CTNotariado

Name

CTNotariado

Legal name

AGENCIA NOTARIAL DE CERTIFICACIÓN, SLU, Unipersonal

Website

https://ctnotariado.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Digital Trust Services

NAICS

Professional Organizations (81392)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Federation & Identity Standards (SAML/OIDC/OAuth, Federation Hubs) (HDADAAAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Conformity Assessment, Testing, Inspection & Certification Cooperation (BPADANAD)

Keywords

• Digital trust services
• Qualified electronic certificates
• Notarial technology platform
• Electronic signature services
• Public key infrastructure

Headquarters

HQ city

Madrid

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Digital Certificate Issuance: Revenue from issuing qualified digital certificates to individuals, legal entities, and notarial professionals. Certificates are delivered on cryptographic smart cards with secure device levels. Includes personal certificates, corporate representation certificates, and electronic seals.
2. Time Stamping Services: Qualified time stamping services for electronic documents, providing proof of existence and integrity at a specific point in time. Offered to end users and applications conforming to RFC 3161.
3. Digital Platform Services: Portal services enabling citizens and companies to access notarial functions online, including the Portal Notarial del Ciudadano and Portal Notarial de la Banca for financial institutions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

CTNotariado (Centro Tecnológico del Notariado) is the dedicated technology entity of the Consejo General del Notariado (CGN) that develops, operates, and maintains the digital infrastructure of the Spanish notarial sector. The company issues qualified electronic certificates, electronic seals, and qualified time stamps under EU eIDAS regulation, and operates citizen-, banking-, and government-facing portals (Portal Notarial del Ciudadano, Portal Notarial de la Banca, Sede Electrónica Notarial) backed by an integrated notary management system (SIGNO), a private notarial network (RENO), and a centralized notarial database with 44 million identified persons.

Product overview

CTNotariado (Centro Tecnológico del Notariado) is the technological entity of the General Council of Notaries (CGN) providing digital transformation solutions for the Spanish notary community. The company offers a unified platform architecture consisting of: the electronic notarial seat (Sede Electrónica Notarial) as the core infrastructure, the Portal Notarial del Ciudadano and Portal Notarial de la Banca as citizen and banking facing portals, SIGNO (Sistema Integrado de Gestión del Notarial) as the integrated notary management system, and AGN (Aplicación de Gestión Notarial) as internal management tools. Trust services include electronic certificates (personal, corporate, and employee certificates), electronic seals, FEREN (recognized notarial electronic signature), and time stamping services. International operations are supported through Iber@, Eudoc, and Iberfides platforms for cross-border legal cooperation. The company serves over 2,700 notaries and 16,000 notary employees across Spain.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Citizen Notarial Portal (Portal Notarial del Ciudadano) Digital portal enabling citizens and businesses to access notary services online, including choosing preferred notaries, video conferencing, wills procedures, mortgage notary designation, and electronic signature legitimation services. Currently has over 500,000 registered users.
• Banking Notarial Portal (Portal Notarial de la Banca) Web platform for financial entities enabling efficient and transparent management of banking operations where notaries intervene, including payment letters, mortgage guarantee cancellations, personal loans, credit policies, and real estate credits.
• SIGNO - Integrated Notary Management System (SIGNO - Sistema Integrado de Gestión del Notariado) Integrated Notary Management System providing interconnection of all notary offices through the private notary network (RENO), enabling electronic communications between notaries and public administrations.
• Personal Notarial Certificates (Certificados Notariales Personales - CNP) Personal notarial certificates allowing any natural person to obtain recognized electronic signature for private procedures and administration dealings. Issued with maximum security guarantees before a notary, delivered on a cryptographic card certified as a secure signature creation device under EU Regulation 910/2014. Recommended retail price 120 EUR.
• Corporate Representative Notarial Certificates (Certificados Notariales Corporativos de Representación - CNCR) Corporate representation certificates issued to natural persons as representatives of legal entities, providing recognized electronic signature for documents with administration and private transactions. Issued with notary verification; recommended retail price 140 EUR.
• Corporate Electronic Seal Certificates (Certificados Notariales Corporativos de Sello Electrónico) Qualified electronic seal certificates per Article 38 of EU Regulation 910/2014, used for electronic invoicing, corporate signature of budgets and payroll, administrative processes, and automated processes requiring company letterhead. Recommended retail price 600 EUR.
• Recognized Notarial Electronic Signature (Firma Electrónica Reconocida Notarial - FEREN) Recognized notarial electronic signature enabling notaries to perform their profession in telematic communications and electronic commerce per Law 24/2001. All active Spanish notaries use this signature. Includes authentication, advanced signature, and data encryption with key recovery service.
• Qualified Time Stamping Service (Servicio de Sellado de Tiempo) Qualified trust service per Article 42 of EU Regulation 910/2014, acting as Time Stamping Authority (QTSA) for the General Council of Notaries. Demonstrates that electronic data existed and was not altered since a specific time. Conforms to RFC 3161. Used for electronic commerce, intellectual property protection, and PKI infrastructure support.
• Index Service for Municipalities (Índice para los Ayuntamientos) Digital system for sending quarterly indices to town halls related to Urban Land Value Increment Tax (IIVTNU / plusvalía). Provides secure digital download through CTNotariado's web server with digital certificate access, replacing paper-based individual notifications since 2004.
• Notary Collective Employee Certificates (Certificados para Empleados del Colectivo Notarial - CE) Electronic certificates for notary office employees and notary association employees, providing recognized electronic signature for accessing notary telematic services and public administration services including tax agency, land registry, and social security.
• Iber@ International Cooperation Platform International cooperation platform for approximately 100 justice institutions from 22 Iberoamerican states and organizations like Eurojust and Interpol, enabling secure sharing of legal consultations in civil and criminal matters. Developed by CTNotariado and the Spanish International Cooperation Agency.
• EUDoc Cross-Border Notary Document Exchange Platform Secure platform with EUDoc authentication developed with the German Federal Chamber of Notaries (Bundesnotarkammer), enabling secure exchange of notarial documents with qualified electronic signature, providing maximum legal, technical, data protection, and privacy guarantees.
• Iberfides Iberoamerican Notarial Documentation Platform Secure platform for notarial documentation exchange in the Iberoamerican scope, with electronic certificate or national identity provider authentication. Verifies document integrity, professional qualifications, and certificate validity for secure documentation exchange.
• Notary Management Application (Aplicación de Gestión Notarial - AGN) Notary management application created to streamline internal notary office management and provide uniformity to the information handled by notaries.
• Unique Computerized Notarial Index (Índice Único Informatizado Notarial) Computerized unique notary index database containing the complete content of notarial documents - the second largest database in Spain with 44 million identified persons.
• Notarial Electronic Headquarters (Sede Electrónica Notarial) Electronic platform enabling secure communications between notaries and public administrations, including telematic submissions to property registries, tax authorities, and other government bodies. Holds the Esquema Nacional de Seguridad (ENS) high-level certification.

Quantifiable outcome

• 500,000+ registered users on the Portal Notarial del Ciudadano platform
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo (AECID)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2021Joint development of the Iber@ platform for judicial cooperation among 22 Iberoamerican countries. AECID funded the project while CTNotariado designed and deployed the technological infrastructure enabling secure information sharing among approximately 100 justice institutions.
• Bundesnotarkammer (German Federal Chamber of Notaries)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDevelopment of the EUDoc platform for secure exchange of notarial documents between Spanish and German notaries. Based on electronic certificates for secure document transmission with qualified signatures and maximum legal and technical guarantees.
• Consejo General del Notariado (CGN)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent organization establishing CTNotariado in 2002 to implement the technological modernization plan for the Spanish notary community. CTNotariado operates as the exclusive technology entity for all notaries, notary associations, and the CGN.
• IberRed / Iberfides NetworkcoreTechnology or IntegrationPlatform for secure exchange of notarial documentation in the Iberoamerican region, enabling verification of document integrity, professional qualification status, and certificate validity across national boundaries.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves15 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Adobe (Adobe Sign / Acrobat Sign): Broad incumbent in digital documents and e-signature via Adobe Sign. Competes with CTNotariado's non-qualified signature services for corporate Spain but lacks CTNotariado's eIDAS qualified certificate authority role for the Spanish notarial sector.
• DocuSign: Global leader in electronic signatures and contract lifecycle management with a broader, less specialized product portfolio than CTNotariado. Competes in adjacent Spanish e-signature segments (corporate, banking) but does not hold notary-specific qualified certificate authority status in Spain.
• Idemia: Global identity and security solutions provider serving governments and enterprises with biometrics, secure documents, and digital identity. Adjacent competitor in national-scale digital identity infrastructure with comparable public-sector security pedigree.
• Thales (Digital Identity & Security): Global identity, PKI, and digital security provider (including former Gemalto business) operating across multiple verticals and geographies. Adjacent to CTNotariado's PKI/qualified certificate technology stack but at much broader scale and with very different customer mix.

Direct peers

• SwissSign: Swiss trust service provider offering qualified electronic signatures under Swiss and EU eIDAS-equivalent frameworks, plus certificate and identity solutions. Comparable as a national QTSP with both consumer and professional certificate products.
• Namirial: Italian-qualified trust service provider operating across Europe with eIDAS-compliant electronic signatures, seals, and time stamping. Comparable to CTNotariado in product mix (qualified certificates, trust services) and in serving both public-sector and corporate clients.
• LuxTrust: Luxembourg's primary qualified trust service provider, offering eIDAS-compliant digital certificates, electronic signatures, and identity services. Comparable in being a national-scale QTSP serving both public administration and professional segments in a single EU jurisdiction.
• FNTC (Fédération Nationale des Tiers de Confiance): French federation of trusted third parties coordinating qualified trust service providers for the French notarial ecosystem. Functionally analogous to CTNotariado's role in France, serving notaries and providing eIDAS-aligned trust services.
• Bundesnotarkammer: German Federal Chamber of Notaries — performs the analogous national notarial technology and oversight role in Germany. Direct partner on the EUDoc cross-border document exchange platform, making it the closest functional peer to CTNotariado's national notarial technology authority role.
• InfoCert: Italy's largest qualified trust service provider and accredited eIDAS QTSP, offering digital signatures, certified email (PEC), and digital identity services. Direct peer in the European qualified trust services space with overlapping public-sector and professional-segment clients.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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