Payhound is an official sponsor of Chainalysis Nodes Malta, the Mediterranean’s flagship public-private summit on crypto-asset compliance, blockchain intelligence, and financial crime prevention. Taking place on 27 October 2026 at the Corinthia St George's Bay, St. Julian's, Malta, the conference convenes European regulators, law enforcement investigators, compliance officers, and institutional crypto payment providers to address illicit finance, risk mitigation, and supervisory standards across digital assets.
Malta took crypto regulation seriously before most jurisdictions did. Its Virtual Financial Assets Act, introduced in 2018, made it one of the first countries to license and supervise crypto-asset service providers. That head start gave Maltese regulators years of practical experience that many markets still lack.
Nodes Malta 2026's speaker lineup reflects how public and private sides work together. Kenneth Farrugia, CEO of the Malta Financial Services Authority, opens the day with remarks, followed by Jonathan Levin, co-founder and CEO of Chainalysis. The event will also feature Brady Jo Zammit of the Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit, Malta's financial crime watchdog, alongside further voices from across the sector.
Attendees can put their own questions to the people shaping the answers. With regulators still working out how rules apply to areas such as decentralised finance and crypto lending, the day is a rare chance to hear that thinking first-hand.
For businesses, accepting crypto and stablecoin payments is an opportunity to reach new customers, expand payment options and transact across borders. Payhound brings these capabilities into everyday operations, connecting crypto and fiat payments for merchants in sectors including iGaming, financial services and luxury travel.
A Chainalysis customer since 2021, Payhound embeds blockchain intelligence into its payment infrastructure. Chainalysis KYT, combined with Payhound’s own screening workflows, helps identify high-risk activity in real time - giving its teams the visibility to assess transactions and manage exposure as part of the payment process.
By combining Payhound’s payment expertise with Chainalysis’s blockchain analytics, the collaboration supports a clear business objective: helping merchants pursue the commercial opportunities of digital assets with stronger risk controls. For operators entering crypto payments, this means making risk visibility part of their growth strategy - not an afterthought.
The programme covers crypto crime trends and emerging threats, real-world investigation case studies, and the growing role of AI in blockchain intelligence. Live investigation workshops show attendees how exposure is traced across a blockchain.
Chainalysis product demonstrations, meanwhile, put the latest releases in front of the room.
The day brings investigators, regulators and technologists together across panels and workshops. Public-private collaboration on financial crime prevention runs throughout, and there is also time to network with others working in cryptocurrency investigations.
CFOs, treasury managers, heads of payments and compliance leaders will all find their concerns on the agenda. Payhound will be there as both sponsor and participant, and the team welcomes conversations with operators, finance leaders and compliance colleagues.
Capacity is limited, so early booking is highly recommended. Get access to Chainalysis Nodes Malta and register your attendance to secure your spot.
What is Chainalysis Nodes Malta?
Chainalysis Nodes Malta is an institutional conference held on 27 October 2026 at Corinthia St George's Bay that connects European regulatory authorities, law enforcement investigators, and private-sector digital asset leaders. The event focuses on public-private cooperation, on-chain AML/CFT tracing, and financial crime prevention across the crypto economy.
Why is Payhound sponsoring Chainalysis Nodes Malta 2026?
Payhound has partnered with Chainalysis since 2021 to integrate real-time blockchain intelligence and KYT transaction monitoring into its payment and treasury infrastructure. Sponsoring Nodes reinforces Payhound's commitment to compliant, risk-mitigated merchant settlements within Europe's regulated crypto framework.
Who is speaking at Chainalysis Nodes Malta?
Keynote speakers include Kenneth Farrugia, CEO of the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA), Jonathan Levin, Co-Founder and CEO of Chainalysis, and Brady Jo Zammit from Malta’s Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit (FIAU), alongside global crypto compliance specialists.
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