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The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) has issued the new Financial Institutions Rule in relation to the Guidelines on the Security of Internet Payments published by the European Banking Authority (EBA) in December 2014.

On the 29th April 2021, the MFSA issued a circular informing financial market participants and financial advisors that on the 21st April 2021, the European Commission adopted a package of measures and initiatives related to ...

The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) recently launched the first volume of a groundbreaking, open-access and peer-reviewed journal, which is dedicated to promoting dialogue...

At Bank of Valletta, customer feedback is a key variable for us to be truly customer-driven. By actively listening to different customer perspectives...

On the 13th November 2020, the MFSA published the first volume on the nature and art of financial supervision of Banking and credit institutions, examining their operations in the Maltese banking sector...

On 2nd March 2023, the MFSA published its supervisory priorities for 2023 which are aligned with the strategic objectives set out in the MFSA strategic statement which was also recently published.

Following recommendations made by a legal group commissioned by the Ministry for Infrastructure, Transport and Communications (MITC) the Maltese Government is proposing to ratify and implement the Cape Town Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment and the Aircraft Protocol thereto (which taken together are commonly referred to as the Cape Town Convention).

There were several important legislative changes which were published over the course of February 2025. Below is an overview of the key updates across different regulatory areas.

On 5 January 2022, the European Banking Authority (the "EBA") has issued an opinion on the scale and impact of de-risking in the European Union ("EU") and the steps competent authorities should take to tackle...

The MFSA performed a number of EMIR related on-site inspections to verify the extent of implementation of the EMIR regulation by the industry.

On October 3 2022, the Malta Financial Services Authority (the "MFSA") published a circular relating to the public statement released by the European Securities and Markets Authority ("ESMA")...

On Friday the 4th of July the European Banking Authority (EBA) published an opinion outlining its view on how 'virtual currencies' should be regulated.

The 2008 financial crisis revealed vulnerabilities in the regulation and supervision of the banking system at both a global and a European level, leading to the review of the capital adequacy standards...

The first quarter of 2024 has already built up momentum with regard to participation in events – mostly overseas. These events have taken the FinanceMalta team across the globe...

On the occasion of FinanceMalta's 15th anniversary, we recorded a special edition of #Fintalks. Joseph Zammit Tabona and Kenneth Farrugia,...

Changes in EU regulation and further consolidation across the financial services sector have continued to drive growth in financial services during 2014 as total number of licences topped the 800 mark.

Bank of Valletta has become the first local financial institution to offer its customers a holistic digital journey when applying for a Home Loan.

On 10 June, 2020, the High-Level Forum (HLF) on the Capital Markets Union (CMU), an expert group set up by the European Commission composed of highly experienced industry executives.