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Over 50% of financial services entities surveyed by the Malta Financial Services Authority in July 2022 have taken actions towards digitisation, digitalisation, or the implementation of enabling technologies and innovations. This was one of the main findings of a study which the MFSA carried out ...

The Financial Institutions’ authorisation and supervision teams, which were within the remit of the Banking Supervision function until end February 2023, are now integrated into FinTech Supervision with effect from 1 March, headed by Herman Ciappara. The Financial Institutions sector is a cruci ...

Digital finance and sustainable finance are also among its top priorities The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA), Malta’s sole regulator of financial services, has released its Supervisory Priorities for 2023. These build on the strategic objectives set out in the recently published MFSA ...

The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) has today published a strategic statement, outlining the objectives that will guide its mission and contribute towards securing Malta’s future as a resilient and efficient financial services jurisdiction. This statement sets out the Authority’s lo ...

MFSA to participate in EU multi-country project on supervisory capacity enhancement in sustainable finance The project will provide technical support to participating authorities Multi-country format will allow for a tailor-made approach which considers national specificities, whilst harmonisi ...

The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) has launched a stakeholder consultation on the proposed establishment of a new framework for Notified Professional Investor Funds (NPIFs). The proposal is part of a number of key regulatory and policy initiatives being undertaken by the Authority in r ...

The Malta Financial Services Authority has published a Policy Document on non-material enforcement action as well as a Guidance Note on the methodology adopted to set administrative penalties relating to non-material breaches. The aim of both documents is to provide transparency and consistency i ...

Against a backdrop of ongoing digital transformation within the financial services landscape, the MFSA’s Financial Supervisors Academy organised the hybrid conference 'Financial Services of Tomorrow', with a focus on the regulatory approach towards technology-enabled financial innovation and Digit ...

Following a call for applications, the Malta Financial Services Authority has appointed Sorin Lazarescu as Head of Banking Supervision with effect from 16 January 2023. Mr Lazarescu will be taking over from David Eacott. ...

The MFSA has a unique role in limiting the threats posed by financial crime, a role that it takes on by collaborating with government partners, other regulators, and the industry practitioners themselves, the MFSA’s Head of Financial Crime Compliance, Matthew Scicluna stated. Mr Scicluna was ad ...