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CetElem.pt
Banco Cetelem is a Portuguese consumer credit lender offering loans up to €50,000 with immediate online decisions. It provides financing across three main channels: goods and services, automobiles, and personal credit.
We withhold an authority number until independent evidence (global rank, link-graph presence) has accrued. The facts we do have about this site are shown below — we'd rather say “not enough signals yet” than invent a low score.
Safety evidence
No unexpired threat-feed result; name-similarity check available (recorded about 72 days ago); 3/3 transport and email checks available (oldest recorded about 72 days ago). This is evidence coverage, not a probability that a website is safe.
No caution flags in the available scoring observations; this is not a complete safety assessment
What cetelem.pt said about itself, 2006
Quoted from the site's AboutUs wiki page in each year it changed (1 version). These are the page's own words at the time, not AboutUs's assessment. New words · dropped words
2006
Banco Cetelem - Crédito até €50.000 - decisão imediata online. Uma gama completa de soluções de financiamento através de três principais canais: Bens e Serviços, Automóvel e Crédito Pessoal. Peça já o seu crédito on-line e receba resposta imediata.
Site history
Dated record — historical facts always carry their date.
Checked in the last 30 daysOlder, dated recordFrom registration records
On AboutUs since 2006 · no registrant change on record since 2010 · last checked Sep 18, 2026.
Registration
No registration date on file yet. AboutUs reads it from RDAP when the site is checked.
AboutUs record
AboutUs wiki pageAboutUs wiki pageJun 19, 2006 – Nov 2, 2013An AboutUs wiki page described cetelem.pt from Jun 19, 2006 to Nov 2, 2013 (3 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023Said about itself in 2006Jul 1, 2006“Banco Cetelem - Crédito até €50.000 - decisão imediata online. Uma gama completa de soluções de financiamento através de três principais canais: Bens e Serviços, Automóvel e Crédito Pessoal. Peça já o seu crédito on-lin…”Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006
Registrar
No registrar observed yet. AboutUs has recorded registrars since Jul 20, 2026.
Registrant
Registrant recordsFeb 4, 2010 – Apr 16, 2026Registration records for cetelem.pt are held from Feb 4, 2010 to Apr 16, 2026 (55 records). None shows a change of registrant. Privacy-service and redaction changes, renames of the same organization and new contacts at it are not counted.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
No registrant changes recorded, 2010–2026
Zone file
Nameservers: cetelem.ptNameservers: cetelem.ptFeb 4, 2010 – Sep 22, 2024Registration records listed cetelem.pt nameservers (ns1.cetelem.pt, ns2.cetelem.pt) for cetelem.pt from Feb 4, 2010 to Sep 22, 2024.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Certificate
DigiCert IncDigiCert IncJun 29, 2025 – Nov 4, 2026 (latest)DigiCert Inc issued 113 certificates for cetelem.pt from Jun 29, 2025, the latest valid until May 21, 2027. Seen in use on Sep 18, 2026.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader); TLS check, Sep 18, 2026GoDaddy.com
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Every dated fact on this lifeline (10)
Jun 19, 2006 – Nov 2, 2013AboutUs record: An AboutUs wiki page described cetelem.pt from Jun 19, 2006 to Nov 2, 2013 (3 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023
Jul 1, 2006AboutUs record: “Banco Cetelem - Crédito até €50.000 - decisão imediata online. Uma gama completa de soluções de financiamento através de três principais canais: Bens e Serviços, Automóvel e Crédito Pessoal. Peça já o seu crédito on-lin…”Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006
Feb 4, 2010 – Apr 16, 2026Registrant: Registration records for cetelem.pt are held from Feb 4, 2010 to Apr 16, 2026 (55 records). None shows a change of registrant. Privacy-service and redaction changes, renames of the same organization and new contacts at it are not counted.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
Feb 4, 2010 – Sep 22, 2024Zone file: Registration records listed cetelem.pt nameservers (ns1.cetelem.pt, ns2.cetelem.pt) for cetelem.pt from Feb 4, 2010 to Sep 22, 2024.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Sep 25, 2024 – Apr 16, 2026Zone file: Registration records listed bnpparibas.com, domivesta.com, domivesta.net nameservers (ns1.bnpparibas.com, ns2.bnpparibas.com, ns3.domivesta.net…) for cetelem.pt from Sep 25, 2024 to Apr 16, 2026.
Current AboutUs recordJul 5, 2026 – Aug 23, 2026 (latest)Authority and Safety last refreshed Aug 23, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks
Registration records listed bnpparibas.com, domivesta.com, domivesta.net nameservers (ns1.bnpparibas.com, ns2.bnpparibas.com, ns3.domivesta.net…) for cetelem.pt from Sep 25, 2024 to Apr 16, 2026.
Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
DNS moved to bnpparibas.com, domivesta.com, domivesta.netSep 25, 2024cetelem.pt's nameservers moved from cetelem.pt to bnpparibas.com, domivesta.com, domivesta.net between Sep 22, 2024 and Sep 25, 2024. Last seen at cetelem.pt: Sep 22, 2024 (registration record). First seen at bnpparibas.com, domivesta.com, domivesta.net: Sep 25, 2024 (registration record).Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
GoDaddy.comJan 13, 2026 – Nov 4, 2026GoDaddy.com issued 5 certificates for cetelem.pt from Jan 13, 2026, the latest valid until Jan 16, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Let's EncryptMar 21, 2026 – Nov 4, 2026Let's Encrypt issued 14 certificates for cetelem.pt from Mar 21, 2026, the latest valid until Jan 30, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Sep 25, 2024Zone file: cetelem.pt's nameservers moved from cetelem.pt to bnpparibas.com, domivesta.com, domivesta.net between Sep 22, 2024 and Sep 25, 2024. Last seen at cetelem.pt: Sep 22, 2024 (registration record). First seen at bnpparibas.com, domivesta.com, domivesta.net: Sep 25, 2024 (registration record).Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Jun 29, 2025 – Nov 4, 2026Certificate: DigiCert Inc issued 113 certificates for cetelem.pt from Jun 29, 2025, the latest valid until May 21, 2027. Seen in use on Sep 18, 2026.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader); TLS check, Sep 18, 2026
Jan 13, 2026 – Nov 4, 2026Certificate: GoDaddy.com issued 5 certificates for cetelem.pt from Jan 13, 2026, the latest valid until Jan 16, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Mar 21, 2026 – Nov 4, 2026Certificate: Let's Encrypt issued 14 certificates for cetelem.pt from Mar 21, 2026, the latest valid until Jan 30, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Jul 5, 2026 – Aug 23, 2026AboutUs record: Authority and Safety last refreshed Aug 23, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks