Banif Financial Group (Portuguese: Banif - Grupo Financeiro) was a Portuguese international financial services group associated with Banco Internacional do Funchal.
Banif was founded and incorporated by Horácio Roque[2] on 15 January 1988 and took over all of the assets and liabilities of the defunct Caixa Económica do Funchal.
In 1995, it opened offices in Caracas, Venezuela and South Africa; in 1996 in São Paulo, Brazil; and in 2008 in San Ġiljan, Malta.
In December 2015, as part of a 2,2 billion euro bailout and restructuring, the Portuguese government sold the remainder of Banif's assets to Banco Santander Totta, the Portuguese subsidiary of Santander Group, for 150 million euros.
In 2002, Banif Securities acquired the Brazilian brokerage firm Indusval, giving them a place on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.