The Government will roll out a company digital wallet on 26 January, initially containing four documents including the company card, a Central Register of Beneficial Owners entry and a certificate of no Social Security debt, the Deputy Minister said. Officials frame the tool as an EU‑required digital service and say Portugal is among the first member states to offer it; businesses will be able to present standard company documents electronically. Companies and accountants should check the wallet's access procedures and ensure records in the Central Register of Beneficial Owners (Registo Central do Beneficiário Efetivo or RCBE) are up to date ahead of the launch.
Company digital wallet launches 26 January
Tuesday, 20 January 2026AI summary
Context & Explainers
The Central Register of Beneficial Owners ( Registo Central de Beneficiários Efetivos ) is the national database where companies must declare the natural persons who ultimately own or control them, created to meet EU anti‑money‑laundering transparency rules. The register is used by authorities and obliged entities to check ownership, so company directors and beneficial owners (including expat entrepreneurs) must ensure their data is accurate and up to date.
The company digital wallet is a government digital tool for storing a company's official credentials and proving its identity online to meet EU obligations; Portugal says it will launch the wallet on 26 January and is the first EU country to adopt this option. Business owners and corporate representatives should prepare to use the wallet for filings and access to registers (including the Central Register of Beneficial Owners) and to follow the registration steps once it goes live.
