We are pleased to bring to you the 11th edition of the Annual Banking & Payments Law Seminar, a yearly appointment for local leading lawyers and officers who work at the forefront of banking and payments law issues. Organised in collaboration with the Malta Bankers’ Association, the seminar provides an opportunity for participants to discuss salient updates to their practice and share insights into certain issues of relevance.
13:30
Coffee & registration
14:00
Welcome & opening address
Conrad Portanier (Partner, Ganado Advocates)
Kenneth Farrugia (Chairperson, Malta Bankers’ Association)
14:20
The new EU AML landscape: Boardroom priorities
Mario Zerafa (Senior Associate, Ganado Advocates)
14:45
Keynote address: The establishment of the digital euro: Key legal challenges
Professor Christos Gortsos (University of Luxembourg & National and Kapodistrian University of Athens)
15:30
Question time
15:45
Coffee break
16:15
Breakout sessions
Banks
Consumer credit in transition: Regulatory expectations & challenges
Presentation by:
Roberta Carabott (Associate, Ganado Advocates)
Panel discussion moderated by:
Catherine Formosa (Of Counsel, Ganado Advocates)
Panellists:
Ruth Camilleri (Head, Consumer Finance, Bank of Valletta plc)
Aaron Mifsud (Head of Retail Banking, APS Bank plc)
Sarah Pulis (Head, Conduct Supervision)
Steve Vella (Advocate, Ganado Advocates)
Payment Institutions in collaboration with the FIMA
New realities in next-gen payments: An outlook on recent trends and their regulatory implications
Presentation by:
James Debono (Senior Associate, Ganado Advocates)
Panel discussion moderated by:
Leonard Bonello (Partner, Ganado Advocates)
Panellists:
Paul Falzon (Senior Regulatory Advisor, Ganado Advocates)
Bruno Pustizzi (Compliance Officer at Alpha FX Europe Limited)
17:30
