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Malta offers the perfect conditions for entities active in the payment services, e-money and, crypto-asset sectors.
Payment Service Providers
Since the enactment of the Payment Services Directive, Malta has seen a rise in the number of Payment Service Providers licensed and operating from within Malta. This has, undoubtedly, been aided by Malta’s success in becoming the jurisdiction of choice for a number of i-Gaming and e-Commerce businesses.
Electronic Money Institutions
The implementation of the Electronic Money Directive has seen a steady growth in the interest of e-Money institutions that have either established their operations in Malta or passported to Malta from other EU Member States. The jurisdiction’s advanced IT and telecoms infrastructure already present in Malta has been a catalyst for such continuing growth.
Crypto Assets
Malta was a global pioneer regulating the industry with the Virtual Financial Assets legislative framework in 2018, with the enactment of the Virtual Financial Assets Act, subsidiary legislation thereunder and the Virtual Financial Assets Rules promulgated by the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA).
As a jurisdiction with an already advanced framework prior to the coming into force of MiCA, Malta benefitted from the simplified authorisation process offered by the Regulation. The framework has now evolved into the Markets in Crypto-Assets Act and other regulations that came into force in 2024.
Our services are aimed at providing an all-encompassing solution in the provision of legal advice and assistance at corporate structuring, licence application, drafting of whitepaper as well as, through our strategic partners, advice and assistance on the technology underpinning the structure.