Afriset Fintech

Instituição de moeda eletrónica — Cabo Verde

The Cabo Verde category mapped to e-money issuance.

Regulator: Banco de Cabo Verde.

Banco de Cabo Verde authorisation for an electronic money institution (instituição de moeda eletrónica) under DLeg 8/2018 + DLeg 9/2018 + Aviso 6/2019. The IME framework is live (a complete, modern regime; the BCV's own IME page states a minimum share capital of CVE 20,000,000 at authorisation and at all times — corroboration; the Aviso 6/2019 instrument article is not pinned this build, so the figure is deferred, never published off a summary page). The « Instituições Autorizadas » register was read and carries ZERO instituições de moeda eletrónica (the 22 entities include exactly one payment institution and no e-money institution) → the honest EMPTY register state (framework live, zero licensees), distinct from register_unavailable (the register exists and shows none). lang pt.

Maintained: this official source is re-checked on a weekly schedule — last checked 2026-08-04 · changed 2026-08-04.

No entries: The e-money framework is live (DLeg 8/2018 + DLeg 9/2018 + Aviso 6/2019; the BCV IME page states a CVE 20,000,000 minimum capital), but the « Instituições Autorizadas » register was read this build and lists ZERO instituições de moeda eletrónica (the 22 authorised entities include exactly one payment institution, MAXPAY, and no e-money institution). This is the honest framework-live / zero-licensee state — the register exists and shows none, distinct from register_unavailable.

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