Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA)

Public Notice by the Malta Financial Services Authority that it has imposed a fine of €2,500 on United International Management (Malta) Limited for a regulatory breach.

Public Notice by the Malta Financial Services Authority that it has imposed a fine of €2,500 on Solon Director (Malta) Limited for a regulatory breach.

Public Notice by the Malta Financial Services Authority that it has imposed a fine of €2,500 on Zedra Malta Corporate Services for a regulatory breach.

Public Notice by the Malta Financial Services Authority that it has imposed a fine of €5,700 on ACT Advisory Services Ltd. for regulatory breaches.

Public Notice by the Malta Financial Services Authority that it has imposed a fine of €2,500 on Amagis Capital Services Ltd. for a regulatory breach.

Public Notice by the Malta Financial Services Authority that it has imposed a fine of €500 on Mare Services Limited.

Public Notice by the Malta Financial Services Authority that it has imposed a fine of €2,000 on Corpserv Ltd. for a regulatory breach.

Public Notice by the Malta Financial Services Authority that it has imposed a fine of €500 on Atom Corporate Services for a regulatory breach.

Public Notice by the Malta Financial Services Authority that it has "directed" The Timeless Uranium Fund SICAV Plc, described as "a collective investment scheme targeting retail investors", to "take all the necessary steps to ensure that a new liquidator is appointed within one month".

Public Notice by the Malta Financial services Authority that it has "directed" The Timeless Precious Metals Fund SICAV Plc, described as "a collective investment scheme targeting retail investors", to "take all the necessary steps to ensure that a new liquidator is appointed within one month"

Public Notice by the Malta Financial Services Authority that it has "directed" Sierra Madre Gold & Silver Venture Capital Fund SICAV Plc, described as "a Professional Investor Fund", "to take all the necessary steps to ensure that a new liquidator is appointed within one month"

Public Notice by the Malta Financial Services Authority that it has imposed a fine of €53,333 on Iosif Galea and ordered him to cease providing corporate services for regulatory breaches.

Public Notice by the Malta Financial Services Authority that it has imposed a fine of €310,000 on Integrated-Capabilities (Malta) Limited, a "retirement Scheme Administrator" whose principals are based in the Isle of Man, for regulatory breaches.

Public Notice by the Malta Financial Services Authority that it has imposed a fine of €31,740 on Investar Plc for failure "to publish the Annual Financial Returns for years ended 31 December 2017, 2018 and 2019 within the regulatory deadline".

Public Notice by the Malta Financial Services Authority that it has imposed a fine of €500 on RTS Advisory Limited for failing "to submit the Auditors’ Management Letter within the regulatory deadline".

Public Notice by the Malta Financial Services Authority that it has imposed a fine of €2,500 on Nouv MT Corporate Ltd. for a failure "to submit the Audited Financial Statements and the Auditors’ Management Letter within the regulatory deadline".

Public Notice by the Malta Financial Services Authority that it has imposed a fine of €2,500 on Dominion Marine (Malta) Limited for a regulatory breach.

Public Notice by the Malta Financial Services Authority that it has imposed an administrative fine of €500 on Döhle Management (Malta) Limited for a regulatory breach.

Public Notice by the Malta Financial Services Authority that it has imposed an administrative fine of €3,500 on Lecocqassociate Ltd. for a regulatory breach.

Public Notice by the Malta Financial Services Authority that it has imposed an administrative fine of €2,500 on Sarnia Yachts (Malta) Limited, which is owned by a company in Guernsey, for failure to submit its "Audited Financial Statements and Auditor’s Management Letter within the regulatory deadline".

Public Notice by the Malta Financial Services Authority that it has imposed an administrative fine of €500 on Vella & Associates Limited for a regulatory breach.

Public Notice by the Malta Financial Services Authority that it has cancelled the license of Horus Malta Limited for regulatory breaches. Editor's Note: Research by OffshoreAlert at the Malta Business Registry showed that Horus Malta Limited was incorporated on September 14th, 2015, its sole director is Gilles Farrugia, described as a citizen of France residing in Switzerland, former directors include Xavier Rubio, who resigned effective June 1st, 2020; David Raphael Busuttil, who resigned effective April 16th, 2020; Thierry Leger, a citizen of France residing in London, England, who resigned effective November 6th, 2017, and Diandra Muscat, who resigned effective September 1st, 2017, and its sole shareholder is Horus Europe Holdings Limited, which was incorporated in Malta on September 10th, 2015, whose directors are Gilles Farrugia and Thierry Leger, and whose shareholders are 5G Limited, a Maltese company whose sole director and shareholder is Gilles Farrugia; Jeanval S.A.R.L., of Luxembourg; Salvino Busuttil, of Malta, and Michael Fornara, a citizen of the United Kingdom residing in France.

Public Notice by the Malta Financial Services Authority that it has imposed a fine of €32,000 on Capricorn Trustees Ltd. for regulatory breaches. Editor's Note: Research by OffshoreAlert at the Malta Business Registry showed that Capricorn Trustees Ltd. was incorporated in Malta on July 10th, 2012, its directors are Kevin Forrest, a citizen of the United Kingdom residing in South Africa, and Olivia Micallef, of Malta, and its sole shareholder is Guy William Edmunds, a citizen of Zimbabwe and the United Kingdom who "passed away" on June 15th, 2021.

Public Notice by the Malta Financial Services Authority that it has cancelled the license of 3Sigma Riskcap SICAV Plc, described as an "Alternative Investment Fund Manager", for regulatory breaches: Editor's Note: Research by OffshoreAlert at the Malta Business Registry showed that F3Sigma Riskcap SICAV Plc was incorporated in Malta on February 4th, 2011, its sole director is Frank Pressler, a citizen and resident of Germany; its former directors include Joachim Lenz, of Germany, who resigned effective August 31st, 2016, and its shareholders are 3 Sigma Malta Holding Limited, which was struck off the Malta companies register on June 23rd, 2021; Sabine Bohm-Staudt, and Peter Gatti, both of Germany.

Public Notice by the Malta Financial Services Authority that it has cancelled the 'Alternative Investment Fund Manager' license of ProAurum Limited for regulatory breaches. Editor's Note: Research by OffshoreAlert in the Malta Business Registry showed that ProAurum Limited was incorporated in Malta on February 20th, 2007, its sole director is Jean Pierre Schumacher, a citizen and resident of Switzerland; former directors include Mark Busuttil and David Griscti, who both resigned effective July 31st, 2020, and Stephan Zimmermann, who resigned effective February 15th, 2016, and its shareholders are Jean Pierre Schumacher and ProAurum Holdings Limited, a Malta company whose sole director is Jean Pierre Schumacher and whose shareholders are Jean Pierre Schumacher and ProAurum Limited.

Public Notice by the Malta Financial Services Authority that it has imposed a fine of €1,000 on Finance House Plc, a lending institution, for failing to submit its audited financial statement. Editor's Note: Research by OffshoreAlert at the Malta Business Registry showed that Finance House Plc was incorporated in Malta on January 4th, 2013, its directors are Joseph Formosa, James Zammit, and Raymond Zammit, all of Malta, and its shareholders are James Zammit and Zammit Holdings Limited, a Maltese company whose sole director and shareholder is James Zammit.

Public Notice by the Malta Financial Services Authority that it has imposed a fine of €2,000 on Mistral Pay Ltd. for failure "to submit the Audited Financial Statements and the Auditors' Management Letter within the regulatory deadline"

Public Notice by the Malta Financial Services Authority that it has imposed a fine of €1,800 on EMP Systems Limited for failure "to submit the Audited Financial Statements and the Auditors' Management Letter within the regulatory deadline". Editor's Note: Research by OffshoreAlert at the Malta Business Registry showed that EMP Systems Limited was incorporated in Malta on April 16th, 2014, its directors are Ewa Kazmierska and Piotr Krzysztof Szpoton, both citizens of Poland residing in Malta, and its shareholders are Marcin Tomasz Wolski, a citizen and resident of Poland, and EMP Systems Holding Limited, a Maltese company whose sole director is Piotr Krzysztof Szpoton, and whose shareholders are Piotr Krzysztof Szpoton and Marcin Tomasz Wolski.

Public Notice by the Malta Financial Services Authority that it has imposed a fine of €2,600 on Daily Payment International Limited for failure "to submit the Audited Financial Statements and the Auditors' Management Letter within the regulatory deadline". Editor's Note: Research by OffshoreAlert at the Malta Business Registry showed that Daily Payment International Ltd. was incorporated in Malta on October 5th, 2017, its directors are Carol Peralta, a citizen and resident of Malta, and Jia Jun Yu, a citizen of the United States residing in Malta, former directors include Augusto Quintano, who resigned effective April 15th, 2021, and John Pollacco, who resigned effective March 3rd, 2020, and its sole shareholder is Europa Payment System Ltd., a Maltese company whose sole director is Jia Jun Yu, and whose shareholders are Jia Jun Yu and Shengang Ye, a citizen of Italy residing in Malta.

Public Notice by the Malta Financial Services Authority that it has imposed a fine of €2,000 on Em@ney Plc for failure "to submit the Audited Financial Statements and the Auditors' Management Letter within the regulatory deadline".

Public Notice by the Malta Financial Services Authority that it has imposed a fine of €3,750 on Ferratum Bank Plc for failure "to submit the Auditors' Management Letter within the regulatory deadline".

Public Notice by the Malta Financial Services Authority that it has imposed a fine of €5,000 on YAPI Kredi Bank Malta Limited for failure "to submit the Auditors' Management Letter within the regulatory deadline". Editor's Note: Research by OffshoreAlert in the Malta Business Registry showed that YAPI Kredi Bank Malta Limited was incorporated in Malta on March 13th, 2014, its directors are Özlem Mertoglu, a citizen and resident of the Netherlands, and Aldo Minuti, of Malta, its former directors include Erhan Adali, a citizen and resident of Turkey, who resigned effective June 1st, 2021, and its shareholders are Koç Finansal Hizmetler A.Ş., of Turkey, and YAPI Kredi Holding B.V., a Dutch company whose directors, according to the Netherlands Chamber of Commerce, are Semih Ulugöl and Gökhan Erün.

Public Notice by the Malta Financial Services Authority that it has imposed a fine of ‹3,750 on NBG Bank Malta Limited for failure "to submit the Auditors' Management Letter within the regulatory deadline". Editor's Note: Research by OffshoreAlert at the Malta Business Registry showed that NBG Bank Malta Limited was incorporated in Malta on April 12th, 2005, its directors are Georgios Agioutantis, a citizen of Greece residing in Malta; Anastasios Lizos, a citizen and resident of Greece; Dorothy Kim Vella, a citizen and resident of Malta; and Thomas Zampopoulos, a citizen and resident of Greece, and its shareholders are National Bank of Greece S.A. and NBG (Malta) Holdings Ltd., a Maltese company whose directors are Georgios Agioutantis, Anastasios Lizos, and George Grigoropoulos, a citizen and resident of Greece, and whose shareholders are National Bank of Greece S.A. and NBG International Holdings B.V., of the Netherlands.

Public Notice by the Malta Financial Services Authority that it has imposed a fine of €5,000 on FCM Bank Limited for failure"t submit the Auditors' Management Letter within the regulatory deadline". Editor's Note: Research by OffshoreAlert at the Malta Business Registry showed that FCM Bank Limited was incorporated in Malta on July 30th, 2010, its directors are Michael Borg Costanzi, a citizen and resident of Malta; Lino Casapinta, a citizen and resident of Malta; Petr Cumba, a citizen and resident of the Czech Republic; Martin Farsky, a citizen and resident of Slovakia; Ondrej Korecky, a citizen and resident of the Czech Republic, and John Soler, a citizen and resident of Malta, and its shareholders are Dusan Benda, a citizen and resident of Slovakia; SAB Finance A.S., of the Czech Republic, and SAB Europe Holding Ltd., a Maltese company whose directors are Dusan Benda and Petr Cumba and whose sole shareholder is SAB Finance A.S.

Public Notice by the Malta Financial Services Authority that it has imposed a fine of €5,000 on Lombard Bank Malta Plc for failure "to submit the Auditors' Management Letter within the regulatory deadline".

Public Notice by the Malta Financial Services Authority that it has ordered MoonPay Ltd., which holds a "Class 2 Virtual Financial Assets Licence", to "cease the on-boarding of new clients with immediate effect". Editor's Note: Research by OffshoreAlert at the Malta Business Registry showed that MoonPay Ltd. was incorporated in Malta on September 27th, 2018, its directors are Maximillian Crown, a citizen of the United Kingdom with an address in London, England; Ivan Soto-Wright, a citizen of the United States with an address in London, England, and Theodora Vardi, a citizen of Greece with an address in New York, USA, and its shareholder is Hodl Ventures Limited, which was incorporated in Malta on September 25th, 2018 and whose directors are Maximilian Crown and Ivan Soto-Wright, and whose sole shareholder is MoonPay Inc., of Delaware, USA.

Public Notice by the Malta Financial Services Authority that an administrator has been appointed for Zenith Finance Limited. Editor's Note: Research by OffshoreAlert at the Malta Business Registry showed that Zenith Finance Limited, formerly known as MFSP Financial Management Limited, was incorporated in Malta on November 2nd, 2007, its directors are Lorraine Falzon and William Charles Van Buren, both citizens of Malta; its former directors include Matthew Pace, a citizen of Malta, who resigned effective March 8th, 2021, and André Micallef, who resigned effective August 24th, 2017, its shareholders are Matthew Pace and Lorraine Falzon, and its auditor, Nexia BT, resigned effective November 16th, 2020.

Public Notice by the Malta Financial Services Authority that it has imposed a fine of €160,000 on MC Trustees (Malta) Limited for regulatory breaches. Editor's Note: Research by OffshoreAlert in the Malta Business Registry showed that MC Trustees (Malta) Limited was incorporated in Malta on December 11th, 2009, its directors are Noel Buttigieg Scicluna, of Malta; William Daniel Dane, a citizen of the United Kingdom residing in Portugal, and Edward Thorpe, a citizen of the United Kingdom residing in Malta; its former directors include Martin Cadman, a citizen of the United Kingdom who resigned effective December 24th, 2019, and its shareholders are Christine Rhoda Grace Dane, a citizen of the United Kingdom residing in Portugal; William Dane, and MC Holdings (Malta) Limited, a Maltese company incorporated on March 14th, 2011 whose sole director is Martin Cadman and whose shareholders are Martin Cadman and Basi & Basi Financial Planning Limited, a British firm whose sole director is Michael Sudagar Basi, a citizen of the United Kingdom, and whose "persons with significant control" are Basi and Brite Advisory Group Limited, of Hong Kong.

Public Notice by the Malta Financial Services Authority that it has imposed directives on Zenith Finance Limited, including an order that it must accept no new clients, and appointed Stephen Paris as its manager due to regulatory breaches. Editor's Note: Research by OffshoreAlert at the Malta Business Registry showed that Zenith Finance Limited, formerly known as MFSP Financial Management Limited, was incorporated in Malta on November 2nd, 2007, its directors are Lorraine Falzon and William Charles Van Buren, both citizens of Malta; its former directors include Matthew Pace, a citizen of Malta, who resigned effective March 8th, 2021, and Andre Micallef, who resigned effective August 24th, 2017, its shareholders are Matthew Pace and Lorraine Falzon, and its auditor, Nexia BT, resigned effective November 16th, 2020.

Public Notice by the Malta Financial Services Authority that it has imposed directives on Zenith (Tied Insurance Intermediary) Limited, including an order that it must accept no new clients, and appointed Stephen Paris as its manager due to regulatory breaches. Editor's Note: Research by OffshoreAlert at the Malta Business Registry showed that Zenith (Tied Insurance Intermediary) Limited was incorporated in Malta on August 6th, 2018, its directors are Lorraine Falzon and Albert Grech, both citizens of Malta; a former director is Matthew Pace, a citizen of Malta, who resigned effective March 8th, 2021, and its shareholders are Matthew Pace and Lorraine Falzon, and its auditor, Nexia BT, resigned effective November 16th, 2020.

Public Notice by the Malta Financial Services Authority that it has taken action against Zenith Finance Limited and Zenith (Tied Insurance Intermediary) Limited.

Public Notice by the Malta Financial Services Authority that it has imposed a fine of €23,000 on Axeria Re Limited for a regulatory breach. Editor's Note: Research by OffshoreAlert in the Malta Business Registry showed that Axeria Re Limited was incorporated in Malta on December 28th, 2007, recently changed its name to Axeria Limited, its directors are Andre Gabriel Arrago, a citizen of Germany; Jahide Assim Rajpar, Emmanuel Henri Maillet, both citizens of France, and Rosanne Tanti, of Malta, previous directors include Brian Borg, who resigned effective March 21st, 2020, and Ray Schembri, who resigned effective January 31st, 2019, and its shareholders are April Mediterranean Limited, of Malta, and April Group SA, of France.

Public Notice by the Malta Financial Services Authority that it has imposed a fine of €32,400 on Phoenix Payments Limited for regulatory breaches. Editor's Note: Research by OffshoreAlert in the Malta Business Registry showed that Phoenix Payments Ltd. was incorporated in Malta on November 21st, 2016, its directors are Francesc Xavier Alabart Lopez, a citizen of Spain; Keith Farrugia, a citizen of Malta, and Marco Lavanna, a citizen of Italy residing in Switzerland, previous directors include Alexander Vella, who resigned effective May 8th, 2020, Ivan Fsandi, John Pollacco, who both resigned effective December 1st, 2019, and Dmitrij Kozelkin, who resigned effective September 2nd, 2019, and its shareholders are Fenice Holding SA, of Switzerland, and Marco Lavanna.

Public Notice by the Malta Financial Services Authority that it has appointed an Inspector "investigate and report on the affairs of" Phoenix Payments Limited. Editor's Note: Research by OffshoreAlert in the Malta Business Registry showed that Phoenix Payments Ltd. was incorporated in Malta on November 21st, 2016, its directors are Francesc Xavier Alabart Lopez, a citizen of Spain; Keith Farrugia, a citizen of Malta, and Marco Lavanna, a citizen of Italy residing in Switzerland, its previous directors include Alexander Vella, who resigned effective May 8th, 2020, Ivan Fsandi, John Pollacco, who both resigned effective December 1st, 2019, and Dmitrij Kozelkin, who resigned effective September 2nd, 2019, and its shareholders are Fenice Holding SA, of Switzerland, and Marco Lavanna.

Public Notice by the Malta Financial Services Authority that it has issued a Directive against "virtual financial assets" firm OKCoin Europe Ltd. to "cease the on-boarding of new clients with immediate effect".

Public Notice by the Malta Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit that it imposed a fine of €3.7 million on Satabank Plc for regulatory breaches, which was reduced to €851,792 by the Court of Appeal. Editor's Note: Research by OffshoreAlert in the Malta Business Registry showed that Satabank Plc was incorporated in Malta on October 7th, 2014 and its shareholders are Signia Holding Ltd., of Malta, and Christo Georgiev Georgiev, a citizen of Bulgaria with an address in Zurich, Switzerland. No directors are listed. Previous directors include Christo Georgiev Georgiev, who resigned effective October 11th, 2018; Anthony Paris, who resigned effective October 12th, 2018; Christoph Boeckle, who resigned effective October 21st, 2018; Mario Gauci, who resigned effective October 30th, 2018; Herbert Weininger, a citizen of Germany, who resigned effective October 21st, 2018, and Susanne Lehmann, who resigned effective April 8th, 2015. Signia Holding Ltd. was incorporated in Malta on December 5th, 2013, its directors are Eugene M. Alexander, a citizen of the United States with an address in Marathon, Florida, USA, and Christo Georgiev Georgiev, and its shareholders are E E Capital Limited, of Jersey, in the Channel Islands; Net-M Privatbank 1891 AG, of Germany; Signia Group AG, of Zurich, Switzerland, and Eugene Alexander.

Public Notice by the Malta Financial Services Authority that it has imposed a fine of €30,000 on CCGM Pension Administrators Limited for regulatory breaches. Editor's Note: Research by OffshoreAlert in the Malta Business Registry showed that CCGM Pension Administrators Limited was incorporated in Malta on August 31st, 2016, its directors are Nicholas Calamatta, Michael Galea, Julian Mamo, and Mark Mamo, all of Malta, and its shareholders are Calamatta Cuschieri Group Plc and Gasanmamo Insurance Limited, both of Malta.

Public Notice by the Malta Financial Services Authority that it was directed Real Exchange (REX) Limited "to cease the on-boarding of new clients with immediate effect". Editor's Note: Research by OffshoreAlert in the Malta Business Registry showed that Real Exchange (REX) Limited was incorporated in Malta on September 3rd, 2018, its directors are Adriano Cefai, of Malta; Viktor Kochetov, and Alexander Yelsky, both citizens of Ukraine, and its sole shareholder is K-Worldwide Group 18 Ltd., which was incorporated in Malta on September 25th, 2019, whose directors are Adriano Cefai, Viktor Kochetov, and Alexander Yelsky, and whose shareholders are Kyrrex Holding Limited, of Cyprus; Peter's Lab Spolka z Ograniczona Odpowiedzialnoscia, of Poland; RV70 Holding Limited, of England; Adriano Cefai, Darko Perovic, of Marbella, Spain; Yermek Tursunov, of Kazakhstan, and Clarissa Zammit Maempel, of Malta. According to records maintained by the Cyprus Registrar of Companies, Kyrrex Holding Limited was incorporated on October 2nd, 2018 and its directors are Viktor Kochetov and Lazarus Ioannou. According to Companies House for England and Wales, RV70 Holding Limited was incorporated on November 20th, 2014 and its sole director and controlling person is Ruggero Venturini, described as a citizen of Italy residing in Malta. On the website of Real Exchange (REX) Limited at kyrrex.com, it is stated: "Founded in June 2016, Kyrrex is a digital wallet and professional platform where traders and consumers can trade in new digital assets - cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, EOS, Litecoin, Cardano, NEO, Monero and many others."

Public Announcement by the Malta Financial Services Authority that it has imposed a fine of €32,400 on Mistral Pay Ltd. "and has allowed the Institution to start the process for the voluntary surrender of their licence under the Financial Institutions Act". Editor's Note: Research by OffshoreAlert in the Malta Business Registry showed that Mistral Pay Ltd. was incorporated in Malta on January 27th, 2014, its directors are Joseph Mary Formosa, a citizen of Malta; Conrad Micallef, a citizen of Malta, and David Axel Trincia, a citizen and resident of Italy, its previous directors include David Marinelli, who resigned effective October 28th, 2019, and its shareholders are DM Capital Ltd. and MPHOL International Limited, both of Malta. DM Capital Ltd.'s directors are David Marinelli and its shareholders are SAFI Holdings, of Malta, and David Marinelli, while MPHOL International Limited's sole director is Ivano Luigi Porretiello, of Italy, and its shareholders are Easy Network SRL, of Italy; Sofia Inaudi, a citizen of Argentina with an address in Italy; David Marinelli, and Ivano Luigi Porretiello.

Public Announcement by the Malta Financial Services Authority that it has imposed a fine of €25,000 on Clayton Formosa and Odin Professional Services and ordered Formosa "to cease the provision of any services which require prior authorisation or registration from the MFSA, including the provision of Corporate Services Provider" for regulatory breaches.