Leonard Bonello
FinTech Guide 2025
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About
Provided by Leonard Bonello
Practice Areas
Leonard Bonello is a Partner within Ganado Advocates’ banking and finance team, assisting credit institutions, electronic money institutions and payment institutions in regulatory and other matters including ongoing capital markets issues. Leonard heads the fintech group at the firm and is involved in assisting a number of blockchain-based projects. He also assists a number of crypto services providers based in Malta.
Leonard is a visiting lecturer and examiner at the University of Malta.
Professional Memberships
Admitted to the Maltese Bar, Superior Courts of Malta
Member of the Chamber of Advocates
Member of Blockchain Malta Association
Chambers Review
FinTech
Leonard Bonello is a market-leading banking and finance lawyer and often acts for FinTech and blockchain projects. He also advises financial institutions on FinTech transactions.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Leonard Bonello is a go-to person in terms of technical proficiency and personability."
"Leonard offers an excellent combination of knowledge on FinTech and traditional payments and investment law."
"Leonard Bonello is a go-to person in terms of technical proficiency and personability."
"Leonard offers an excellent combination of knowledge on FinTech and traditional payments and investment law."
Articles, highlights and press releases
3 items provided by Ganado Advocates
Banking & Fintech Newsletter - Issue No. 40
Banking & Fintech newsletter – issue 40 is now available.
MiCA obtains green light from European Council
The European Council has just announced that it has adopted the long-awaited Market in Crypto Assets Regulation (“MiCA”), the world's first pan-national regulatory framework governing crypto-assets.
EMIR 3.0: Strike three for regulating the European derivatives market?
EU wants to simplify clearing and increase resilience of CCPs with EMIR 3.0 amendments, including new active accounts requirement and expanded exemptions for cross-border intragroup transactions to reduce risk exposure and incentivize derivative clearing.
Banking & Fintech Newsletter - Issue No. 40
Banking & Fintech newsletter – issue 40 is now available.
MiCA obtains green light from European Council
The European Council has just announced that it has adopted the long-awaited Market in Crypto Assets Regulation (“MiCA”), the world's first pan-national regulatory framework governing crypto-assets.
EMIR 3.0: Strike three for regulating the European derivatives market?
EU wants to simplify clearing and increase resilience of CCPs with EMIR 3.0 amendments, including new active accounts requirement and expanded exemptions for cross-border intragroup transactions to reduce risk exposure and incentivize derivative clearing.
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