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2 NEWS 20.1.2022 MEDIRECT Bank Malta has launched trading services through its mobile app. is new functionality will now allow users to invest in real-time whilst on the move from anywhere. e MeDirect mo- bile app will enable clients to have an all- in-one banking solution which gives cli- ents full control of their finances from one single platform, allowing them to monitor and manage their day-to-day finances, savings and investments. With the addition of mobile trading, MeDirect Malta is now offering a com- plete and comprehensive banking and investment platform. Customers can choose their preferred investment from a huge selection of over 4,000 securities, including equities listed on 17 interna- tional stock exchanges, several ETFs and Mutual Funds managed by international and leading fund houses, together with a selection of local and international bonds. Similarly to the recently upgraded desk- top eBanking platform, MeDirect's mo- bile trading facility provides an easy and intuitive user experience thanks to an interface which was designed with the customers' needs in mind. All of this with real-time pricing on equities and ETFs which is available for all customers with- out any additional costs. e app allows MeDirect customers to trade with trust and confidence and is backed by MeDirect's Wealth Man- agement expertise and WealthTech pro- fessionals. MeDirect has continued to develop the app in-house and ensures the highest level of security for its users through various biometric technologies such as Touch ID or Face ID. MeDirect customers can continue to benefit from competitive, simple and transparent tariffs when trading both via the mobile app or the online platform. Chris Portelli, Chief Technology Officer for the banking group, said: "MeDirect strives to offer reliable, state of the art and easy-to-use digital banking solutions, so that our customers can have personalised 24/7 services from anywhere in the world. is wouldn't be possible without contin- uous technological investments and tech- nical talent. is is the fundamental pillar of what places MeDirect as Malta's First Digital Bank." Meanwhile, existing and new MeDirect Bank customers can win the latest iPhone 13 Pro Max when trading using the mo- bile app. Anyone who buys any security through the MeDirect platform or app with a minimum investment amount of Eur100, will be in with a chance of win- ning an iPhone 13 Pro Max or a voucher of Eur250 from e Point Shopping Mall. Terms and conditions apply for this pro- motion that will end on the 28th of Febru- ary 2022. Further information, including the terms and conditions, can be found here: https://promo.medirect.com.mt/ trade-and-win. e app is available on both Android and IOS smartphones and can be downloaded for free on Google Play and the App Store. e trading facility on the mobile app is being launched in Malta. Eventually, it will be launched in MeDirect Belgium. e app is available to all existing and new MeDirect Malta clients. If one is already a client of the bank, all that is required is to access the online banking platform and link accounts to the app. If one is not a client of MeDirect, they can be guided online on how to open an account with the bank and be able to make use of the mobile app – by click- ing https://onboarding.medirect.com. mt/start MeDirect Bank launches new mobile app with trading capabilities Muscat 'aware' of police raid FROM PAGE 1 He told the Times of Malta that he was only "half-surprised" about the search and that the "needless theatrics" were possibly designed to "humiliate" him. e former PM said "sources within the PN" had informed him that MP Jason Azzopardi had been telling people of a possible raid on his house. Muscat handed investigators a file full of documents that he had prepared ahead of the search, justifying the work he says was done in exchange for the Ac- cutor AG payments. It had been revealed back in Novem- ber that Muscat received €60,000 from Accutor AG, a company which in turn received millions from Steward Health- care when it took over the contract of the three state hospitals. Return to public life In a Facebook video posted on his wall, Muscat gave an overview of the day's happenings and in a telling comment, in- sisted that he would not be intimidated and promised to be more vocal this year after a two year sabbatical. "If there was anyone who thought that by doing so I would be intimidated, the result is to the contrary. If need be I will speak more, when I feel it's right and where I choose to do so. Next Saturday I have my birthday... I will start a new page. I would have done two years stay- ing quiet as much as possible, we'll start with a bit more noise through the inter- net and also face to face, meeting you because everything I did for the coun- try, I did with the best of intentions... I am not perfect but what I am being ac- cused of is not true and I hope and am sure that the proof I have provided will attest to this," Muscat concluded his video. e message hinted at a return to pub- lic life for Muscat in a year when the country has to hold a general election. VGH was entrusted with revamping the St. Luke's (pictured), Karin Grech and Gozo hospitals