BISON BANK, SA

Bison Bank, S.A., headquartered in Lisbon, is a Portuguese credit institution focused on wealth management and private banking, securities custody and brokerage, investment funds distribution, and investment banking/corporate finance services. The bank traces its origins to the former Banif – Banco de Investimento and has been controlled since 2018 by Hong Kong–based Bison Capital. It is authorized and supervised by Banco de Portugal as a credit institution and by the Portuguese Securities Market Commission (CMVM) for investment services, and eligible deposits are covered by the Portuguese Deposit Guarantee Fund up to €100,000 per depositor. The client base is primarily high‑net‑worth individuals, family offices, and institutional investors, including clients active on the China–Portugal/Europe corridor. In 2022 the group established Bison Digital Assets, S.A., registered with Banco de Portugal as a virtual asset service provider to offer crypto‑asset custody and trading to qualifying clients, with these activities segregated from traditional banking and subject to AML/CTF oversight. The bank does not operate a retail branch network; onboarding, product scope, and pricing are typically tailored on a case‑by‑case basis and subject to standard identification and suitability procedures. Financial statements, Pillar 3 disclosures, and other regulatory reports are published through official Portuguese channels and the bank’s website.