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Crypto regulation

MiCA in 2026: what EU crypto users and founders should verify now

The transition story is over for most of the market. The useful question is no longer whether MiCA is coming, but which regime governs each provider, token and transfer today.

Updated · 8 min read
Tax & residency

Cyprus company and non-dom dividends: test the €600,000 model before using it

The headline percentage is a calculation, not a tax ruling. A defensible structure requires four separate tests: company profit, individual residence, domicile and cross-border management.

Updated · 9 min read
Banking & payments

A bank refused your company account: diagnose the refusal before applying again

Submitting the same pack to five more banks is not a strategy. A refusal is a signal to identify whether the problem is evidence, coherence, risk appetite or a structural mismatch.

Updated · 8 min read
International structuring

Best jurisdiction for a digital business in 2026? Start with the operating facts

There is no universal winner for SaaS, agencies or online services. The defensible choice is the place where the company’s contracts, management, tax, banking and growth story agree.

Updated · 9 min read
Company news

THE A at the Real Estate & Investment Meetup in Düsseldorf: an archived event note

The useful value of an event recap is not a gallery of handshakes. It is a dated record of what happened and a sharper set of questions for the next transaction.

Updated · 6 min read
Company news

THE A at the Young Business Club Berlin anniversary: a record, not a sales claim

Community participation earns trust only when the record is precise. This archive separates confirmed attendance from the wider business questions discussed around relocation and European growth.

Updated · 6 min read
Banking & payments

A bank-ready company structure is a story with evidence, not an org chart

Boxes and arrows show legal links. A bank still needs to understand why every entity exists, who makes decisions and whether expected transactions match that structure.

Updated · 8 min read
Compliance

Source of Funds and Source of Wealth: build the evidence chain an EU bank can follow

A tax return, a wallet screenshot or a sale agreement can each be relevant, but none is a universal answer. The file must connect the economic event to the exact money under review.

Updated · 9 min read
Banking & payments

Business account onboarding in 2026: prepare KYC and KYB as one operating case

KYC verifies people; KYB verifies the company and its control. The application succeeds or fails on whether both sides describe the same real business.

Updated · 9 min read
Financial architecture

Money Flow Map: one operating picture for contracts, accounts and compliance

A useful map is not decoration. It states who pays whom, for what, under which contract, through which regulated account and how the transaction reaches the books.

Updated · 8 min read

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