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ICT Aspects of a MiCA Application DORAFinTech

ICT Aspects of a MiCA Application

On the 17th of June 2025, the Malta Financial Services Authority (“MFSA”) published a circular titled ‘Follow-Up Circular to the Industry on the Authorisation Process for MiCA Applicants’. The circular concerns the authorisation process for crypto-asset service providers (CASPs) under Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 on Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA), as integrated in Maltese law through Chapter 647.  This circular supplements the Authority’s communication of the 10th December 2024 which was explained in a previous legal update. The June 2025 circular introduces two additional annexes that are now required as part of a complete MiCA application file. These are Annex AX05 (Digital…
Mamo TCV Advocates
20th June 2025
EU AI Act series
AI in Investment Services: MIFID Considerations Investment Services & Funds

AI in Investment Services: MIFID Considerations

This article is part of our EU AI Act series which explores the effect of the AI Act across various industries and sectors.  Investment legislation can be split into two broad categories: investment funds and investment services. The former principally relates to UCITS, AIFMD and local laws which regulate asset management and their service providers. The latter relates to regulating financial instruments and the investment markets thereof. The interplay of AI with investment funds was discussed by our Firm in a series of six insights last year titled “AI and Funds” which can be read here.  Hence, in this article in the ongoing…