FreeMalta Partners
with Deel.
The global EOR and contractor payments platform — valued at $12 billion, operating in 150+ countries — joins FreeMalta's partner ecosystem.
Sliema, Malta — September 1, 2026. FreeMalta, Malta's AI-native business intelligence platform, today announces a formal affiliate partnership with Deel, the global EOR and contractor payments platform operating across 150+ countries and valued at $12 billion.
Deel solves one of the oldest problems in international business: how do you legally employ someone in a country where you have no entity? The answer used to be expensive, slow and lawyer-dependent. Deel made it a dashboard. Hire someone in Portugal, Poland or the Philippines — Deel becomes the legal employer, handles the local contract, payroll tax, social contributions and compliance. You manage the work. Deel manages the employment.
For Malta's iGaming operators, tech companies and financial services firms — many of which staff teams across multiple EU jurisdictions without the overhead of local entities — Deel has become the infrastructure layer underneath international hiring. Malta has Deel. Deel has Malta.
Deel will be featured across FreeMalta's HR & Payroll hub as the primary EOR recommendation for Malta companies hiring internationally, and in 17 head-to-head comparisons on The Duel platform — against Gusto, Remote People, Payoneer Workforce, Rippling, Papaya Global and others. FreeMalta's Deel coverage lives at freemalta.com/hub/hr-payroll.
The partnership makes FreeMalta one of the most comprehensive sources of Deel-related content in the Malta market — covering EOR mechanics, pricing comparisons, honest assessments and the specific use cases where Deel is and is not the right tool.