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MFSA Publishes Thematic Review On Payment Accounts

The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) has issued the results of a Thematic Review assessing compliance by Financial Institutions offering payment accounts.

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BDO Malta

What Every Financial Services Business In Malta Needs To Know

The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) has released its 2024 Annual Report, and the implications for businesses operating in Malta's financial services sector are significant.

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Grant Thornton Malta

Navigating Regulatory Overlap: EBA Clarifies Interplay Between PSD2 And MiCA

In a much-anticipated opinion, the European Banking Authority (EBA) has addressed one of the most pressing regulatory questions...

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GTG

Shifting The Burden? The Impact Of Act No. IX Of 2025 On Financial Service Provider Liability

Act No. IX of 2025 has introduced a number of amendments to the Arbiter for Financial Services Act (Cap. 555). While most of these changes are relatively minor (see summary below)...

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Camilleri Preziosi Advocates

MFSA Issues Finalised Conduct Of Business Rulebook For Banks

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Ganado Advocates

Directive 93/13/EEC And Mandatory Statutory Or Regulatory Provisions In Consumer Contracts

European Union Consumer

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Finance Malta

Directive 93/13/EEC And Mandatory Statutory Or Regulatory Provisions In Consumer Contracts

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Ganado Advocates

Consumers' Right To Withdraw From Off-premises Contracts Already Performed

European Union Consumer

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Ganado Advocates

European Commission Issues Proposals Modernising Payment Services And Opening Financial Services Data

European Union Consumer

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Camilleri Preziosi Advocates

Representative Actions Directive Transposed Into Maltese Law

Malta Litigation

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Ganado Advocates

CJEU Clarifies Legal Consequences Of Invalid Loan Agreement Due To Unfair Terms

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Ganado Advocates

Reforming Digital Payments – Introducing The New Payment Services Proposals

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Ganado Advocates

PSD3 And PSR - A Digital Transformation Of The Payments Industry

European Union Criminal

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WH Partners

Borrowers' Right To Compensation From Banks For Unfair Loan Terms Confirmed By The CJEU

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Finance Malta

Virtual Assets And Fintech: An Opportunity For Malta

Malta Technology

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WH Partners

10.2 – Paul Falzon Meets Kenneth Farrugia (Podcast)

Malta Commercial

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Ganado Advocates

Mandatory Trade Union Membership In Malta: A Short-Lived Proposal

Malta Employment

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GVZH Advocates

Operating The Market With Edge

Malta Media & IT

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CSB Group

Malta Business Registry Set To Reap Benefits From Projects

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Finance Malta

Borrowers' Right To Compensation From Banks For Unfair Loan Terms Confirmed By The CJEU

In its preliminary ruling delivered on 15 June 2023 in the case of Arkadiusz Szcześniak ("A.S.") v. Bank M. SA (the "Bank") (C-520/21), the Court of Justice of the European Union (the "CJEU") concluded that consumers...

Malta Litigation

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Ganado Advocates

Sustainability Standards And Labels: Navigating The Jungle

Sustainability has become a powerful megatrend affecting businesses across sectors, driven by evolving regulation and behavioral changes in stakeholders such as investors, customers and employees.

Malta Environment

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KPMG Malta

MFSA Supervisory Priorities For The Local Capital Markets In 2023

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.

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Finance Malta

CJEU Clarifies Reduction Of Costs In Early Repayment Of Credit Under Directive 2014/17/EU

On 9 February 2023, the Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU"), in delivering a ruling in the case of UniCredit Bank Austria AG vs. Verein für Konsumenteninformation (Case C-555/21), considered the provisions on reduction of costs in the event of early repayment.

European Union Litigation

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Ganado Advocates

EIOPA Issues A Warning To Insurers And Banks On Credit Protection Insurance (CPI) Products

European Union Insurance

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Ganado Advocates

The European Markets In Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) And What It Means To The MFSA And Malta

Malta Technology

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CSB Group

What Are The Risks Of Electronic Money Institutions (EMIs)? (Video)

Malta Technology

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WH Partners

ECJ Sheds Light On The Notion Of ‘Accident' Under The Montreal Convention

Malta Litigation

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Ganado Advocates

The CJEU Clarifies When A Consumer Is Under An Obligation To Pay Under An Electronic Contract

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Ganado Advocates

CJEU Enhances Consumer Rights: Car Loan Revocations Indefinitely Allowed

European Union Consumer

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Ganado Advocates

The Interpretation Of ‘extraordinary Circumstance' In Air Passenger Rights In Recent CJEU Case-law

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GVZH Advocates

The P2B Regulation: New Requirements For Online Intermediation Service Providers And Online Search Engines As Of July 2020

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GVZH Advocates

E-learning Training Scheme For The Tourism Industry

Malta Coronavirus

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KPMG Malta

Protecting Consumer Rights During A Pandemic – An Unprecedented Challenge

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DF Advocates

The Interpretation Of ‘extraordinary Circumstance' In Air Passenger Rights In Recent CJEU Case-law

Flight cancellations and delays are not a novel concept. Luckily, the EU Regulation 261/2004 provides rules and conditions whereby passengers can seek compensation and ...

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GVZH Advocates

The P2B Regulation: New Requirements For Online Intermediation Service Providers And Online Search Engines As Of July 2020

There is no denying that, perhaps now more than ever, online platforms offer incomparable access to cross-border markets.

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GVZH Advocates

E-learning Training Scheme For The Tourism Industry

An e-learning platform has been launched offering free online courses to individuals working in the tourism sectors.

Malta Coronavirus

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KPMG Malta

Protecting Consumer Rights During A Pandemic – An Unprecedented Challenge

Covid-19 has dramatically changed the world around us and in an effort to limit the spread of the virus and safeguard public health, several industries have been significantly disrupted.

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DF Advocates

MCCAA Issues Consultation Regarding Proposed Amendments To Consumer Affairs Act

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Mamo TCV Advocates

WH Financial Services Newsletter July - August

The Malta Financial Services Authority (‘MFSA') has issued a Consultation Paper on Security Tokens Offering ("STOs") which aims to provide legal certainty for STOs.

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WH Partners

EBA Central Register Of Payments And E-Money Institutions

The EBA has recently launched its central electronic register under the PSD2 which serves as a public, freely accessible and source of aggregated information on passporting, payment, electronic money institutions and agents within the EU.

European Union Consumer

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Ganado Advocates

New FATCA Schema – Malta

On the 11th January 2017, the Inland Revenue Department published a new FATCA Schema – FATCA XML schema version 2.0.

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Ganado Advocates

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Central Bank Of Ireland Issues Modernised Consumer Protection Code 2025 (Video)

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Byrne Wallace

What Are The Risks Of Electronic Money Institutions (EMIs)? (Video)

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WH Partners

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