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Malta Payment Processor for French founders
Setting up a payment processor in Malta as a French founder is a three-variable problem: the Malta entity, the payment processor regulatory profile, and the home-country exposure of the UBO.
Malta entity
EU substance requirements + DAC6
Payment Processor considerations
MSB/PI/EMI handling fiat and crypto rails.
French UBO exposure
Article 209B CFC, 3% tax on French real estate via offshore, exit tax.
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