Malta: Technology

The NIS2 Directive (Directive (EU) 2022/2555) represents a significant evolution in the EU's cybersecurity regulatory framework.

The Cyber Resilience Act, Regulation (EU) 2024/2847, introduces for the first time a horizontal framework of cybersecurity obligations for products with digital elements.

A series of cyber-attacks targeted some of theworld's most prestigious luxury brands, compromising customer data and puttingbrand trust to the test.

The European Commission is preparing a major reform of consumer protection rules in the digital environment.

Malta has just marked another milestone in its journey toward responsible artificial intelligence governance. Following last year's amendments to the Malta Digital Innovation Authority (MDIA) Act...

The Council of Europe has on the 17th of May 2024, finalised a first of its kind, legally binding draft international treaty on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law (the "Convention").

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

Nearly a year after the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) came into full force, the debate over who should supervise crypto-asset service providers...

Finance has always evolved around trust. From the first instruments of credit to the emergence of central banks, from clearing houses to electronic trading, the story has been one of institutions slowly absorbing new technologies, sometimes with enthusiasm, often with resistance.