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Last month, the European Securities and Markets Authority confirmed that our regulator, the MFSA, possesses both the technical expertise and resources necessary to authorise and supervise Crypto-Asset Service Providers under the EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets framework.

The European Union has reached a compromise on the Payment Services Directive 3 (PSD3) and Payment Services Regulation (PSR), introducing sweeping changes to harmonise payment rules across Member States. The package addresses fragmentation under PSD2 by migrating conduct-of-business rules into directly applicable regulations, while introducing new provisions on cash access, cryptocurrency payment services, fraud liability, and open banking.

Ever since the creation of Bitcoin, cryptocurrencies have been applauded and welcomed for constituting an innovative method of payment without any recourse to financial institutions and their entailing bureaucracy.

Av Matteo Alessandro explores themes surrounding Artificial Intelligence and law. AI is playing an increasingly important role in the legal industry. Consequently, how does the development...

DAC8 primarily extends the EU tax transparency rules to cover crypto-assets and e-money and will apply to all crypto-assets service providers (CASPs) providing a service in the EU.

The MFSA has published the fifth volume of the publication ‘The Nature and Art of Financial Supervision' which is focused on product oversight and governance ("POG") Requirements.

Currently we are facing a revolutionary change within the banking industry mainly due to competitive measures being taken by FinTechs, shifting of business models, intensification of regulations, compliance burdens and ...

The Digital Operational Resilience Act better known as DORA was first drafted by the European Commission on the 24th of September 2020 as part of the Digital Finance Package.

New requirements will be imposed on subject persons in terms of the Prevention of Money Laundering and Funding of Terrorism Regulations.

A new land of opportunity for stakeholders in the cryptocurrency revolution has emerged.

The past year saw great strides towards the introduction of a digital euro, which would address the evolution of payment trends. The European Central Bank is now aiming for a potential first issuance during 2029...

As from 1st January 2026, the eight amendment to the Directive on Administrative Cooperation in Direct Taxaction (commonly referred to as "DAC 8") came into force across all European Union Member States.

A new land of opportunity for stakeholders in the cryptocurrency revolution has emerged.

Following endorsement by the European Council in October 2022, the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation ("MiCA") is now on track to create a harmonised, regulatory landscape for cryptoassets in the European Union ("EU").

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

Last week, I attended an international seminar hosted by the Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit (FIAU)...

The European financial sector is adapting to significant regulatory changes with the implementation of the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation ("MiCA")...