FreeMalta Partners
with Mercury.

Sliema, Malta — June 27, 2026. FreeMalta, Malta's AI-native business intelligence platform, today announces a formal affiliate partnership with Mercury, the US business banking platform trusted by over 300,000 startups, founders and remote-first companies worldwide.

Mercury was built for a specific problem: getting a proper US business bank account as a founder who may or may not be physically present in the United States. Traditional US banks are notoriously difficult to access for non-resident founders. Mercury opened that door — online application, no minimum balance, FDIC-insured deposits, team cards, invoicing, bill pay, and API access that makes it the banking layer of choice for startups that want their finances to behave like software.

For Malta founders who have set up a US LLC through Doola or Firstbase and now need the banking infrastructure to go with it, Mercury is the natural next step. It is where the US entity becomes operational — where clients can wire payments, where payroll can run, where the financial stack of a US-facing business actually lives.

"A US LLC without a US bank account is a legal entity with nowhere to go. Mercury is where the entity becomes a business."

Ilhan Irem — Founder, FreeMalta & Malta Insider

Mercury completes FreeMalta's US Business Stack — alongside Doola for LLC formation and Firstbase for incorporation. Together, they represent the full journey from "I want a US entity" to "I have a US entity with a bank account, an EIN, and a registered agent." The partnership page is live at freemalta.com/hub/us-llc-for-founders.

Mercury will also be featured in head-to-head comparisons on The Duel platform against Brex and Relay — with an honest assessment of where Mercury wins, and where founders with specific needs might look elsewhere.