

The Bank of Portugal is to tighten the criteria for mortgage applications to avoid banks making risky home loans where mortgage repayments eat up 50% of family incomes. The state’s [...]

The Supreme Administrative Court (STA) has upheld the decision that sided with the Bank of Portugal in transferring more than €2 billion in senior bonds from Novobanco to BES (“bad bank”) in [...]

Caixa Geral de Depósitos (CGD) has gone to the market to float a €500 million “green” debt bond. The bank, led by Paulo Macedo, seeks to place bonds with a six-year maturity, which [...]

Bison Bank, a Portuguese bank specialising in investment banking, depository, corporate advisory, and digital asset services launched the first Portuguese stablecoin onto the market: the ‘Bison [...]

Banco Santander reported profits of €5.455Bn in the first quarter of the year, 60% more than in the same months of 2025, the Spanish financial group announced on Wednesday. Portugal contributed [...]

House prices in Portugal are continuing to rise in Portugal with the average price per square metre hitting €2,151 per square metre in March according to Portugal’s banks, up €29 on February. [...]

Portugal’s largest bank, the State-owned Caixa Geral de Depósitos, which was founded in 1876, is to move to its new premises later this year. The bank, which employs 2,500, currently is [...]