In recent years, Greece has seen a growing number of cases in which individuals are appointed as directors or legal representatives of companies — sometimes without their knowledge and, in other instances, with their formal consent but without a full understanding of the legal consequences associated with such appointments. Under Greek law, a company's director and legal representative may incur personal civil and criminal liability for improper management, violations of appl

There was a widely held belief that transactions carried out through fintech services such as Revolut, Wise, and PayPal remained outside full-scale tax monitoring systems. As of February 17, 2026, this situation has changed: financial transparency has become comprehensive, and digital transactions are now subject to a level of scrutiny comparable to that applied to traditional bank accounts.