Cyber Finance Summit 2025: Malta Leads the Charge on Financial Cybersecurity

The Cyber Finance Summit 2025 reflected Malta's strategic commitment to cross-border collaboration, innovation, and regulatory excellence. In a landmark move toward strengthening digital defences in the financial sector, Malta hosted the inaugural Cyber Finance Summit 2025, a major event aimed at fostering cybersecurity and digital operational resilience across Europe and beyond.

Taking place on 15th and 16th October at the prestigious Mediterranean Conference Centre in Valletta, the Summit was organised by the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) and welcomed over 500 professionals from across the financial, regulatory, and technology landscapes.

A Strategic Platform for Cyber Resilience

As cyber threats grow in scale, complexity, and geographic reach, financial institutions face increasing pressure to adopt robust cybersecurity strategies. The Cyber Finance Summit 2025 offered a timely opportunity for stakeholders—including financial entities, ICT third-party service providers, regulators, and policymakers—to explore collaborative, cross-border approaches to managing risk and ensuring regulatory alignment.

The two-day agenda was packed with keynote speeches, panel discussions, and interactive sessions, all tailored to address the most pressing cybersecurity challenges in the financial sector.

Day 2 of the Cyber Finance Summit 2025 was opened by Christopher Buttigieg Chief Officer Supervision, MFSA

Key Themes and Panel Highlights

The Summit was structured around six core themes:

1. General Threat Landscape – Exploring the impact of organised cybercrime on financial services, featuring input from Guardia di Finanza (GDF), Malta Information Technology Agency (MITA), and European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA).

   
   

2. Macro-Prudential Cyber Resilience – Addressing systemic risk and national-level strategies, with insights from the Central Bank of Malta (CBM), MFSA, Bank of England (BoE), and Bank for International Settlements (BIS).

   
   

3. Regulatory Developments Across Jurisdictions – A comparative look at cybersecurity regulations from the EU, UK, US, and Middle East (Dubai).

   
   

4. Cyber Resilience Supervision – Perspectives from global regulators including the MFSA, EIOPA, European Central Bank (ECB), and Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

   
   

5. Third-Party ICT and Supply Chain Risks – Tackling governance and risk mitigation in an increasingly outsourced tech ecosystem, with contributions from Microsoft, Amazon, EU Oversight Framework, and BoE.

   
   

6. Innovative Technology and Digital Transformation – Delving into emerging tech's risks and rewards, led by experts from the University of Malta (UoM), Malta Digital Innovation Authority (MDIA), and BIS.

Beyond the main sessions, the Summit hosted a dedicated exposition area—a space for networking, collaboration, and technology showcases. Attendees explored the latest in cybersecurity tools, met disruptive startups, and built strategic partnerships that extended far beyond the event itself.