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Multibanco

Owned and operated by SIBS, Multibanco enables consumers to pay for a range of goods/services including e-commerce, licenses, and taxes post-purchase, by bank transfer, or with a Multibanco card at an ATM. Available at over 12,000 machines spread across the country, Multibanco is a core payment method for Portuguese consumers, having established itself as the payments brand with the best brand recognition in the country (OnStrategy).

Multibanco
Type Bank transfer
Consumer countries
Currencies

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Why Multibanco

Multibanco is supported by all banks in Portugal and 86% of the Portuguese population carries a Multibanco card (Expatica).

According to Multibanco, more than 23.7 million cards are in use by consumers.

The risk of fraud or unrecognised payments is low, since the consumer must authenticate the payment with their bank.

Specifications

Coverage

Consumer
Merchant Global

Currencies

Consumer EUR
Processing EUR
Settlement EUR

Features

Recurring payments
One-click payments
Refunds
Partial refunds
Multiple partial refunds
Payment assurance
Chargeback risk

How it works

1
Merchant

At online checkout, consumer selects Multibanco as the preferred payment method

2
PPRO

Consumer redirects to a hosted payment page where a payment slip is presented with payment details

3
Online bank

The consumer logs into their online bank (or enters their card + PIN at an ATM)

4
Online bank

The consumer enters payment slip details

5
Online bank

The consumer completes any required authentication (e.g. SMS code) and conrms payment

6
Online bank

Payment is confirmed and the merchant is notified of the result

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