On the 31st of January 2025, Bill number 124 (the “Bill”) entitled Company Service Providers (Amendment) Act, 2025 (Cap. 529) (the “Proposed Act”) was published among the Government Notices in the Supplement to the Government Gazette. The Bill has reached First Reading stage in Parliament and aims to amend and strengthen the regulatory framework applicable to company service providers (“CSPs”) by introducing two new categories of CSPs. Key Amendments The proposed amendment to the Company Service Providers Act, Chapter 529 of the Laws of Malta (the “Act”) contains numerous changes. These include various definitional changes as well as modifications to…
We are pleased to issue the eleventh edition of the Regulatory Compliance Quarterly Updates. These updates are intended to keep Maltese regulated entities informed of regulatory changes and developments taking place in the local financial services space. In this issue, we focus on the sector specific and cross-sectoral regulatory updates relating to investment services, CSPs, fintech, credit institutions, insurance undertakings and insurance intermediaries. Our eleventh Regulatory Compliance Quarterly Update can be found here .The Regulatory Compliance Quarterly Update does not purport to give legal, regulatory,financial or tax advice. Should you require further information or assistance, please do not hesitate to…
Compliance with a key component of the EU's Instant Payments Regulation (“IPR”) is mandatory as of the 9th of January 2025. The IPR, whose full name is Regulation (EU) 2024/886 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 March 2024 amending Regulations (EU) No 260/2012 and (EU) 2021/1230 and Directives 98/26/EC and (EU) 2015/2366 as regards instant credit transfers in Euro, was promulgated in April 2024, and mandates instant euro credit transfers across EU member states. As of the 9th of January 2025, all payment service providers (“PSPs”) operating within the euro area must have systems in place to receive instant credit transfers.…