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Which of Portugal's 58 credit cards is right for you?

By Jules de Bruin, Market ResearcherUpdated August 17 2026 | Found helpful by 7 others

The short answer

Of the 58 cards sold in Portugal, 18 are free in year one and every year after, and 6 can be opened without a Portuguese IBAN. Fees, APR and the cost of spending abroad vary more than any other product on this site: filter to your situation, then rank by what you actually pay.

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Unicre

Needs a Portuguese IBAN

Price band

Free

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Cartão Unibanco ClássicoBest here

revolving credit

Free18.9% TAEGAbove 1%Visa

WiZink Bank

Needs a Portuguese IBAN

Price band

Free

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WiZink FlexBest here

revolving credit

Free19% TAEGAbove 1%Visa
Cartão SL Benfica WiZink

revolving credit

Free19% TAEGAbove 1%Visa
WiZink Rewards

revolving credit

Free18.5% TAEGAbove 1%Visa/Multibanco

Universo

Needs a Portuguese IBAN

Price band

Free

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Cartão Universo+Best here

revolving credit

Free18.5% TAEGAbove 1%Mastercard

Cetelem

Needs a Portuguese IBAN

Price band

Free

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Cetelem Black PlusBest here

revolving credit

Free19% TAEGAbove 1%Mastercard
Cartão de Crédito Banco CTT

revolving credit

Free18.9% TAEGAbove 1%Mastercard
Cartão FNAC

revolving credit

Free19% TAEGAbove 1%Mastercard/Multibanco

Bankinter

Needs a Portuguese IBAN

Price band

EUR 0 to 30 a year

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Bankintercard GoldBest here

revolving credit

Free19% TAEGAbove 1%Visa
Cartão de Crédito Bankinter Gold

revolving credit

EUR 30.00/yr19% TAEGAbove 1%Visa/Multibanco
Cartão Bankintercard FC Porto

revolving credit

Free18.8% TAEGAbove 1%Visa/Multibanco

Cofidis

Needs a Portuguese IBAN

Price band

Free

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Cartão de Crédito Cofidis (plano Standard)Best here

revolving credit

Freen/aAbove 1%Mastercard

Banco ActivoBank

Needs a Portuguese IBAN

Price band

Free

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Cartão de Crédito Classic ActivoBankBest here

revolving credit

Free17.9% TAEGAbove 1%Visa

Millennium bcp

Needs a Portuguese IBAN

Price band

EUR 0 to 312 a year

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Cartão Classic Millennium bcp

revolving credit

EUR 10.40/yr15.7% TAEGAbove 1%Visa
Cartão Millennium Go!Best here

revolving credit

Free15.5% TAEGAbove 1%Visa
Cartão Millennium TAP Classic

revolving credit

EUR 41.60/yr18.5% TAEGAbove 1%Visa
Cartão Millennium TAP Gold

revolving credit

EUR 83.20/yr17.9% TAEGAbove 1%Visa
Cartão Millennium TAP Platinum

revolving credit

EUR 312.00/yr18.8% TAEGAbove 1%Visa
Cartão Millennium Gold Prestige

revolving credit

EUR 31.20/yr18.8% TAEGAbove 1%Visa
American Express via Millennium bcp

charge card

n/an/aAbove 1%American Express
Cartão de Crédito Silver Empresas Millennium bcp

business credit

n/a18.1% TAEGAbove 1%Visa
Millennium Classic

revolving credit

EUR 10.40/yr15.7% TAEGAbove 1%Visa/Multibanco
Millennium Gold Prestige

revolving credit

EUR 31.20/yr18.8% TAEGAbove 1%Visa/Multibanco
Millennium Platinum

revolving credit

EUR 83.20/yr16.8% TAEGAbove 1%Visa/Multibanco
Cartão TAP Business

business credit

EUR 88.40/yr19.9% TAEGAbove 1%Visa/Multibanco
Millennium Corporate Gold

business credit

n/a18.1% TAEGAbove 1%Visa/Multibanco

Banco BPI

Needs a Portuguese IBAN

Price band

EUR 0 to 50 a year

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Cartão BPI Classic

revolving credit

EUR 20.00/yr16.4% TAEGAbove 1%Visa
Cartão BPI NowBest here

revolving credit

Free18.5% TAEGAbove 1%Visa
Cartão BPI Gold+

revolving credit

EUR 50.00/yr18.8% TAEGAbove 1%Visa
Cartão BPI Business

business credit

EUR 30.00/yr19.8% TAEGAbove 1%Visa

ABANCA

Needs a Portuguese IBAN

Price band

EUR 0 to 50 a year

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Cartão de Crédito ABANCA SilverBest here

revolving credit

Free15.7% TAEGAbove 1%Visa/Multibanco
Cartão de Crédito ABANCA Gold

revolving credit

EUR 50.00/yr14.4% TAEGAbove 1%Visa/Multibanco

Oney Bank

No Portuguese IBAN needed

Price band

Free

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Cartão Oney Auchan+Best here

revolving credit

Free18.4% TAEGAbove 1%Visa/Multibanco
Cartão IKEA Family

revolving credit

Free18.4% TAEGAbove 1%Visa/Multibanco

Financeira El Corte Inglés Portugal, S.F.C.

No Portuguese IBAN needed

Price band

Free

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Cartão El Corte InglésBest here

revolving credit

Free18.5% TAEGAbove 1%Mastercard/Multibanco

Caixa Geral de Depósitos

Needs a Portuguese IBAN

Price band

EUR 12 to 90 a year

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Cartão Caixa INBest here

revolving credit

EUR 12.00/yr19% TAEGAbove 1%Visa
Cartão Caixa ISIC

credit

EUR 18.00/yrn/aAbove 1%Visa
Caixa Classic

revolving credit

EUR 18.00/yr17.5% TAEGAbove 1%Visa/Multibanco
Cartão Caixa Platina

revolving credit

EUR 90.00/yr18.9% TAEGAbove 1%Visa/Multibanco
Cartão Miles & More Classic

revolving credit

EUR 25.00/yr18.8% TAEGAbove 1%Visa/Multibanco
Cartão Miles & More Gold

revolving credit

EUR 60.00/yr18.9% TAEGAbove 1%Visa/Multibanco
Cartão Caixa Business Classic

business credit

n/an/aAbove 1%Visa/Multibanco

Crédito Agrícola

Needs a Portuguese IBAN

Price band

EUR 12 to 48 a year

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Cartão Classic Crédito Agrícola

revolving credit

EUR 18.00/yr17.4% TAEGAbove 1%Visa
Cartão Clube ABest here

revolving credit

EUR 12.00/yr15.2% TAEGAbove 1%Visa/Multibanco
Cartão CA Classic

revolving credit

EUR 18.00/yr17.4% TAEGAbove 1%Visa/Multibanco
Cartão CA Premier

revolving credit

EUR 48.00/yr19% TAEGAbove 1%Visa/Multibanco

Novo Banco

Needs a Portuguese IBAN

Price band

EUR 13 to 35 a year

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Cartão NB Branco

revolving credit

EUR 35.00/yr10.6% TAEGAbove 1%Visa
Cartão NB VerdeBest here

revolving credit

EUR 13.00/yr16.9% TAEGAbove 1%Visa
Cartão NB Gold

revolving credit

EUR 25.00/yr18.9% TAEGAbove 1%Visa

Banco Montepio

Needs a Portuguese IBAN

Price band

EUR 18 to 60 a year

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Cartão Classic MontepioBest here

revolving credit

EUR 18.00/yr11.4% TAEGAbove 1%Visa
Montepio Classic

revolving credit

EUR 18.00/yr11.4% TAEGAbove 1%Visa/Multibanco
Montepio Gold

revolving credit

EUR 60.00/yr18% TAEGAbove 1%Visa/Multibanco

Banco Best

Needs a Portuguese IBAN

Price band

EUR 22 to 40 a year

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Best Gold VisaBest here

revolving credit

EUR 22.00/yr12.6% TAEGAbove 1%Visa/Multibanco
Best Gold Plus Visa

revolving credit

EUR 40.00/yr18.8% TAEGAbove 1%Visa/Multibanco

Santander Totta

Needs a Portuguese IBAN

Price band

EUR 36 a year

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Cartão de Crédito Santander BaseBest here

revolving credit

EUR 36.00/yr16.3% TAEGAbove 1%Visa

Banco Santander Totta

Needs a Portuguese IBAN

Price band

EUR 50.40 to 150 a year

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Cartão de Crédito Gold Santander

revolving credit

EUR 72.00/yr18.5% TAEGAbove 1%Visa/Multibanco
Cartão de Crédito Platinum Santander

revolving credit

EUR 150.00/yr18.5% TAEGAbove 1%Visa/Multibanco
Cartão de Crédito Santander BusinessBest here

business credit

EUR 50.40/yr19.5% TAEGAbove 1%Visa/Multibanco

Fees and APR as of August 2026, read off each issuer's own price list; verify before applying. Cards with an unpublished APR sort last, never first.

Frequently Asked Questions

How often are prices updated?

We verify prices quarterly. The access date for each product is shown in the catalogue and noted as August 2026 in this research.

What does n/a mean?

n/a means the value was not published on the provider site at the time of research. We do not guess.

Does the table include business cards?

Yes, the catalogue includes a small number of business and co-brand cards.

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