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Legal & Regulatory Updates - September 2026
This quarterly bulletin compiles significant legal, regulatory, and compliance developments across multiple Maltese regulatory authorities, including the MGA, MFSA, FIAU, MCCAA, FSSA, and IDPC. The updates span artificial intelligence governance in gaming, financial crime compliance strategies, data protection rulings, and anti-money laundering frameworks, providing organizations with essential insights to navigate Malta's evolving regulatory environment.
Malta Commercial
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GVZH Advocates
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Not All That Glitters Is Proceeds: For The First Time, A Maltese Court Rebuffs A Non-Conviction Confiscation Claim
On 16 September 2026 Malta’s Civil Court (Asset Recovery Section) threw out, in its entirety, a claim by the Asset Recovery Bureau and the Commissioner of Police to confiscate more than half a million euro held on trust. It is understood to be the first time a Maltese court has rejected a non-conviction based confiscation claim after an interested third party stepped in to defend the property.
Malta Criminal
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WH Partners
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The Travel Rule – An Effective AML/CFT Tool Or An Expensive Data- Protection Liability?
The Travel Rule, originating from FATF Recommendation 16, has evolved from traditional wire transfers to encompass virtual asset service providers, with the EU's Transfer of Funds Regulation now in full effect. As compliance costs mount and payment infrastructures multiply, critical questions emerge about the financial burden on licensed institutions, data protection risks, and whether these regulations effectively combat money laundering and terrorist financing.
Malta Finance
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MK Fintech Partners
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What Malta's New Sanctions Compliance Requirements Mean For Businesses
Malta's Sanctions Monitoring Board has issued new guidance on Article 32 of the National Interest (Enabling Powers) Act, fundamentally transforming how organisations must approach sanctions compliance. The framework shifts expectations from basic screening exercises to comprehensive, risk-based compliance programmes encompassing governance, due diligence, and ongoing monitoring across a wide range of sectors including financial services, gaming, real estate, and professional services.
Malta Commercial
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Grant Thornton Malta
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FIAU Revises Implementing Procedures Part I
The Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit (FIAU) has issued updated Implementing Procedures Part I, introducing significant changes to beneficial ownership identification requirements and employee screening obligations. These amendments affect how subject persons must conduct due diligence on beneficial owners of trusts and legal arrangements, while also modifying the documentation requirements for employee vetting processes.
Malta Commercial
GA
Ganado Advocates
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