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Ivan Zammit is Chief Operations Officer at the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA), a position he has held since January 2020. In this role, he oversees the organisation's operational and corporate support functions, including people and culture, technology, finance, administration and communications. He contributes to MFSA policy matters related to Digital Finance, AI, and ICT risk, and leads the authority's strategic initiatives in digital transformation. He works closely with the CEO and senior management team to coordinate corporate strategic and operational planning.

Prior to joining the MFSA, Zammit held senior leadership roles across technical, operational, and commercial domains in the private sector over a 25-year career. He holds an Honours Bachelor's degree in Engineering from the University of Malta and a Master's in Business Administration from Henley Business School, UK. He has represented the MFSA at international forums, including speaking at Money20/20 Asia on cross-border data governance and payment infrastructure.

Shirelle Grima is Deputy Head (Crypto) – FinTech Supervision at the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA), a position she has held since February 2025. Her remit is explicitly focused on crypto within the MFSA's FinTech Supervision function. Prior to this appointment, she served as Senior Manager in FinTech Supervision from November 2023 to May 2025, and as Senior Analyst in the same department from September 2022 to November 2023.

Before joining the MFSA, Grima spent over six years at Sparkasse Bank Malta plc in Sliema, progressing from Trader to Senior Trader and ultimately Senior Lead Trader, a role she held from August 2021 to September 2022. Earlier in her career, she completed an accounts internship at AgriBank PLC. She holds a Bachelor's Degree in Accounting and Banking and Finance and an Honours Degree in Banking and Finance, both from the University of Malta, where her coursework covered derivative markets, risk management, securities regulation, treasury management, and alternative investments. She completed CFA Level I through the CFA Institute.