FinTech Legal

WH Partners is a Malta-headquartered leading business law firm with a strong focus on advising businesses fuelling the digital economy, including in the areas of digital financial services and fintech, software and digital asset creation, digital entertainment, gaming & gambling, information security and privacy.

Languages: English, Maltese, Italian, Czech, Polish, Russian, Slovakian, Spanish, Ukrainian

Practice Areas:

Anti-Money Laundering

Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies

Capital Markets

Commercial

Corporate

Data Protection

Employment

Financial Services

Fintech

Gaming & Gambling

ICT, IP

Insolvency & Restructuring

M&A

Private Client

Real Estate

Tax

Fintech, Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies:
Recent work includes:
■Advising blockchain space start-ups on legal, corporate and regulatory issues when setting up their business■Advising over 25 clients on their ICOs■Advising cryptocurrency exchanges and intermediaries to relocate to Malta and comply with the new Maltese regulatory requirements■Advising financial institutions on the adoption of policies on servicing blockchain space start-ups■Advising on the tax treatment of funds from ICOs and trading cryptocurrencies

■Advising on the licensing and operation of a MIFID II-compliant Multilateral Trading Facility targeting non-complex equity and debt securities

■Advising a number of clients in obtaining EMI and PSP licensees in Malta and providing ongoing advice and assistance

Contact Person: Joseph F. Borg, Partner (E: [email protected])

Borg, Joseph (Head of Department)

Azzopardi, Ramona

Fenech, Kelly

Fenech, Kelly

Finkel, Olga

Zammit, Gaby