In France, you can exercise your right to a bank account.So long story short.
I earn around $300k a month from OF. Yes I am the performer, not an agency and no I am not interested in sharing who I am.
My banking situation is always on edge. I use a variety of banks, EMI's, etc. I am a fully legal tax paying citizen and not trying to avoid taxes in any way unfortunately the banks don't seem to care about whether it is legal and more whether they see it as "moral" but I digress. I have had two EMI's and now a major bank close down my accounts, they do not disclose the reason simply citing "risk".
I really need a stable bank that is willing to accept around $300k a month without me having to act like I am running a drug cartel. I am EU based currently but I am willing to travel to anywhere that I would be able to find a suitable solution. An EU bank is ideal as OF pays via SEPA otherwise I am looking at sketchy third parties like Paxum, Skrill who also don't like processing large sums. I am considering Switzerland, Netherlands potentially but anywhere in the EU with SEPA is good but I am also open to relocation and alternate residence as long as the banking is secure and will not cause issues (Panama?).
Also yes my money is not stored in the bank it is invested but unfortunately it is hard to get money out of OF without it going through a bank in your own name or company you own wholly which is where the problems arise.
Any genuine advice is welcome, any creepiness is not as that is for the other side of the job.
The conditions for benefiting from the right to an account
You must:- be domiciled in France, without any nationality condition, or be French and reside abroad, or be of foreign nationality and legally reside in a country of the European Union other than France;
- not have any individual account opened in your own name (or account in the process of being closed);
- you have been refused the opening of an account by a bank.
https://www.banque-france.fr/en/node/2534
https://europa.eu/youreurope/citizens/consumers/financial-products-and-services/bank-accounts-eu/index_en.htm#:~:text=Right to a basic bank account,-You may want&text=If you are legally resident,where the bank is established.