Multibanco is available at more than 11,000 ATMs.

Multibanco represents around 85% of Portugal’s total commerce transactions.

Multibanco holds a 30% market share of Portugese payments market.

What Is Multibanco?

Multibanco is the most popular payment method in Portugal. A debit-based payment method known as a ‘post-pay’ method, customers use Multibanco to fulfill transactions after their purchase with a checkout-generated reference code.

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Payment Type Commerce Channel Chargebacks Recurring Refunds

Payment Type

Pre-paid

Commerce Channel

E-commerce and in-store

Chargebacks

No

Recurring

No

Refunds

No

How Does It Work?

1
Step 1

The customer makes their purchase online or in-store and is given a reference code.

2
Step 2

The customer completes the payment at an APM or online with their debit card by inputting the reference.

3
Step 3

The payment is confirmed.

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A merchant account is a business bank account. It’s used to receive payments from debit and credit cards for your products or services. Payments are held in your merchant account until they are settled into your bank account.
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