Named experts · Practitioner profile
About Joseph
Joseph F. Borg is a partner at WH Partners in Malta, where he heads the FinTech & Financial Services team. Chambers FinTech 2026 ranks him Band 1 for FinTech Legal in Malta and the Legal 500 EMEA names him a Leading Partner in fintech. He coordinated the legal team on Virtual Financial Assets service-provider licence applications, including for a major institutional crypto broker, chairs the Virtual Assets Business Section at the Malta Chamber, and co-founded Bitmalta. He lectures in gaming law at the University of Malta.
Practice fields
Credentials
- Partner, Head of FinTech & Financial Services, WH Partners
- Chambers FinTech 2026 — Band 1, FinTech Legal (Malta)
- Legal 500 EMEA — Leading Partner, Fintech
- Chair, Virtual Assets Business Section, The Malta Chamber; co-founder, Bitmalta
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Sources
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Crypto casino · Gambling + crypto licensing
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Qualifying holdings · CASP acquisitions
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MiCA · CASP operations & lifecycle
CASP Operations and Lifecycle 2026 — MiCA Passport, Banking, Wind-Down
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Crypto custody · Segregation rules
Crypto Custody Segregation Rules — MiCA Practitioner Guide
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