# BIM Banco Internacional de Moçambique (Millennium bim)

> Source: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/bim-mozambique
> research date 2026-05-30 · extracted at 2026-10-07
> Publisher: Barcoder — encyclopedia of QR, barcode and payment-code standards

Specifications:
- [Millennium bim — official](https://www.millenniumbim.co.mz/)

## Key details

- **Parent:** assets

## Overview

**BIM Banco Internacional de Moçambique (Millennium bim)** is **Mozambican commercial bank** + **Banco Comercial Português BCP Portuguese parent ENXTLS: BCP ~66.7% controlling** + **Mozambique's largest commercial bank by assets** <sup>[1][1], [Mozambique report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/MZ)</sup>.

## History

**1995 — Banco Internacional de Moçambique BIM founded as Mozambican commercial bank**.

**2006 — BCP Portuguese parent acquires controlling stake + rebrand as Millennium bim**.

**2015 — Millennium bim mobile banking app launch**.

## Ownership & operator

**Operating entity**: **BIM Banco Internacional de Moçambique Millennium bim** (Mozambican commercial bank; BCP Portuguese parent ~66.7% controlling).

**Major shareholders**: **Banco Comercial Português BCP (ENXTLS: BCP; Portuguese banking group) ~66.7% controlling + INSS Mozambican social security + Mozambican retail + institutional investors**.

**Regulators**: **Banco de Moçambique**.

## Technical integration

Millennium bim mobile app (iOS + Android) + millenniumbim.co.mz online + Millennium bim branch network across Mozambique + Millennium bim Visa + Mastercard cards; MZ IBAN + SIMO (Sociedade Interbancária de Moçambique; Mozambican national interbank switch).

## Implementations & partners

**BCP parent**: [Millennium bcp (Banco Comercial Português)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/millennium-bcp) (Millennium BCP Portugal; ENXTLS: BCP; Portuguese banking group).

**Major Mozambican banking + payments competitors**: Standard Bank Mozambique (Standard Bank Mozambique; Standard Bank Group South African parent subsidiary) + BCI (BCI Banco Comercial e de Investimentos Mozambique; CGD Portuguese state bank + BPI Portuguese bank parent) + Absa Mozambique (Absa Mozambique; Absa Group South African parent subsidiary; formerly Barclays Mozambique pre-2018) + [M-Pesa](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/m-pesa) (M-Pesa Mozambique; Vodacom Mozambique mobile money) + mKesh (mKesh; mCel Mozambican mobile money).

**Regulator**: Banco de Moçambique.

## Status

**Active, Mozambican commercial bank + BCP Portuguese parent ENXTLS:BCP ~66.7% controlling + Mozambique's largest commercial bank by assets** <sup>[1][1], [2][2]</sup>.

## Sources

[1]: https://www.millenniumbim.co.mz/ "Millennium bim — official"
[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millennium_bim "Millennium bim — Wikipedia"
[mz-cro]: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/MZ

- [1] [Millennium bim — official][1]
- [2] [Millennium bim — Wikipedia][2]
- <sup>[Mozambique report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/MZ)</sup> In-corpus: `reports/countries/MZ-mozambique.md`

## Source

Biography extracted from [bim-mozambique.md](https://docs.barcoder.ai/source/wallets/bim-mozambique). See `matrix.md` for standards-support matrix if present.