Times of Malta: Stanleybet Malta Limited, a betting company, has been fined €225,000 for serious AML failings, including weak monitoring and fragmented controls that left it exposed to ML/TF risks

The regulator found that the company had systemic weaknesses in monitoring customer transactions across its betting shops, relying on unreliable manual identification methods and lacking a complete customer database. It also noted that customers could easily bypass...

Malta FIAU issues Guidance Note on MLRO

The FIAU trusts that this Guide will enhance subject persons’ understanding of the importance of this role and ensure that anyone appointed as MLRO or holding the said position is able to exercise the associated functions in an effective manner…