Portugal

Gaming Regulation and Inspection Service (SRIJ)

Licensing and supervision of online gambling and betting.

Banco de Portugal

Banks, payment and e-money institutions.

Portuguese Securities Market Commission (CMVM)

Investment services, markets and securities.

• Gambling licences are product-specific; plan the licence set around the offer.
• Financial licences benefit from EU passporting; gambling licences do not.

This overview is general information, summarised at a high level. Requirements change and depend on the specific activity; seek advice on your circumstances before acting.

Services we support across the jurisdictions in our directory, described once on their own pages. How each is delivered depends on the local requirements that apply; where local qualification is required, we coordinate locally qualified counsel.

• Privacy & Data ProtectionPrivacy compliance and GDPR programmes, notices and DPAs, DPIAs, data mapping and ROPA, transfers, audits and breach response.
• AML & Financial Crime ComplianceAML/CFT programmes, MLRO-as-a-Service, independent AML/CFT audits, risk assessments, monitoring, sanctions and inspection support.
• IP Registration & ProtectionTrademark and patent registration and protection, copyright protection, domain name disputes, portfolio support and IP agreements.
• Legal OpinionsRegulatory, business model, perimeter, payment, gaming, crypto-asset and cross-border opinions for banks, partners and investors.
• Bank Account OpeningSupport with corporate and operational accounts at banks and EMIs, prepared for how their compliance teams assess high-risk businesses.
• Merchant Account / Acquiring SetupSupport with merchant account applications and acquiring setup at acquirers and PSPs, including for high-risk merchant categories.

• Regulatory & Licensing01Strategy, applications and regulator engagement for the gaming, payments, crypto and investment routes listed above.
• Corporate Structuring02Group architecture, incorporation, substance and governance built around your licences, banking and investors.
• Market Entry & Regulatory Strategy10Market prioritisation, regulatory roadmaps and launch readiness for businesses expanding into new jurisdictions.
• Information Security & Technology Compliance06DORA, NIS2 and the information security obligations that apply under EU law.