Bueno has partnered with VISA and sefide to offer its thousands of customers a
debit card for their day-to-day payments.
The Bueno Card joins the services of Spanish IBAN accounts, payments and
instant transfers, Direct Debit management and more, thanks to its partnership
with sefide (Spanish licensed EMI).
Bueno offers banking solutions to homeowners,
generally foreigners, who require a “one-stop shop” that saves them time, money, and
frustration. From a digital and mobile environment, Bueno develops services and
functionalities aimed at improving property management for owners, eliminating the
language barrier, different regulations, management of local suppliers, payment of taxes
and fees, etc.
Sefide is an electronic money institution (EMI) regulated by the Bank of Spain with entity
code 6705. Sefide is owned by the Loomis Group, specialists in cash transportation,
management, and custody, listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange SEK:LOOMIS AB
(LOOMIS.ST). Sefide offers IBAN account banking services and all related services. In
addition, as a principal member of VISA, it issues VISA-branded debit cards through a
Banking as a Service (BAAS) model.
John Hegrenes, CEO of BUENO said: “We are delighted to be working with sefide to
offer more flexible payment solutions to foreign property owners in Spain. The Bueno
Card will provide our customers who travel to their second homes in Spain, or those
who already live here permanently, with access to the global and secure environment
offered by the VISA payment network.”
Along with the card, Bueno customers are provided with a Spanish IBAN account, thus
guaranteeing full functionality and operability.
Guillermo Saénz, CEO of sefide, highlights the project, saying, “From the beginning,
we realized the potential of BUENO’s business model, and at sefide, we have worked to
offer different payment services with total availability and guarantee, meeting the
highest standards of compliance and respect for regulations.”
Buneo offers its services through a modern multilingual platform, developed for web,
iOS, and Android. Customers can open their account in 10 minutes, 100% online,
allowing them to receive a Spanish IBAN account and the Bueno Visa card. Developed
with a focus on security, the Buneo platform guarantees the privacy and security of
customer data.
Some of the value-added services offered by Bueno in addition to IBAN accounts and
Visa cards:
- Multilingual customer service.
- Direct debit change service.
- Property valuation estimate and registered data.
- Customers can save their property history.
- Online safe for secure document storage.
- Tax service for non-residents and legal advice.
