the first licensed cryptocurrency bank in Portugal
By Michael Heron
In April 2022, an Iberian lawyer broke the news that Bison Bank had become a banking group licensed to operate with cryptocurrencies in Portugal by registering Bison Digital Assets for operations with virtual assets (here is the news) in this interview, we ask Afonso Cardoso de Menezes, Legal and Administrative Director. The lawyer delves into the world of cryptocurrencies for us, explaining how the possible bank places itself as an important player in this and what the future holds for Portugal in the world of digital assets.
What made you switch internally to Banif after 4 years at Garrigues?
In 2006, Garrix recently opened in Portugal. I had a lot of interviews at the time and I wanted to participate in a big and undefined project. Garrigues was young and had that feeling and mindset of openness. The traditional Portuguese mentality is lacking. I stayed there for four years and I think that gave me a great foundation in my legal career. Garrix, from Anderson, so you can be sure you have the quality mindset of a large international company. So I focused more on real estate law and planning. started working a lot with investment funds and I quickly realized that I really liked this area. In that, our training contacts as lawyers last three years, so when I entered my fourth year at Garrigues, I had the opportunity to join the Banif team.
What happened?
I had already completed my Masters in Securities and Financial Markets. Banif was then a comprehensive financial group, in addition to the investment bank, a pension fund management company, an investment fund management company, an investment fund management company and an investment fund management company. It covers all financial spectrums. But the company wasn’t that big and covered training areas when I joined many in-house teams. I was the youngest member of the legal team when I arrived and it was an interesting time for me.
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