{"id":8154,"date":"2026-01-21T09:18:06","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T09:18:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/?p=8154"},"modified":"2026-02-09T07:51:46","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T07:51:46","slug":"space-data-financial-futures-the-new-frontier-for-banking-insurance-and-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/mt\/2026\/01\/21\/space-data-financial-futures-the-new-frontier-for-banking-insurance-and-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Space Data, Financial Futures: The New Frontier for Banking, Insurance and Law"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Finance, Insurance &amp; Law for the Space Industry:<br \/>\nHow to Access the Space Industry and Its Funding Opportunities<\/p>\n<p>Date: Monday, 17 February 2026<br \/>\nTime: 08:30\u201313:30 (includes networking lunch)<br \/>\nVenue: Esplora Planetarium Hall, Villa Bighi, Kalkara<br \/>\nOrganised by: Xjenza Malta and FinanceMalta<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fforms.microsoft.com%2Fe%2FJdfcEHtUUV&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cjames.catania.1%40gov.mt%7Cb078265348ed4954256608de541931c1%7C34cdd9f55db849bcacba01f65cca680d%7C0%7C0%7C639040664360269766%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=xmvXc69hL4r5fPYjaRXKnYmZfV6k5yJpp%2FFJcJUcOis%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to Register<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Conference-with-Finance-Malta_Agenda.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to view the Agenda<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Event Description:<br \/>\nThe global space economy is expanding rapidly \u2014 and Malta is aligning itself at the frontier. As new space technologies create novel applications in banking, insurance, and legal services, the time has come for Malta\u2019s professional sectors to engage directly.<\/p>\n<p>This high-level, half-day event will explore how stakeholders in finance, insurance, and law can:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Unlock new business models and revenue streams through space technology<\/li>\n<li>Access EU and ESA funding, including upcoming ESA PECS calls for 2026<\/li>\n<li>Understand the regulatory, legal, and compliance frameworks driving the space economy<\/li>\n<li>Explore satellite data applications in ESG lending, insurance underwriting, risk modelling, and digital asset verification<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Attendees will benefit from expert insights by representatives from UNOOSA, ESA, GEOSAT, and key space-fintech actors.<\/p>\n<p>Target Audience:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Banks, insurers, reinsurers, fintech firms<\/li>\n<li>Legal professionals, regulatory advisers, compliance officers<\/li>\n<li>Investment firms, consultancies, risk managers<\/li>\n<li>Government officials and space-sector stakeholders<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Agenda Highlights:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Opening by Hon. Keith Azzopardi Tanti and FinanceMalta Chairperson<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Presentations on Malta\u2019s National Space Strategy and Space Activities Act<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Briefings on ESA PECS funding for financial and legal innovation<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Earth Observation and satellite data case studies<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Panel discussion on Malta\u2019s legal framework for the space economy<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Hosted networking lunch<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Registration Link: <a href=\"https:\/\/eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fforms.microsoft.com%2Fe%2FJdfcEHtUUV&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cjames.catania.1%40gov.mt%7Cb078265348ed4954256608de541931c1%7C34cdd9f55db849bcacba01f65cca680d%7C0%7C0%7C639040664360269766%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=xmvXc69hL4r5fPYjaRXKnYmZfV6k5yJpp%2FFJcJUcOis%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to Register<\/a><br \/>\nRegistration Deadline: Friday, 13 February 2026<br \/>\nContact Email: <a href=\"mailto:glenn.attard.1@gov.mt\">glenn.attard.1@gov.mt<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload  wp-image-8155 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Conference-with-Finance-Malta_Web-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Conference-with-Finance-Malta_Web-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"764\" height=\"509\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27764%27%20height%3D%27509%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20764%20509%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27764%27%20height%3D%27509%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Conference-with-Finance-Malta_Web-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Conference-with-Finance-Malta_Web-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Conference-with-Finance-Malta_Web-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Conference-with-Finance-Malta_Web-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Conference-with-Finance-Malta_Web-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Conference-with-Finance-Malta_Web-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Conference-with-Finance-Malta_Web-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Conference-with-Finance-Malta_Web-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Conference-with-Finance-Malta_Web-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Conference-with-Finance-Malta_Web-scaled.jpg 2560w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 764px) 100vw, 764px\" \/><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Finance, Insurance &amp; Law for the Space Industry: How to Access the Space Industry and Its Funding Opportunities Date: Monday, 17 February 2026 Time: 08:30\u201313:30 (includes networking lunch) Venue: Esplora Planetarium Hall, Villa Bighi, Kalkara Organised by: Xjenza Malta and FinanceMalta Click here to Register Click here to view the Agenda Event Description: The global<\/p>","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":8155,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[44],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8154","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8154","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8154"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8154\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8243,"href":"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8154\/revisions\/8243"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8155"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8154"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8154"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8154"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}