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Recently, a number of letters have been sent to Libyan citizens revoking their illegal residence permits, whereby said persons are given two weeks to leave Malta.

Bank of Valletta is urging its customers to be vigilant and alert, to spot the various scams currently being circulated locally. Scams are fraudulent activities designed to trick individuals...

Syedur Rahman of financial crime specialists Rahman Ravelli considers the possible reasons for this.

Malta's commitment to the fight against money laundering and the funding of terrorism is firmly rooted in the country's interest in safeguarding its role as a reputable financial services centre.

On 12th May 2020, Legal Notice 192 of 2020, the Companies Act (Company Reconstructions Fund) Regulations 2020 (the "Regulations") was published to supplement the company recovery procedure.

Corruption remains a pervasive issue across the European Union, casting a shadow over both business and politics.

How automation and AI are changing the insurance industry.

In the case of Charles Scerri v Anton Busuttil Dougall decided on 25 February 2021, the Court of Appeal decided on a dispute relating to the common ownership of a local business between the parties.

The Government of the United Kingdom has recently announced an agreement with France, Germany, Italy and Spain to develop and pilot multilateral tax information exchange arrangements.

Our previous article mainly focused on the scope and principles of MAR, and gave an overview of the three main activities which MAR seeks to curtail – insider dealing...

On the 28 June 2023, the EU Commission published its highly anticipated proposals to innovate its legislative framework for payment services the Second Payment Services Directive...

Act No. IX of 2025 has introduced a number of amendments to the Arbiter for Financial Services Act (Cap. 555). While most of these changes are relatively minor (see summary below)...

Back in March 2021, the use of Cash Regulations came into force on the 9th of March 2021 by virtue of Legal Notice 81 of 2021.

Limited liability companies in the business are separate persons from their shareholders and directors. This is regarded as one of the fundamental cornerstones of modern international commerce.

On 7th May 2020, the Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit (the "FIAU") issued a guidance note, titled ‘COVID-19: Remaining Vigilant against a Changing Criminal Landscape', which is published on its website...

On 16 September 2026 Malta’s Civil Court (Asset Recovery Section) threw out, in its entirety, a claim by the Asset Recovery Bureau and the Commissioner of Police to confiscate more than half a million euro held on trust. It is understood to be the first time a Maltese court has rejected a non-conviction based confiscation claim after an interested third party stepped in to defend the property.

The EU's proposed third Payment Services Directive ("PSD3"), together with the accompanying Payment Services Regulation ("PSR"), represents a fundamental shift in the legal architecture governing fraud liability in payment...