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CMVM - Comissão do Mercado de Valores Mobiliários - The Portuguese Securities Market Commission.

Seguros e Pensoes - Operates in the insurance and pension fund management markets.

Sociedade Interbancaria de Servisos - The Interbank Co-operation Society created to automate general banking transactions, such as the shared network of ATMs (Automatic Teller Machines), the Automatic Payment and Telebanking services.

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