29th July, 2026 09:00 Workshop MiCA & Supervising CASPs
About this Training
The workshop will provide a framework for evaluating the compliance, governance and control architecture of crypto asset service providers (CASPs) under the Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation (MiCA). It will discuss the MFSA’s supervisory expectations of CASPs, including how MFSA supervisors form evidence-based judgments to support effective and proportionate supervision under MiCA. The workshop will conclude with a discussion of trends in the crypto sector and resulting inherent supervisory risks.
About the Lecturer
Giles Swan
European Public Policy Adviser, Crypto Council for Innovation
Giles Swan has over two decades of public and private sector leadership experience spanning the breadth of the financial services industry, including the capital markets, investment funds and asset management, insurance, and digital finance sectors. He has latterly been involved in the crypto and blockchain sector, with extensive input into shaping the regulatory regime for crypto currencies. Giles has been a regulator, policymaker, regional policy head of a major global financial technology firm and the global policy director of a leading buy-side trade association. Giles is the programme director and faculty for several finance related courses and education certificates. During his time as a policymaker, Giles was a national expert on the European Securities and Markets Authority’s Investment Management Standing Committee, the International Organisation of Securities Commissions’ Standing Committee on Investment Management, and the European Union’s Council of Ministers Financial Services Working Party. Giles holds a BA in Banking and Finance, first class, from London Guildhall University and an MSc in Finance and Investment from CASS Business School.
Learning Objectives
Explain the Scope and Key Requirements of MiCA for CASPs.
Identify Different CASP Business Models and Activities.
Evaluate CASPs’ Governance, Controls, and Risk Management Frameworks.
Discuss the MFSA’s Supervisory Expectations of CASPs.
Identify Emerging Trends and Resulting Inherent Supervisory Risks in the Crypto Sector.
Delivery Method
In-Person
MFSA Conference Room
Entry Requirements
Financial Supervisors and Regulators
Central Bank and Public Authority Professionals
Banking and Financial Services Professionals
Risk, Compliance and Regulatory Professionals
Policy, Legal and Advisory Professionals
Duration
4 Hours
Date & Time
29th July, 2026 09:00
What's Included
Detailed Presentation
Reading Materials
Case Studies
