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Malta · EU member

Malta Financial Services Authority

MFSA · Financial supervisory authority

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Employees

~480

2024

Annual budget

€42M

2024

Supervised entities

~2,400

2024

Overview

Malta's single financial-services regulator, formed in 2002. First-mover in EU crypto regulation with the 2018 Virtual Financial Assets Act, since transitioned into MiCA supervision. Regulates banks, insurers, funds, investment firms, payment and e-money institutions.

Mandate

License, supervise, and regulate all financial services activity in Malta; enforce EU financial services legislation as transposed.

Regulated sectors

BanksPayment institutionsE-money institutionsCrypto-asset service providersInvestment firmsAsset managersInsurance companiesPension funds

Leadership

  • Kenneth FarrugiaChief Executive Officer · since 2023

Key legislation

  • Banking Act (Chapter 371)

    Credit institutions

  • Financial Institutions Act

    PIs / EMIs

  • Investment Services Act

    MiFID II

  • MiCA Act (Malta) 2024

    MiCA implementation

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Data last updated: 2026-06-15 · Sources: www.mfsa.mt + ComplyBridge researchActivity Index methodology →

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