
Government moves forward with "MULTIBANCO + Near": Will there be one near you?
The Executive recalls that the "Report of Banco de Portugal 'Evaluation of the Coverage of the Automated Boxes Network and Credit Institutions counters' of 2022,..
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The Executive recalls that the "Report of Banco de Portugal 'Evaluation of the Coverage of the Automatic Cash and Credit Institutions' Network of 2022, identified 1276 parishes (41% of the country's total) that do not have banking services less than 5, 10 or 15 kilometers, affecting about 740 thousand people (approx. According to the Ministry of Economics, the " SmartPOS allow 90% of the operations available in the traditional MULTIBANCO Boxes, namely having access to cash, making service payments (EX: paying electricity, water, etc.), payments to the State, charging mobile phones and transport tickets and consulting balances and movements". The Ministry of Economics and Territorial Cohesion, in collaboration with Banco de Portugal, SIBS and the National Association of Freguesias (ANAFRE), launched, this Monday, the " MULTIBANCO + Proximary ", a pilot project that aims to ensure access to essential banking services to populations living in localities without any bank service point nearby.
Furthermore, The Government reveals that the "MULTIBANCO + Proximário" will be available later this week in the parishes of São Miguel do Pinheiro, São Pedro de Solis and São Sebastião dos Carros, Espírito Santo and Santana de Cambas, in Mértola, followed by the availability of the service in Freguesia da Coriscada, in Mêda ". The experimental phase of the project will cover up to 30 parishes, serving as a barometer for future expansion at national level. With this new programme, the government plans to expand coverage and bring the ATM services closer to around 700,000 citizens who are currently deprived of this access.
In addition, Government wants together to deliver money where there is no ATM The Minister of Economic Affairs said today in parliament that in the parishes where boxes are not assembled The aim of the ATM is to be the Boards of Freguesia to have money to deliver to people who need to make withdrawals.
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The Executive recalls that the "Report of Banco de Portugal 'Evaluation of the Coverage of the Automatic Cash and Credit Institutions' Network of 2022, identified 1276 parishes (41% of the country's total) that do not have banking services less than 5, 10 or 15 kilometers, affecting about 740 thousand people (approx.
reliability low1/3 sourcesAccording to the Ministry of Economics, the " SmartPOS allow 90% of the operations available in the traditional MULTIBANCO Boxes, namely having access to cash, making service payments (EX: paying electricity, water, etc.), payments to the State, charging mobile phones and transport tickets and consulting balances and movements".
reliability low1/3 sourcesThe Ministry of Economics and Territorial Cohesion, in collaboration with Banco de Portugal, SIBS and the National Association of Freguesias (ANAFRE), launched, this Monday, the " MULTIBANCO + Proximary ", a pilot project that aims to ensure access to essential banking services to populations living in localities without any bank service point nearby.
reliability low1/3 sourcesThe Government reveals that the "MULTIBANCO + Proximário" will be available later this week in the parishes of São Miguel do Pinheiro, São Pedro de Solis and São Sebastião dos Carros, Espírito Santo and Santana de Cambas, in Mértola, followed by the availability of the service in Freguesia da Coriscada, in Mêda ".
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The experimental phase of the project will cover up to 30 parishes, serving as a barometer for future expansion at national level.
according to Jornal EconómicoWith this new programme, the government plans to expand coverage and bring the ATM services closer to around 700,000 citizens who are currently deprived of this access.
according to Jornal EconómicoGovernment wants together to deliver money where there is no ATM The Minister of Economic Affairs said today in parliament that in the parishes where boxes are not assembled The aim of the ATM is to be the Boards of Freguesia to have money to deliver to people who need to make withdrawals.
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