Since October 2025, banks in the euro area check the name against the account number on every transfer. What this means for sex workers and creators who want to be paid discreetly, and which payment method shows which name.
Do you earn on OnlyFans or a similar platform and live in Austria? When you need a trade licence, when you count as Neue Selbständige, what the small business rule means and why a separate account for your income helps.
Since 1 July 2022, Belgian businesses must offer at least one electronic payment method alongside cash. What the rule says, what counts and how independent professionals and businesses in the adult industry can get paid digitally.
Sex work is legal in Belgium and the Netherlands, yet banks still often refuse or block accounts. Why that happens, what rights you have and how to make your application stronger.
The German government plans to require on-site businesses to offer at least one digital payment method alongside cash. What is planned, what is still open and how to prepare.
Earning on OnlyFans, Fansly or another platform? How payouts work, why banks sometimes make it hard, and how to keep your income, VAT and paperwork in order in Belgium and the Netherlands.