The future of financial services discussed at the FinanceMalta Annual Conference

Malta’s largest financial services conference – FinanceMalta’s 12th Annual Conference – gathered over 400 delegates from Malta and abroad under the same roof to discuss innovation in this sector.
Titled ‘Malta: A Platform for Innovation’, the conference included various sessions on the innovation that is driving this sector forward such as fintech and AI, and delved into important issues that arose due to this innovation, such as cybercrime. 

The conference was chaired by Federica Taccogna of FTI Consulting, a strategic adviser to the MFSA on financial crime.
In his introductory speech, FinanceMalta chairman Kenneth Farrugia welcomed the delegates, saying: “While Malta’s small size may be considered a disadvantage by some, in actual fact it provides the perfect platform for innovation as it allows new structures to be developed and introduced to the market.
“Innovation also goes hand in hand with the digital-led environment that the industry now operates in, which is challenging the traditional ways of doing business, and, through this disruption, is providing new opportunities across the board.” 
He added that Malta is home to a complete ecosystem of financial services which...