Associate
Mario Mizzi
Mario Mizzi
Mario is an Associate in the Investment Services team at Mamo TCV Advocates. He regularly assists clients in matters relating to investment funds, UCITS, MiFID, SFDR, AIFMD and related corporate governance issues which arise during the licensing of the respective financial products.
As a member of the Fintech team, Mario also provides regulatory advice relating to digital payment services, tokenization, crowdfunding, artificial intelligence in finance and electronic money institutions.
Prior to being called to the Maltese Bar, Mario was a trainee at Mamo TCV where he gained experience in Maltese residency laws and general litigation procedures. Having a keen interest in the EU’s regulatory landscape, Mario also possesses an LL.M. in European Law.
Education
- Bachelor of Laws (Honors) (2019, University of Malta)
- Master of Advocacy (2020, University of Malta)
- Master of Laws in European and Comparative Law (2021, University of Malta)
Memberships
- Admitted to the Maltese Bar, Superior Courts of Malta (2021)
- Malta Chamber of Advocates
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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…
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Tokenising Fund Units
Malta has uniquely positioned itself at the crossroads of EU legislative initiatives of investment funds and digital assets. The island has steadily built a forward-thinking fintech ecosystem whilst at the same time maintained an investment fund framework which is comparable to those with the EU’s largest jurisdictions by assets-under-management (“AUM”). This makes Malta the ideal EU jurisdiction to set up a tokenised investment fund. In June 2025, the Malta Financial Services Authority (“MFSA”) published a detailed ‘Position Paper on Tokenisation of Fund Units’ (the “Position Paper”), reflecting Malta’s ongoing pioneering approach to digital finance and asset management. The paper emphasises…
MFSA Amends MiCA Rulebook
On the 16th of June 2025, the Malta Financial Services Authority (“MFSA”) published a circular containing an updated version of the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) Rulebook, together with targeted amendments to Chapter 3 of the Financial Institutions Rulebook (FIR/03). These updates implement the recently issued Level 2 and Level 3 EU measures under the MiCA framework and clarify the notification procedures for crypto-asset market participants. The updated provisions are effective immediately as of its publication. The updates to the MiCA rulebook were carried out to ensure alignment with recently published guidelines by the European Supervisory Authorities (“ESAs”), and are as…
