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Article L522-7 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

At the time of authorisation, payment institutions must have paid-up capital in an amount at least equal to the sum laid down by regulation, depending on whether:

a) The payment institution provides only the payment service of transmitting funds ;

b) The payment institution provides a payment initiation service;

c) The payment institution provides other payment services.

For the purposes of determining the minimum capital, the provision of the account information service referred to in 8° of II of Article L. 314-1 is not taken into account.

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Article L522-7

Les établissements de paiement doivent disposer, au moment de l’agrément, d’un capital libéré d’un montant au moins égal à la somme fixée par voie réglementaire, selon que :

a) L’établissement de paiement ne fournit que le service de paiement de transmission de fonds ;

b) L’établissement de paiement fournit un service d’initiation de paiement ;

c) L’établissement de paiement fournit d’autres services de paiement.

Pour la détermination du capital minimum, la fourniture du service d’information sur les comptes mentionné au 8° du II de l’article L. 314-1 n’est pas prise en compte.

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