Malta punches above its weight. For a nation of roughly half a million people, its financial services sector has built an international reputation that belies its size. But sustaining that success demands more than effective regulation and licensing frameworks, it requires   the right people, in the right roles, at the right time.  This is why the Malta Financial Services Advisory Council (MFSAC) Human Resources & Education workstream - led by David Delicata and Maria Cauchi

The speaker line-up for this year's EU-Startups Summit continues to take shape, with the addition of Paulo Andrez, angel investor, serial entrepreneur, and bestselling author of Zero Risk Startup,  to the roster ahead of the event's return to Malta on 7-8 May.  Widely recognised as one of Europe's most experienced voices in early-stage investment and risk mitigation, Andrez has backed a broad portfolio of startups and scale-ups across Europe and beyond, including Sword Health

FinanceMalta has signalled a significant shift in how it will promote Malta as an international financial centre, with Chief Strategy Officer Dr Bernice Buttigieg outlining the organisation's new direction at its first members' meeting of the year.  Speaking at the Phoenicia Hotel, Dr Buttigieg announced that FinanceMalta will move away from broad international exposure in favour of a more targeted, quality-focused promotional strategy, one designed to deliver measurable outc

Malta has recorded its most successful year in tourism history, passing the four million international arrivals mark for the first time in 2025 and doing so while posting the highest increase in overnight stays of any country in the European Union. According to figures released by the Malta Tourism Authority and announced by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Tourism Ian Borg at the National Tourism Conference, total visitor expenditure surpassed €3.9 billion last year, u

Malta is cementing its role in the rapidly growing global space economy, with a recent conference highlighting the country’s ambition to become a leading hub at the intersection of space technologies and financial services.  The event, organised by Xjenza Malta in collaboration with FinanceMalta, brought together representatives from the banking, insurance, legal, and government sectors to explore how satellite data and space technologies are creating new opportunities, and e

Malta's financial literacy levels exceed the OECD average, according to a major new survey that underscores the country's strong budgeting and saving habits among its adult population.  The findings were presented at a workshop hosted by the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) in collaboration with the European Commission's Reform and Investment task force, the OECD, and Malta's Ministry for Finance. The study, funded through the EU's Technical Support Instrument progra

Malta’s financial services sector continues to thrive, now accounting for more than 8% of the country's GDP, as the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) pursues an ambitious programme of cultural and operational transformation.    In a recent interview published by The Intelligent Investor ,  in association with TIME  Kenneth Farrugia, CEO of the MFSA and chairman of Malta’s Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit (FIAU), said the authority's primary challenge has been bala

Malta-based private charter operator AirX has secured authorisation from Saudi Arabia's General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) to conduct domestic on-demand charter operations within the Kingdom, the latest milestone for a company that has grown rapidly into one of Europe's most prominent business jet operators, and further evidence of Malta's strengthening position in global aviation.  AirX cited growing demand for long-range corporate, governmental, and high-end private

Malta is sharpening its ambitions in the fintech space, with the Malta Financial Services Advisory Council (MFSAC) outlining a renewed and recalibrated strategy designed to position the country as a credible and competitive hub for financial technology innovation.  The fintech workstream, now led by Herman Ciappara, sits at the heart of Malta's broader Vision 2050 policy, which identifies fintech as a pivotal opportunity to transform the country's financial services sector. T

Malta has recorded one of the strongest increases in real household incomes per person in Europe since the pandemic, with a 24% uplift between 2019 and 2024, according to Eurostat data reported by Euronews.  The figure places Malta second only to Croatia, which led the ranking at 26%. Hungary (20%), Romania (19%) and Poland (16%) also posted significant gains, rounding out the top performers across the continent.  At the other end of the scale, Nordic countries fared notably