Fintech Talks

The MGA’s Policy On Operators Utilising Virtual Assets

Agenda

• 2:00PM TO 2:20PM

  Registration

• 2:20PM-2:30PM

  Welcome Speech

  Content that describes this portion of the event.

• 2:30PM - 3:00PM

  Decoding the Digital Services Act and its impact on gambling operators

  Speakers: Patrick Massa, Senior Associate WH Partners; Bernard Agius, Manager Digital Services, Malta Communications Authority; Greta Agius, Head of Regulatory Affairs Betsson Group

• 3:00PM - 3:30PM

  AML High stakes integrity: Elevating AML standards in the gambling industry

  Speakers: Rakele Cini, AML Consultant WH Partners; Arina Rumyantseva, Sumsub; Michele Magro, AML Consultant

• 3:30PM - 3:40PM

  Latest developments in player claims for refund of gambling losses

  Speaker: Davinia Cutajar, Partner WH Partners

• 3:40PM - 4:00PM

  Fireside chat: Decrypting the Digital Markets Act: Will it tame tech giants and boost business in Europe?

  Kristian Fenech, Legal Officer Office for Competition The Malta Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority (MCCAA) interviewed by Rachel Vella Baldacchino, Senior Associate WH Partners

• 04:00PM - 4:30PM

  Fireside chat: Exploring the current tax landscape in Malta

  Aldo Farrugia, Director General (Legal, Policy, Technical & International Relations) Malta Tax and Customs Administration interviewed by Ramona Azzopardi, Partner WH Partners

• 04:30PM - 5:00PM

  Winning the conversion game: The evolution of payment solutions in gambling?

  Speakers: Joseph F Borg, Partner WH Partners; Camille Pepos, Head Fintech Supervision, Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA); Elton Dimech, Managing Director Payhound 

• 5:00PM - 5:10PM

  Romania: Raising the regulatory bar and taxes. Is this the move forward?

  Speaker: Cosmina Simion, Managing Partner Simion & Partners

• 05:10PM - 5:40PM

  Unveiling the odds: Cross-border advertising in the gambling industry

  Speakers: Robert Zammit Partner WH Partners; Quirino Mancini, President IMGL; Joerg Hofmann, Senior Partner Melchers Law; Cosmina Simion, Managing Partner Simion & Partners

• 05:40PM-6:40PM

  Networking Drinks