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Effective June 1, 2025, the Malta Ship Registry will begin issuing electronic certificates for all Maltese-registered vessels, as outlined in Merchant Shipping Notice 193.

The Malta Financial Services Authority ("MFSA") has today issued a consultation document entitled "Guidance on Technology Arrangements, ICT and Security Risk Management...

PwC's 2026 Global CEO Survey reveals that only 30% of CEOs worldwide are confident about revenue growth in the next 12 months, the lowest in five years.

Recent Guidelines issued by the EDPB hold that merely restating the provisions of Art. 28 GDPR within a Data Processing Agreement ("DPA") will no longer suffice insofar as compliance with the GDPR is concerned.

In recent years, the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) has fuelled debates about its potential to reshape the employment landscape.

On 19November 2024, Legal Notice 306 of 2024, titled the Critical Infrastructures and European Critical Infrastructures (Identification, Designation, and Protection) (Amendment) Order...

On April 8, 2025, Malta officially implemented the NIS2 Directive through Legal Notice 71 of 2025.

CEO Joe Aquilina co-founded Smart Technologies with a clear mission: to make technology accessible, secure and strategic for businesses in Malta.

Three delegated regulations under the Regulation on digital operational resilience for the financial sector (Regulation (EU) 2022/2554 or "DORA") have been adopted by the European Commission.

Financial technology, or 'fintech' as it is more commonly referred to, is taking the financial industry around the world by storm.

Several important legislative changes were published over the course of January 2026. Below is an overview of the key updates across different areas.

Recently we sat down with Michael Gleason and Dennis van Wagtendonk, GFI Support managers, and had a chat on the many changes that have been underway within GFI Support...

In an era dominated by digital advancements, the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) stands as a pivotal framework designed to fortify the digital landscape within the European Union (EU).

On the 1st & 2nd November, the world's first AI Security Summit was hosted within the UK. Representatives from 28 nations, including the USA, China, France and Japan, all convened in Bletchley Park...

The internal audit function is essential in ensuring that payment service providers (PSPs) operate within a controlled environment that complies with regulatory requirements, mitigates risks...

On 20 January 2026, the Proposal for a Regulation for the EU Cybersecurity Act (‘The Cybersecurity Act 2') was published by the European Commission to update and replace Regulation...

The Authority recognises the need to grant additional time to existent operators in order to satisfy the said requirement.