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Rating 3.6 / 5 Type EMI (operated by UAB Pervesk, EMI Licence No. 17, Bank of Lithuania — not a bank) Best for Crypto, forex & other “…
Rating 3.8 / 5 Type EMI (e-money institution, regulated by Finland’s FIN-FSA — not a bank) Best for EEA/UK freelancers & Malta-registe…
Rating 3.8 / 5 Type EMI (Bank of Lithuania) — not a bank Best for EU, Malta & Cyprus online businesses wanting a low-cost EUR IBAN with cards…
Rating 4.0 / 5 Type EMI (UK FCA + EU/Luxembourg CSSF, EEA-passported) — not a bank Best for Internationally-owned SMEs making high-value cross-border…
Rating 4.4 / 5 Type EMI – Authorised E-Money Institution (De Nederlandsche Bank, NL; some CEE via Bank of Lithuania) Best for Cross-border &…
Rating 3.7 / 5 Type EMI – Authorised Payment Institution (FIN-FSA, Finland) Best for Freelancers & micro-businesses in Finland, Germany or A…
Rating 4.0 / 5 Type EMI / e-money institution (DNB, Netherlands) Best for Freelancers & micro-SMEs wanting a free or low-cost account with strong…
Rating 4.2 / 5 Type EMI / payment institution (ACPR, France) — banking licence applied for (July 2025) Best for Established EU SMEs & teams wantin…
Rating 3.5 / 5 Type Licensed bank (now Alpha Bank Cyprus, CBC) Best for SME-friendly, relationship-led Cyprus banking Serves Cyprus only Deposit prote…
Rating 4.0 / 5 Type Licensed bank (now Eurobank Limited, CBC) Best for Cyprus SMEs & holding companies wanting flexible onboarding Serves Cyprus o…