MEO, NOS and Vodafone have joined the GSMA's Open Gateway, so banks and other firms can check whether a number matches the phone in use and whether its SIM changed recently. No bank or start date was named, and SMS codes stay. How to protect your line now.
Portalegre's central criminal court convicted 55 people in two MB WAY fraud cases on 16 October: 12 to serve prison terms of up to nine years, 43 suspended on condition they repay victims. SIBS and the Bank of Portugal's rules for using the app safely, and what to do if you are targeted.
Banco CTT's app, homebanking, MB WAY transfers, incoming instant transfers and ATM balance checks are down from 16 October until 19 October. Card payments, cash withdrawals up to 400 euros and ordinary transfers still work.
The PJ carried out 53 searches in Lisbon, Porto and Setúbal. Banco Carregosa and BAI Europa were among the places searched. Investigators say sham resales between shell companies unlocked an IMT exemption meant for property traders.
Blocked or closed accounts and unrecovered fraud losses make up 48.7 percent of bank complaints on DECO's platform. The Bank of Portugal saw blocked-account complaints rise 55 percent in 2025. Why banks freeze accounts, the notice rules and how to complain.
The GNR registered 193 scams by people posing as police or inspectors between January 2024 and May 2026, 48 of them this year. Most callers claimed to be from the ASAE or the PJ, and many faked the real number of a police station. Here are the three scripts, the GNR's advice and how to report.
More than 40 arrest warrants were issued in an operation centred on Porto, reportedly built on Operation Admiral, the EU's biggest VAT carousel case, which began with a Coimbra tax inspection. Detainees go before a Lisbon judge on Thursday.
