‘Unacceptable’ lack of FIAU law updates despite millions in cancelled fines
The government remains unwilling to update legislation governing how
Sean Montebello
February 25, 2024 13:00
Malta facing total of 60 active infringement procedures initiated by the European Commission
The EU Commission has 60 open infringement procedures against
Julian Delia
May 20, 2022 14:30
Media and gaming conglomerate set to leave Malta, cites FATF greylisting
Media and Games Invest SE (MGI), a media and
Julian Delia
February 13, 2022 09:21
Malta-based gaming operator fined £3.8 million over money laundering breaches in the UK
Malta-based Genesis Global Ltd has been fined £3.8 million
Julian Delia
February 5, 2022 13:12
Binance under scrutiny, capitalising on ‘veneer of legitimacy’ given by Malta government
Binance, a cryptocurrency exchange that Malta had welcomed with
Julian Delia
January 23, 2022 08:27
Alarm raised over Lottoland’s interest in Malta’s National Lotteries bid
Serious concerns are being raised among Maltese financial services
The Shift Team
September 29, 2021 10:44
Pilatus Bank: too little, too late
The FIAU has fined shuttered money-launderette Pilatus Bank €4.9
Blanche Gatt
September 2, 2021 08:09
Delusional vows won’t get us off grey list any faster
PN leader Bernard Grech pledged yesterday he would get
Blanche Gatt
July 22, 2021 10:33
Expanded list of Maltese PEPs extends scrutiny to much larger pool of connections
The conduct of the personal financial affairs of many
The Shift Team
July 19, 2021 15:22
New anti-money laundering agency for Europe
The EU is planning to create a new anti-money
July 9, 2021 10:20
As the penny drops
Those of us watching in disbelief as Labour supporters
Blanche Gatt
June 29, 2021 07:42
FIAU tells financial services industry not to impose stringent grey list measures on locals
The Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit (FIAU) says financial services
Blanche Gatt
June 26, 2021 09:31
Malta chose this path in 2017
We knew the writing was on the wall when
Ryan Murdock
June 25, 2021 08:09
The worst has happened
Eight years of government-sanctioned and protected rampant corruption, criminality,
Blanche Gatt
June 23, 2021 18:12
No bank monitoring orders between 2015 and 2018 – Council of Europe report
The authorities in Malta are failing to regularly use
Gabriel Schembri
December 18, 2020 10:28
Why fix what you can hide?
In their latest attempt to make things look better
Ryan Murdock
August 14, 2020 09:40
Malta plummets 60 places in one year in anti-money laundering index
Malta has plummeted 60 places in the span of
Joanna Demarco
July 30, 2020 08:52
Malta misses deadline for EU plan to end secret company ownership
Malta is one of the EU countries that has
Joanna Demarco
January 21, 2020 13:05
Malta, money laundering and a murdered journalist: Too little, too late?
Leading German news platform Deutsche Welle has described Malta’s
Alice Taylor
March 26, 2019 11:04
U ejja, come on – it’s just €4 million spent on ‘false allegations’ in five months!
Another direct order of over €2 million was given
The Shift Team
March 9, 2019 16:15
Malta to have first Blockchain bank despite money laundering concerns
Malta is set for its first blockchain based banking
The Shift Team
December 21, 2018 07:28
Casa: ‘Lack of anti-money laundering enforcement serious and systemic’
MEP David Casa has flagged the latest revelations on
The Shift Team
November 10, 2018 14:04
‘Investigate the FIAU’s handling of information on 17 Black’ – Casa
PN Head of Delegation MEP David Casa called on
The Shift Team
September 7, 2018 15:27
Report calls on EU to introduce common cryptocurrency rules
The EU has been urged to implement common regulations
The Shift Team
September 6, 2018 10:13
Confidential report exposes gaps in EU banking system
A confidential report on money laundering within the EU
The Shift Team
September 5, 2018 11:55
The catch behind the Blockchain Island gold rush
Crypto-exchanges moving to Malta before October could operate until
Caroline Muscat
September 3, 2018 11:03
UPDATED: EBA finds FIAU shortcomings on supervision of Pilatus Bank
Updated to include reaction from the FIAU and the
The Shift Team
July 11, 2018 18:31
Money Laundering: Who cares?
Money laundering is one of the key ‘engines of
Andre Delicata
May 7, 2018 08:48
Money laundering claims on Pilatus Bank ‘not far fetched’
This week MEP David Casa presented further evidence of
Caroline Muscat
January 19, 2018 12:44

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