Insights

From Stable Value to Stable Accountability

Stablecoins and Financial Crime:

Stablecoins are increasingly embedded in global payments, but they also shift where financial-crime risk sits. Drawing on the latest analysis from the Financial Action Task Force, this insight explores how unhosted wallets, P2P transactions, and cross-chain activity challenge traditional AML frameworks. It explains why governance design, embedded controls, and lifecycle accountability are becoming critical for firms operating in the stablecoin ecosystem.

| 5 min read |

Navigating the EU's New Era of Digital Asset Transparency

Malta's Digital Economy under DAC 8

DAC 8 introduces new EU-wide crypto reporting rules, shaping Malta's digital economy. Find out who must comply, what must be reported, and how to prepare.

| 4 min read |

Malta’s 15% Tax Regime for Highly Skilled Individuals

A streamlined, long‑term incentive for global talent

Discover Malta’s new unified 15% tax regime for highly skilled individuals and how it helps attract senior professionals across key sectors.

| 2 min read |

MFSA's Strengthened Sponsors' Regime Now in Force

What It Means for Malta's Capital Markets

The MFSA's strengthened Sponsors' Regime, effective from 1 January 2026, introduces mandatory registration, enhanced supervisory powers and updated Capital Markets Rules. This regulatory milestone reinforces governance, transparency and investor confidence in Malta's capital markets, with important implications for sponsors and issuers navigating admissibility to trading and ongoing compliance.

| 2 min read |

Malta's New Code of Ethics for Insolvency Practitioners

Raising the Bar:

Malta's Code of Ethics for Insolvency Practitioners sets high standards of professionalism, integrity, and accountability. Grant Thornton Malta helps businesses, creditors, and stakeholders navigate insolvency and restructuring ethically and effectively.

| 3 min read |
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