I. – Without prejudice to the provisions of III of Article L. 522-8, payment institutions may engage in an activity other than the provision of payment services on a regular basis, subject to the legislative and regulatory provisions applicable to that activity.
For these payment institutions carrying out hybrid activities, activities other than payment services must not be incompatible with the requirements of the profession, in particular the maintenance of the reputation of the payment institution, the primacy of customers’ interests and competition in the market in question.
The Minister responsible for the economy shall set out in a decree the terms and conditions under which payment institutions may carry on an activity other than the provision of payment services as a regular occupation.
II. – When payment institutions provide the foreign exchange services defined in I of Article L. 524-1, they must, in accordance with I of Article L. 524-6, keep a register of transactions and, in accordance with b of I of Article L. 524-3, have paid-up capital or a guarantee.