# About Portal

## Is [Open Bank portal](https://www.open-bank.org) an online bank?

No Open Bank portal is not an online bank but a Trust Management System between members of an association.

The portal itself is also the gateway to acquiring and withdrawing the value of social credits to local currency.&#x20;

Open Bank portal is a borderless social finance service, by and only for the Foundation and its constituents, as described in the Article of Association: Open Constitution AI network.

You can use the Open Bank portal to manage your Social Credits, Trust Keys from Trust Providers and Credit Grants from Open Treasury.&#x20;

You can also place service requests on the Open Constitution network.


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