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FAST BENEFÍCIO LDA. not authorised in São Tomé

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The Central Bank of São Tomé and Príncipe warns that FAST BENEFÍCIO LDA. is not authorised to operate in the national territory. The BCSTP recalls its role in supervising the financial system and protecting consumers, in a statement reported by Rádio Somos Todos Primos.

The Central Bank of São Tomé and Príncipe warned on Wednesday 4 November 2026 that FAST BENEFÍCIO LDA. was not authorised to operate in the national territory. The São Toméan regulator called on economic operators and the public to take this lack of authorisation into account.

The BCSTP issued the warning as part of its duties to supervise the financial system and protect consumers, according to Rádio Somos Todos Primos. The notice concerns the entity named FAST BENEFÍCIO LDA., without specifying the nature of the activity it proposed in the reproduced statement.

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