Portugal · Payments & e-money
Via Verde Pay, S.A.
Via Verde Pay is a Portuguese sociedade anónima based in São Domingos de Rana. The Banco de Portugal authorises it as a payment institution under institution code 8714, and it began operating on 1 April 2025. Via Verde Portugal – Gestão de Sistemas Electrónicos de Cobrança, S.A. owns all of its shares, and Brisa – Auto-Estradas de Portugal, S.A. heads the group. The firm collects payments from users of the Via Verde toll and mobility system by direct debit and card, on behalf of Via Verde Portugal. It pays the funds out to the operators from its safeguarding account. Brisa became the sole indirect owner of the firm in March 2026, when it completed the purchase of Ascendi's 25% stake in Via Verde Portugal.
Licences and registrations
Held by Via Verde Pay, S.A. (LEI 529900VQHJOABQUPII76). 1 entry on 1 of the 22 tracked registers, retrieved 25 September 2026.
| Register | Licence | Number | Jurisdiction | Status | Registered | Ends | Activities | Register entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EBA PSD2 RegisterBank of Portugal | Payment institutionPayment Institution | 8714 | Portugal | Active | 2025-04-01 | — |
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- Each licence applies in the country of the regulator that granted it.
- Registers are tracked in 37 countries. Licences granted elsewhere are not recorded here.
Swift network
Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory
Holds no BIC in Swift’s directory.
Its LEI is not mapped to a BIC in the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI relationship file.
Overview
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
Customers
Not published
Employees
Not published
Ownership
Group subsidiary
100% Via Verde Portugal – Gestão de Sistemas Electrónicos de Cobrança, S.A.
Firm type
Payment infrastructure
Trades as Via Verde Pay
- Ownership
- Via Verde Portugal – Gestão de Sistemas Electrónicos de Cobrança, S.A. owns 100% of the firm, and Brisa – Auto-Estradas de Portugal, S.A. has owned all of Via Verde Portugal since March 2026.
- Direct parent
- Via Verde Portugal – Gestão de Sistemas Electrónicos de Cobrança, S.A., Portugal 100%
- Ultimate owner
- Brisa - Auto Estradas de Portugal S.A., Portugal
- Head office
- Quinta Torre da Aguilha, Edifício Brisa, 2789-522 São Domingos de Rana, Portugal
- Company register
- NIPC 517252767 (Conservatória do Registo Comercial)
Online
- Websites & references
- viaverde.pt ↗
- Official social accounts
- LinkedIn ↗ · X ↗ · Facebook ↗ · Instagram ↗ · YouTube ↗ · Pinterest ↗
Sources · 7 pages consulted
- bportugal.pt/en/entidadeautorizada/verde-pay-sa
- viaverde.pt/viaverdepay
- viaverde.pt/outros/protecao-de-dados/termos-e-condicoes/via-verde-pay-politica-pbcft
- viaverde.pt/outros/protecao-de-dados/termos-e-condicoes/via-verde-pay-manual-de-conduta
- jornaldenegocios.pt/empresas/transportes/detalhe/via-verde-cria-pay-sob-supervisao-do-banco-de-portugal
- eco.sapo.pt/2026/03/06/brisa-conclui-compra-da-posicao-da-ascendi-e-fica-com-100-da-via-verde/
- cnnportugal.iol.pt/via-verde/brisa/grupo-brisa-compra-totalidade-da-via-verde/20260306/69aac66bd34e28842c817
Authorisation
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Operates under
- Its own licences
The Banco de Portugal authorises the firm as a payment institution under Decree-Law 91/2018, with institution code 8714. It has carried out Via Verde's customer debits since 1 April 2025.
| Authority | Licence or registration | Number | Held | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banco de Portugal Portugal | Payment institution | 8714 | In its own name | Active | bportugal.pt ↗ |
Licences and registrations the research found, at home and abroad, as the firm and its regulators publish them. The Licences and registrations card shows the entries on the registers the directory tracks.
Partners and safeguarding
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Safeguarding
- Segregated safeguarding accountsAccording to its AML policy, the firm transfers funds to operators directly from its own safeguarding account. It does not name the bank that holds the account.
Banks and regulated firms the firm says hold its customers’ money, issue its cards, sponsor its accounts or settle its payments, as it discloses them in its terms and notices.
Products and markets
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
The firm collects Via Verde charges from users by direct debit and card on behalf of Via Verde Portugal, then transfers the funds to the operators that accept Via Verde. According to its AML policy, its only business relationship is with Via Verde Portugal.
It processes payments for the Via Verde system in Portugal. The sources consulted show no passporting to other EEA states.
- Sells to
- Enterprises
- Serves customers in
- Portugal
Leadership
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Chair
- Eduardo António da Costa Ramos President of the Board of Directors
- Executive
- Pedro Villas Wintermantel Mourisca Member of the Board of Directors
- Executive
- Rehana Mahomedbasir Aboobakar Rashid Member of the Board of Directors
- Executive
- Luiz Miguel Dias da Silva Santos Member of the Board of Directors
Recent events
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
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Merger / acquisition
Brisa completed its purchase of Ascendi's 25% stake in Via Verde, which included indirect ownership of all of Via Verde Pay's shares.
eco.sapo.pt ↗ -
Licence
The firm began operating as a payment institution supervised by the Banco de Portugal and took over the debits for Via Verde services.
bportugal.pt ↗ -
Other
Via Verde Portugal announced that it had set up Via Verde Pay as a payment institution to process Via Verde debits from 1 April 2025.
jornaldenegocios.pt ↗
Compliance-relevant events of the last three years, newest first: fines and enforcement, investigations, security incidents, licence changes, funding rounds, acquisitions and leadership changes. Each links to its source.
Identifiers
- Licence no. · EBA-PSD2
- 8714
- BIC
- Holds no BIC in Swift’s directory
- How the LEI was matched
- Matched by Elucidate to GLEIF on name, country and address
- Elucidate firm ID
- 9c52c0b8f017
Profile
- Type
- Payments & e-moneyPayment institutions, e-money and stored-value issuers, and account-information providers. Licensed under payment-services law (e.g. PSD2 in the EU and UK, the Payment Services Act in Singapore). Taken from the licences on the tracked registers.
- Regulation
- Prudential licenceAuthorised with capital, safeguarding and conduct requirements, e.g. an authorised payment or e-money institution in the EU or UK, a major payment institution in Singapore, or a MiCA crypto-asset service provider.
- Main licence class
- Payment Institution
- Activities
- Payment services
- Licensed in
- Portugal · Europe & Central Asia
- First registered
- 2025-04-01
Types come from Swift’s BIC classification, the licences on the 22 tracked registers, and the ECB and FSB bank lists. Most banks outside the euro area appear as financial institutions, because their supervisors’ registers are not tracked yet.
Ownership and group
GLEIF relationship records
- Ultimate parent
- Brisa - Auto Estradas de Portugal S.A. · Portugal529900N95CHSA2Q49U02 ↗
Group membership follows the accounting-consolidation relationships reported to GLEIF. It does not show ownership shares or control.
Addresses
- Address on the register
- QUINTA DA TORRE DA AGUILHA, EDIFÍCIO BRISA, SÃO DOMINGOS DE RANA, 2785-599
- Country
- Portugal
ISO 20022 identification
As an agent in a Swift cross-border payment message (CBPR+)
This institution holds no BIC. A CBPR+ message identifies it by name and postal address, and may add its LEI or a clearing code.
- Identified by
- Name and postal address, with its LEI
- Postal address
- Hybrid: town, postcode and country in their own elements, the rest in two address lines
<FinInstnId>
<LEI>529900VQHJOABQUPII76</LEI>
<Nm>VIA VERDE PAY, S.A.</Nm>
<PstlAdr>
<PstCd>2785-599</PstCd>
<TwnNm>SÃO DOMINGOS DE RANA</TwnNm>
<Ctry>PT</Ctry>
<AdrLine>QUINTA DA TORRE DA AGUILHA</AdrLine>
<AdrLine>EDIFÍCIO BRISA</AdrLine>
</PstlAdr>
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The values are as published by the register. Check them against your own records before use.
Sources & method
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- EBA PSD2 Register—European Banking Authority (EBA) · source ↗ as at 25 September 2026
- Ownership and group—GLEIF Level 2 relationship records (accounting consolidation), matched by LEI.
- Overview, authorisation, partners, products, leadership and events—researched per institution by an AI model with web search, from the firm's own website, terms and filings, regulators' registers and notices, company registers and news. Licences, partners, figures, people and events link to their source, and each card shows the research date. AI research can be wrong or out of date, so check key facts at the source.
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