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Ranked among the top three corporate service providers globally, Vistra is a versatile group of professionals, providing a uniquely broad range of services and solutions. Our capabilities span across international incorporations to trust, fiduciary, private client services, and fund administration.

As a leading global player with expert industry knowledge and location specialists, Vistra has a deep understanding of the professional worlds of our clients, and a proven track record of offering highly versatile solutions, providing the people, processes, and products that help our clients get the most from their international business.

Our services include:

• Company formation and back office services

• Licensing

• Tax & VAT compliance/accounting

• Bank account opening

• Setting up residences in Malta

• International expansion

For further information, please contact marco.bugelli@vistra.com.

KRISTINA KALCHEVA Co-Founder & Director

Jelurida is a blockchain software company that enables enterprises to build decentralised applications utilising the Nxt and Ardor technologies. We offer scalable proof-ofstake blockchain solutions, with a unique parent-child chain architecture, built on top of five years of software development and production blockchain experience.

www.jelurida.com www.kpmg.com.mt www.kytecrypto.com www.maltaenterprise.com

With a staff compliment of around 350, including 29 principals, KPMG in Malta is one of the leading providers of audit, tax and advisory services. Our vision is to be the clear choice for our clients, our people and our community. We are committed to working shoulder-to-shoulder with our clients by adopting a clientcentric approach that integrates innovative approaches and deep expertise to deliver real results.

With headquarters in Malta, regional office in Ukraine and representatives in Singapore, Australia and South Africa, Kyte utilises its position on the Blockchain Island to provide services to Cryptocurrency Exchanges and DLT companies, to complement its existing business with the world’s leading Gaming Operators and Financial Institutions that are operating and licensed out of Malta.

Malta Enterprise is the country’s economic development agency, tasked with attracting new FDI as well as facilitating the growth of existing operations. It endeavours towards the expansion of major economic sectors including: High added value manufacturing, life sciences, logistics, aviation maintenance, international educational services, and digital innovation.

CHRISTOS KINANIS Founder & Managing Partner

Kinanis represents a legal and fiduciary group of companies with 35 years of experience with offices in Malta, Cyprus and representative office in China. The group is staffed with around 80 professionals, lawyers and accountants and has a business-oriented approach, providing proactive legal, tax, vat, regulatory and ICO consulting.

www.kinanis.com

BENJAMIN GRISCTI Director – Tax

KSi Malta is a corporate and private client advisory, accounting, audit and tax firm providing a full range of financial, legal, and business advisory services to a diversified client base. KSi Malta is a member of Morison KSi, a global association of leading professional service firms, established to meet cross-border accounting, auditing, tax and business consulting needs of clients. It consists of 160 member firms, is present in 82 countries, employs over 10,000 staff, and has a turnover of over $1 billion.

www.ksimalta.com

MARIO GALEA Chief Mentor

The Malta Blockchain Hub is made up of the Blockchain Labs and the Blockchain Studios. The Labs performs testing for compliance with the Virtual Financial Assets and Digital Innovation Technologies Regulations. The Studios offer hot desking facilities to start-up companies setting up in Malta including corporate services and application process for Malta ICO and blockchain licenses.

www.builtinMT.com

MICHAEL J. ZAMMIT Director & Joint Owner

Our distinct offering extends itself to both local and international clients seeking real estate investment opportunities, those seeking to relocate to Malta, and property owners looking to list and promote their property to qualified buyers. Services include: Residential Sales & Letting, Commercial Sales & Letting, Property Management and Relocation & Residency.

www.maltasir.com

DAVID TONNA Lawyer / Partner & CEO

We are one of Malta’s top-tier law firms, with significant depth and expertise across a broad range of practice areas. As an integrated corporate and commercial legal practice, we pride ourselves on our service delivery. We always strive to exceed the expectations of our clients as we provide them with expert advice and legal insight.

www.mamotcv.com

Data Centre

MALCOLM BRIFFA Director of Business Services

We provide smart solutions for business, combining the most powerful internet network in Europe with the most advanced mobile network to enable IoT capabilities. Our purpose-built Data Centre provides high security, cloud services and connectivity whilst our dedicated support teams and our fully redundant international links keep your business running.

www.melitadatacentre.com | www.melitabusiness.com www.mita.gov.mt www.neutrino.nu

The Malta Information Technology Agency (MITA) is the central driver of Government’s Information and Communications Technology (ICT) policy, programmes and initiatives in Malta. MITA’s role is to deliver and implement the assigned programmes as set out in the Digital Malta National ICT Strategy 2014 - 2020, and from time to time, as directed by the Parliamentary Secretariat for Financial Services, Digital Economy and Innovation.

NEUTRINO is a software house with special talents in exploiting cyber technology for Law Enforcement and Government use. Thanks to these skills Neutrino has created a leading cryptocurrency investigation and analysis platform, providing insights ACROSS multiple currencies and THROUGH deliberate techniques used for obfuscation. The Neutrino platform and practical expertise supports Market Regulators to determine AML/KYC processes and risk mitigation.

& CEO

NOKU create interfaces for the use of the blockchains. Our goal is to bridge the gap between the most complex technology existing nowadays and the mass market. We are creating an all-in-one ecosystem that gives everyone the possibility to create their own token, exchange value and trust, and launch their own blockchain projects in the easiest and most reliable way. NOKU is the NO-banks society.

www.noku.io

JOYDEEP DASH Managing Director

Nagarro drives technology-led business breakthroughs for industry leaders and challengers. When our clients want to move fast and make things, they turn to us. Today, we are more than 5,000 experts across 20 countries. Together we form Nagarro, the global services division of Munich-based Allgeier SE.

www.nagarro.com www.ninjamoba.com

The pain in the A.I. marketplace is how difficult it is to apply. We make A.I. easy and fun. NinjaMoba LTD is the winner of the Nov 2017 Malta Techstars weekend. We have three projects in development. Sentiment emogies and emogies The NinjaMoba Market Stress Index. We are in diligence to foster climate action evaluated by distributed A.I. and recorded with DLT.

Established in 2008, NOUV is a professional services firm based in Malta offering a wide range of advisory services in the following areas; Cryptocurrencies, DLT, Corporate, Legal, Technology, Accounting and Outsourcing, Tax, Audit and Assurance and iGaming. We focus on international clients wishing to be regulated and/or setup in Malta. NOUV is an independent member of TGS Global, an international network of professional business advisors. www.nouv.com.mt

E&S Fintech is a division of the E&S Group focusing heavily on all payment, card, crypto and blockchain advisory services in relation to growing digital currency market. We have a dedicated team specialising not only in tech but also in the licensing and tokenomics of ICOs, STOs and VFA Exchanges in or from Malta. We are also proud to be the first legal firm in the world to have tokenised its streams of income.

Tel: +356 2010 3020

Email: info@ellulschranz.com

Palace Court, Church Street St. Julian’s, STJ 3049, Malta

RICHARD MAAGHUL Co-Founder & CEO

The ODEM platform connects students, educators, and service providers where, together, they develop and engage in personal, group, in-person educational programs. The platform reduces costs and improves access to premium education by directly connecting educators with students and eliminating inefficient and costly intermediaries.

www.odem.io

STEVEN ORMOND SMITH Founder & CEO

Ormco provides blockchain advisory and support services for projects at the concept stage right through to live blockchain projects that have completed their ICO. Supported by a team of 30 accountants, Ormco has offices in Malta, the Isle of Man and India. Services include ICO advisory, BTC & ETH escrow facilities for OTC trades, and back office support services including accounting, administration, treasury and wallet management.

www.ormcogroup.com

Officer

Perfectial is in the business of helping companies disrupt markets with state-of-the-art software. Years of experience in building products has helped us gain expertise in a range of fields; all of our work is accompanied by the industry’s new tools, practices, and technologies with blockchain being one the most impactful.

www.perfectial.com www.primetrust.com

Prime Trust is a technology-driven financial institution, that as a qualified custodian provides FIAT and token custody, funds processing, AML and KYC compliance, and transaction technology for the new digital economy. Its mission is to provide exchanges, portals, platforms, brokers, investment advisors, stablecoins, and others, with smart API solutions to seamlessly meet the needs of their businesses.

RONNY BOESING Founder & Co-Owner

OpenLedger ApS is a Danish company dedicated to bringing the power of blockchain technology to the wider business world. The company has over 50 expert software development and architecture specialists, marketers, business analysts, legal and support personnel in our headquarters in Pandrup, Denmark, and our technical center in Minsk, Belarus.

www.dex.openledger.io

STEFAN HÄNEL Founder & CFO

Paymentworld Europe Limited is an EU licensed E-Money Institution. We facilitate our client’s needs from a Gateway that provides 400+ payment methods worldwide via Instant Payments through E-Wallet and Marketplace solutions. All combined with your own dedicated IBAN and banking services! Easy integration and “One Stop Payment” guaranteed.

www.paymentworld.eu www.prifinance.com www.pfser.com/en

Prifinance is a safe and legal way of funding your blockchain project. We will bring your start-up to a successful ICO, backing your team in every aspect, from legal consulting, to effective marketing, management and technical audit. We have an extensive experience in obtaining licenses for the crypto exchange activity and are able to advise you about the legal status of cryptocurrencies in any country.

Private Financial Services is a reputed and established player in the financial and legal services market, having its representative office in Estonia, Latvia, and Russia. In operation since 1998. As from 2015 we also provide legal services and licensing for crypto business. PFSER has assisted more than 70 crypto-projects all over the world.

PAUL BOUGNOUX Founder

Founded by Largillière Finance, a leading M&A advisory firm, Psion Finance assists their clients in their tokenisation projects (ICO / STO). The core team consists of dedicated blockchain and finance experts, strengthened by a worldwide network of Tier 1 entities specialised in blockchain, finance and technology.

www.psion.finance www.quickbit.eu www.remax.com www.rialto.ai www.pyx.is www.quizando.io www.reitium.com www.rise.eco

Quickbit is a simple and easy way to buy Cryptocurrency with your Visa or MsterCard! QuickBit eu AB (publ) is a Swedish public fintech company that provides cryptocurrency and blockchain technology to the global online market. QuickBit offers its customers cryptocurrency for quick, easy and secure e-commerce and provides e-merchants with blockchainsecured solutions that mitigates the risk of fraud.

RE/MAX Malta is a Real Estate Agency with 27 offices strategically located throughout Malta & Gozo. The company has a team of over 350 sales & letting associates that each specialise in different areas of the market. This, paired with one of the largest property databases on the island, certifies that your RE/MAX real estate agent can easily show you almost any property currently available on the market.

RIALTO.AI is a fintech company developing a platform for automated trading in the growing multi-billion landscape of digital assets and blockchain transactions. The team of experienced trading economists, data scientists, and signal processing experts is designing algorithms for arbitrage, market making, and prediction trading. Our algorithms allow the RIALTO.AI platform users an automated, seamless and secure way to trade their cryptocurrencies.

Blockchain based fourth factor authentication service and wallet allowing users to securely authenticate services and secure funds across multiple users directly from a mobile device using blockchain as an encrypted ledger. Pyxis gives every user a hardware wallet right on their phone with advanced encryption techniques and shared secure secrets.

Already a proven success in creating, refining and adapting state-of-the-art quiz technology with thousands of people test-driving the prototype platform, Quizando is about to turn the gaming and influencer market on its head. Based on a solid, existing success story, Quizando is a sensational proposition about to be unleashed globally.

Reitium is a global, compliant, secure blockchain technology platform, offering investors a 100% asset-backed Real Estate investment, using a fractional ownership model. Built on IBM’s Hyperledger fabric, our enterprise-grade, permissioned private blockchain uses smart contracts to enable privacy, security, transparency and liquidity while reducing transaction time and costs.

Rise is a science-driven software technology company and innovator of machine learning and algorithmic trading systems. Rise’s AI-powered trading technology puts the power of Wall Street’s best financial and quantitative analysts into the hands of everyday investors.

Bags & Backpacks : Backpacks, Document & Laptop Bags, Shopping & Thermo Bags

Conference Products : Conference Holders, ID Holders, Lanyards, Notepads, Pens, Stress Balls, USB, Sweets & Mints

Drinkware & Outdoor : Bicycling, Binoculars, Car Accessories, Compasses, Flasks, Golf, Reflective Items, Sport Bottles, Steel & Thermo Mugs

Electronics & IT Accessories : Audio Headphones, IT Accessories, Portable Speakers, Power Banks, Smart watches, USB Flash Drives

Fashion - Beauty & Health : First Aid Kits, Manicure Sets, Mirrors, Towels, Wallets

Keyrings & Tools : Buttons, Keyrings, Lanyards, Pocket Knives, Tape Measures, Tools & Torches

Kitchenware :

Bottle Openers, Candles, Cups, Glasses, Lighters, Mugs, Tea Sets, Wine Accessories

Leather Products : Briefcase, Desk Sets, Gift Sets, Portfolios, Purses & Wallets

Office Accessories :

Business Card Holders, Calendars, Calculators, Clocks, Folders, Notepads, Stress Balls, Weather Stations

Textile :

Bandanas, Caps, Gloves, Hats, Jackets, Slippers, T-shirts, and Vests

Travelling Accessories : Cosmetic Pouches, Luggage tags, Pillows, Suiters, Trolley Bags, Umbrellas & Ponchos, Weighing Scales

Writing Instruments : Gift Sets, Highlighters, Pencils & Pen cases, Metal & Plastic Pens

CorporateGiftsMalta www.rsm.global/malta www.salamantex.com www.skycoin.net www.sushichain.io

RSM offers specialist advisory services to medium-sized companies aspiring to grow locally and internationally. Our bestin-class resources are supported by knowledge and expertise available throughout the RSM global network. We invest heavily in talent to provide quality, business and IT advisory services as well as tax advisory, corporate services, back office support and audit services for our clients.

Salamantex is a fintech and blockchain company based in Austria and focusing on crypto payment solutions for merchants. To provide EASY-TO-USE interfaces in the crypto and blockchain world under the slogan “easy way for crypto pay”. The Salamantex crypto payment solutions can be used on their own developed payment terminals or can be integrated into existing POS systems, smartphones, tablets and online shops. Salamantex is also focusing on blockchain and crypto development, research and consulting.

The Skycoin Platform is the most advanced blockchain platform in the world. Developed by early contributors to both Bitcoin and Ethereum, Skycoin’s platform is completely secure, infinitely scalable, and ISP independent. Backed by bandwidth, storage, and computational power Skycoin is built to fulfill Satoshi’s original vision.

SushiChain is a custom blockchain written in Crystal. It features CPU only mining, Human readable addresses, 2FA at the transaction level, a decentralised application framework and many more features.

EVAN MASLENNIKOV Co-Founder & CEO

RunCPA is the world’s leading crypto affiliate network established in 2015 specifically to bridge cutting-edge blockchain product with new customers and investors. By now RunCPA has over 20,000 customers generated every month, over 1000 active traffic sources with over 12% average conversion rate and works with all existing blockchain niches.

www.runcpa.com

TIM BOS Co-Founder & CEO

ShareRing is the first global marketplace allowing security of access, connection and payment - anywhere, at any time. ShareRing have developed a sharing ecosystem, built on a distributed blockchain called ShareLedger. ShareLedger enables universal access to any asset attached to the ShareRing system with fast, secure transactions. ShareRing has created the first centralised solution for the highly fragmented community providers across all industries and locations.

www.sharering.network/en

JOHAN

Founder & CEO

Smart Studios builds world-class digital solutions for leading brands and emerging startups, empowering them to embrace the opportunities of blockchain, A.I. and IOT. With over 20 years of relevant experience we provide a unique balanced view to forward thinking organisations that want to incubate their decentralised business ideas and scale them into successful blockchain, AI and IOT based products.

www.smartstudios.io

Vice President

John Calian is Senior Vice President at Deutsche Telekom AG, and Head of the Telekom Innovation Laboratories (T-Labs) in Berlin. Additionally, John co-founded and leads all product development for the T-Labs Blockchain Group, a team dedicated to decentralisation research and development. John is responsible for developing and leading innovation topics, including blockchain strategies and initiatives, machine learning techniques and customer experiences.

laboratories.telekom.com

Cachia

Located in the centre of Malta and targeting LEED Platinum certification, The Quad Business Towers is set to deliver over 44,000m² of commercial floor space, including a mix of Grade A office space, a range of retail and amenity outlets, ample parking facilities and spacious landscaped outdoor areas and piazzas. Developed by the Tumas and Gasan Groups and designed by leading architectural firm DeMicoli & Associates.

www.thequad.com.mt www.tomobox.co www.trijo.co

We’re the first A.I. (Artificial Intelligence) driven concierge for online Casinos. It’s become super challenging to acquire new players just to lose them in a whim of a second due to poor customer experience. Our A.I. solves player issues, so in real time they keep playing.

Trijo is Sweden’s first real cryptocurrency exchange and is set to go live at the beginning of 2019. In addition to our exchange, we also operate Trijo News, a news site that covers the latest from the world of bitcoin, blockchain, and cryptocurrencies.

SINISA MILIC Founder & CEO

ULTICoin is the first-of-its-kind cryptocurrency built on Ethereum blockchain that implements and manages in-game virtual currencies. ULTI can be used in any game. ULTI’s main purpose is exchanging assets: ULTI tokens can be traded for other cryptocurrencies and fiat currencies. With more than 25,000 e-gaming platforms worldwide, ULTI aims to unlock value through partnerships and integration into multiple gaming platforms.

www.ulticoin.io

ARTUR KUCZMOWSKI Senior Partner

Thompson&Stein is an international law firm specialising in law and tax consulting for blockchain industry. The company’s activities include assistance in obtaining cryptocurrency exchange and wallet service provider licenses in Estonia. Professional team consists of experienced lawyers, tax advisors and certified accountants.

www.thompsonstein.com

DAN POH Chief Marketing Officer

traceto.io is a decentralised Know Your Customer (KYC) network that provides an inclusive KYC solution to cryptocurrency and blockchain product companies, by fusing Smart Contract and Artificial Intelligence technologies. Leveraging on over 5 decades of experience in Compliance and RegTech, traceto.io’s vision is to bridge the gap between the real and virtual world KYC processes.

www.traceto.io

JUDITA RINTELOVA Business Development Manager

Founded in 2009, TrustPay belongs to first financial institutions within the region to provide secure e-commerce payments across EEA area. Our principal membership with VISA Europe, MasterCard and UnionPay as well as PCI DSS Level 1 certification enable us to provide our clients with outstanding cross-border B2B services.

www.trustpay.eu www.umn.ai

Umnai is an A.I. focused solutions provider that is creating new A.I. technology that can explain itself and its decisions. Our ethical A.I. solutions assist people to achieve their full potential, rather than replacing them. Our emphasis is on achieving a positive social impact through creativity and innovation.

SAMI TAVERNA Head of Business Development

U.SAVE BLOCKCHAIN LTD, a Maltese company, is a Global Tracking Solution, Producing, Securing, Storing and Marketing Eco-Responsible Gold, which is using blockchain technology to revolutionise the entire gold supply chain industry. Powered by the Ethereum blockchain, our network will track and record data throughout the entire supply chain, from the miner to the end consumer.

www.usave.io

ROBERT ELLUL MICALLEF Solutions & Innovation Senior Manager

Vodafone has a history of technological innovation and prides itself on being at the forefront of developments that change customer lives for the better. Companies look to Vodafone to connect their fixed and mobile needs, online businesses and international offices to the rest of the world. Vodafone is the island’s leading telecommunications provider, delivering an unparalleled level of support.

www.vodafone.com.mt/business

MARCO PAGANI CEO

WizKey is an Ethereum-based decentralised finance network designed to maximise the value of enterprises’ and banks’ receivables. The use of smart contracts and blockchain technology allows users to disintermediate and streamline receivables due diligence and transfer, resulting in increased cost efficiency. Tokenising receivables on the Ethereum blockchain allows users to leverage a massive network effect to open new markets and opportunities, leading to higher revenues.

www.wizkey.io

MARCO BUGELLI Managing Director

Vistra is a market-leading provider of corporate services in 46 jurisdictions, focused on giving blockchain & crypto operators tailormade solutions with a global approach. We offer regulatory and legal expertise, company formation & bank account opening services, ITO/ STO, Tax Compliance, GDPR and Residence Services, as well as IT Consulting/Audit services (with our partners).

www.vistra.com

MAX KANTELIA Co-Founder & Chief Evangelist

Zilliqa is a high-throughput public blockchain platform that aims to make decentralised blockchains the building block of future enterprises and applications. Developed through academic research and helmed by a team of experienced scientists, engineers, venture creators and leaders in the financial services, Zilliqa addresses limitations in scalability and security, enabling real-world usability across a variety of industries, including finance, digital advertising, and gaming.

www.zilliqa.com

JOSEPH F BORG Partner

WH Partners is a leading Malta-based business law firm specialising in the following sectors: gaming and gambling, financial and investment services, fintech, blockchain and cryptocurrencies, and taxation. Both the firm and the lawyers are highly ranked by the foremost legal directories, including Chambers & Partners, Legal 500, Who’s Who Legal and the International Financial Law Review.

www.whpartners.eu

DAVE PULIS CEO

ZBX is a regulation ready cryptocurrency exchange registered in Malta and targeting the European market. Built with and powered by the technical solutions from Zillion Bits AG - a Swiss based world leading exchange solution provider, Zillion Bits’ core solution has already been commercially used on several top-tier exchanges such as ZB.com and EXX.com. The founding team of ZBX has broad and intensive experience in traditional financial service, IT and cryptocurrency sectors.

www.zbx.com

Global Leader in Cryptocurrency Payments, Loans and Exchanges

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