

The Chair of the MBA’s Standing Committee on Financial and Cybercrime & Fraud Mark Drago together with other representatives from member banks of the Association, namely Simon Micallef (APS), Glen Smith (BNF), Ryan Caruana (BOV), Suzanne Stafrace (HSBC), Eugenio Farrugia (Lombard) and Victor Pace (Sparkasse), last week participated in the workshop organised by FinanceMalta with the collaboration of the MBA and IFSP. The well-attended workshop was held on the 16th January 2025 and was titled “Navigating the Risk-Based Approach: Opening Corporate Bank Accounts in Malta” and served to bring together corporate clients, compliance officers, legal professionals, CSPs, accountants, and banking professionals for an insightful discussion on Malta’s banking landscape, regulatory challenges, and best practices for efficient account openings. Articles on the workshop may be accessed at The Dispatch and The Times of Malta.