Malta–UK Forum Highlights Strength of Cross-Border Financial Collaboration

On 27th November, Malta’s financial services community will spotlight its long-standing relationship with the United Kingdom at a dedicated Malta-UK forum, underscoring how the two markets continue to build on decades of cooperation, shared legal foundations and aligned strategic priorities.

Malta’s position as an English-speaking, EU-aligned jurisdiction with a hybrid common-and-civil-law system remains a key pillar in its appeal to UK financial operators. The country’s regulatory landscape, underpinned by the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA), continues to evolve through frameworks designed to support innovation while maintaining market integrity.

The forum will place focus on the sectors where Malta has seen strong development, including asset management, insurance, payments, and fintech. With the MFSA’s agenda centred on effectiveness, engagement and enabling new product development, stakeholders are expected to discuss how regulatory refinement is supporting areas such as securitisation, sustainable finance and digital-first services.

Malta’s macroeconomic resilience will also feature in the discussion. The country continues to register high employment levels, sustained investment and one of the strongest growth trajectories in the EU - factors that reinforce its attractiveness as a financial hub.

Looking ahead, Malta’s long-term Vision 2050 strategy is setting the tone for future policy, emphasising a transition towards a knowledge-driven, digitally advanced and sustainable economic model. This includes leveraging artificial intelligence, strengthening fintech capabilities and investing in workforce development to support next-generation financial services.

The Malta-UK forum on 27th November forms part of ongoing efforts to deepen collaboration, exchange expertise and reinforce the longstanding partnership shaping both jurisdictions' financial sectors.