Podcast by Pierre Lindh #61 – Julian Buhagiar, Co-Founder, RB-Capital
Together with Julian Buhagiar, we talk about ‘What will Malta’s greylisting mean to the local iGaming industry?’
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🧐Julian is co-founder of RB Capital. He is an investor & board director to multiple ventures in the gaming, fintech & music industries. He has managed investments, M&As and exits to date in excess of $500m.
In this Podcast we cover:
00:00 – Welcome back Julian Buhagiar
00:39 – Discussing the hot topic of Malta being greylisted
01:09 – The shock of the result
02:11 – Malta and Romania the first European countries to make it on the greylist
02:31 – Who are the FATF?
03:09 – The colours of the FATF list
04:42 – The optics for the companies working in Malta
06:40 – Are the Maltese companies prepared for this?
07:45 – How will the tier 1 iGaming companies be impacted?
09:48 – How long will Malta stay on the greylist and how does it compare to Iceland’s 2019 case?
12:33 – Is Malta a questionable jurisdiction due to certain industries?
13:17 – Reasons why Malta has been greylisted
15:43 – The G7 has affected Malta?
16:30 – John McAfee was found dead the day after his Keynote speech at blockchain conference
17:27 – Speculating on the effects this will have on Maltese iGaming companies
18:41 – New companies will be affected
19:05 – In the long term even established iGaming companies will be affected
19:44 – Greylisting has devalued both MGA and MFSA, through no fault of their own
21:08 – Gaming companies might consider moving
22:23 – Is being greylisted a potential ESG issue for the public listed companies?
23:25 – Once the good companies leave what will be left behind?
24:40 – What will it take for Malta to get back on the white list?
28:08 – Any positivity that can come out of this?
30:13 – Closing off
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