Is it possible to withdraw money from ATMs in São Tomé and Príncipe using international cards?
I saw news online of efforts as early as 2016 (pt-PT: 1, 2) to integrate the São-Tomé network with the VISA-network, but also news of April-2021 regarding SIBS revamping the São-Tomé payment systems which might mean that this internationalization is not finished yet...
International withdrawals are possible, according to online news from late April 2021 (pt-PT):
According to Téla Nón, a digital São-Tomé news agency, the Executive Administrator of SPAUT (São Tomé Automatic Payment Systems of São Tomé and Príncipe) said (emphasis mine):
o Sistema de Pagamentos Automáticos de S. Tomé e Príncipe já está a aceitar a utilização de cartão VISA nos terminais ATM e POS instalados em todo país e algumas pessoas já começaram a fazer as suas operações com o cartão VISA e com sucesso…
Translated:
the Automatic Payments System of S. Tomé and Príncipe is already accepting the use of VISA cards in the ATM and POS terminals installed throughout the country, and some people have already successfully begun making their operations with VISA card…
