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a report published today, the Council of Europe's anti-money laundering body MONEYVAL calls on the Maltese authorities to strengthen their practical application

The Malta Financial Services Authority has issued new supervisory guidance following a thematic review of how credit institutions identify and mitigate terrorist financing, proliferation financing and sanctions evasion risks. The review reveals significant gaps in proliferation financing frameworks and sets clear expectations for governance, risk assessment, transaction monitoring and the responsible deployment of artificial intelligence in financial crime compliance.

The AMLA will be a new authority set-up to push forward the EU's AML-CFT efforts through various means.

Company Service Providers, lawyers, trustees. They have all been considered by Maltese authorities to contain high inherent vulnerabilities in their 2018 National Risk Assessment, in particular due to the acknowledgment that ...

On 10 December 2021, the European Banking Authority ("EBA") issued a consultation paper on Draft Guidelines on the use of Remote Customer Onboarding Solutions under Article 13(1) of Directive (EU) 2015/849 ...

On the 8th of August 2023, the Malta Financial Services Authority ("MFSA") published a consultation document outlining proposed amendments to the Rules for Trustees of Family Trusts...

On the 18th of September 2020, the Malta Financial Services Authority issued a Guidance Note on the submissions of source of wealth and source of funds.

Just over €4,150,000,000. This is the total amount of penalties imposed on financial institutions globally for their lack of compliance with anti-money laundering obligations in 2022.

The Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit (FIAU) has released its AML/CFT Supervisory Plan for the period covering September 2025 to June 2026.

Malta's Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit has introduced significant amendments to its anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing regulations through Legal Notices 82 and 83 of 2026.

Malta's legislative landscape underwent significant transformation in April 2026, with new regulations spanning anti-money laundering, gaming taxation, sports club commercialization, and cancer survivor protections. How will these changes reshape compliance obligations for financial institutions, gaming operators, and employers while advancing individual rights and market competitiveness?

For the purposes of preventing money laundering and funding of terrorism, European Union (hereinafter, "EU") law requires Member States to keep a register containing information on the beneficial owners of companies and other entities incorporated within their jurisdiction.

Following the local transposition of the 5th AML Directive[1] earlier on this year, the Centralised Bank Account Register Regulations came into force on the 20 October 2020 through Legal Notice 401 of 2020.

In a judgment delivered by the Criminal Court (per Madam Justice Consuelo Scerri Herrera) on 23 September, 2021 in the names Ir-Repubblika ta' Malta vs X and Y...

Risk assessments are a valuable tool used by the board of directors in order to structure operational units in the most appropriate and efficient manner.

This quarterly bulletin consolidates significant legal, regulatory, and compliance developments across Malta's financial services, gaming, consumer protection, and data protection sectors. Key regulatory bodies including the MGA, MFSA, FIAU, MCCAA, IDPC, and FSSA have issued consultations, guidance, and enforcement updates addressing artificial intelligence governance, anti-money laundering standards, decentralised finance frameworks, and enhanced consumer protections. The updates reflect Malta's ongoing al

Euro area membership, high economic growth, prudent fiscal management and a strong external position are credit strengths. Elevated contingent liabilities, unfavourable demographics