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22.7.2021 7 NEWS SHIREBURN Software have announced the appointment of Yasmin de Giorgio as its new CEO effective 1 August 2021. Shireburn's founder, John de Giorgio, will move into a non-executive lead- ership role as Chairman of the board. Franco Galea will maintain his exec- utive role while continuing to serve as a director on the Shireburn Board and will contribute to product design and the mentorship of the future leadership team. is combination of the continuity of experience along with the energy which comes with the appointment of a new CEO, sees the start of a new chapter for Shireburn Software. "Shireburn has been successful for nearly 38 years only because we have learnt how to reinvent ourselves and our solutions to remain of value," John de Giorgio said. "is is another moment where we are starting a new cycle and I am proud to be handing over a solid legacy to the new CEO and the management team, many of whom have been with Shire- burn through two or three of our signif- icant times of change." Yasmin de Giorgio has earned her rec- ognition as a serial entrepreneur after founding three successful businesses within five years. e new CEO has spent the last 10 years building start-up businesses in in- novative fields and is passionate about personal development and mentorship. "Although taking on the role of CEO comes with many duties, the one I will carry forward most consciously is the sense of integrity towards our clients that both my father and Franco have championed over the years," she said. "Shireburn was built on this principle and until this day many of the strategic decisions we take are informed by these relationships of trust with our clients. It is a value I am extremely proud to in- herit from both of them, and one I will carry forward sincerely." Shireburn Software appoints Yasmin de Giorgio as CEO Yasmin de Giorgio FINXP has been awarded Malta's Best Alternative Banking Award at the pres- tigious Malta iGaming Excellence Awards (MiGEA) organised by Dynamic Events Ltd. MiGEA, which was held at the Intercontinental Hotel last Friday, is a comprehensive iGaming awards event that brings the whole industry together to reward and celebrate innovation and progress. FinXP, a fast-growing Malta-based fin- tech, was recognized for its IBAN4U service that provides businesses with an Online IBAN Payment Account that ena- bles them to easily make and receive pay- ments worldwide. As an alternative banking solution, IB- AN4U is a much sought-after service by companies in the European iGaming sector which often find it challenging to open bank accounts with traditional banks. Jens Podewski, CEO and co-founder of FinXP, commented that "FinXP has invested heavily this past year in taking IBAN4U to the next level. Over the past 12 months we have implemented Oracle Flexcube, widely recognized as one of the world's leading core banking systems that powers huge banks around the world. Having such a best-in-class system at FinXP opens up many new possibilities for our clients and partners, especially with projects relating to Open Banking, which is currently a hot trend in the fi- nancial services industry. Beyond Oracle Flexcube, we have in- vested further in several new state-of- the-art systems including in cyberse- curity, digital customer onboarding, automated transaction monitoring, and more. ese investments are crucial for us to remain at the forefront of the Pay- ment and Banking sector." FinXP wins Malta's best alternative banking award THE sixth edition of the Malta iGa- ming Excellence Awards took place on Friday night, 16th July at the Inter- continental Hotel. Maltco Lotteries was awarded four highly prestigious awards for 'Best In- dustry's Achiever of the Year Award (Land Based)', 'Best Workplace in Malta', 'Best CSR Gaming Company' and the most distinguished award of the MiGEA event – 'Lifetime Achievement Award' which was won by Maltco's Chief Financial Officer Lino Micallef Borg. Maltco Lotteries' CEO Vasileios Kasiotakis said that he was over- whelmed and most appreciative about the recognition of the work performed by all Maltco's personnel, including all Maltco's employees and over 200 Maltco Agents. He said that as the leading player within the local land-based gaming industry, Maltco Lotteries' participa- tion in these Awards reinforces the company's long-standing successful initiative and engagement to the Mal- tese Gaming sector. Micallef Borg, Maltco's CFO said he was deeply pleased and honoured to receive such a prestigious award. "On behalf of the company I can say that we are delighted that all the ef- fort, discipline and initiatives taken by the company to continue oper- ating through these unprecedented times, were recognised by the judges and the industry." Maltco Lotteries has an exceptional Corporate Social Responsibility track record whereby it is consistently con- tributing to Malta's society, culture and community's well-being through unique CSR initiatives which have been recognised with the 'Best CSR Gaming Company' Award. Maltco Lotteries receives four outstanding MIGEA awards From left to right: Franco Blanco (HR Director Maltco Lotteries), David A. Gatt (CCO Maltco Lotteries), Caroline Attard (Head of Marketing & Communications Maltco Lotteries), Vasileios Kasiotakis (CEO Maltco Lotteries) and Lino Micallef Borg (CFO Maltco Lotteries)