Roderick Psaila

Managing Director

Roderick joined the Central Bank of Malta back in 1990 where he had an 18-year career, holding various positions in Banking, Statistics and Financial Stability, including a short period working at the ECB in Frankfurt. In 2008, Roderick moved to the industry where he steered the licensing and setting up of three banks in Malta, both as consultant and also as the leading Executive. He held various positions in banks in Malta, the latest being CEO and Director at AgriBank till September 2018. In October 2018, Roderick started a new project as founder and CEO of Laskaris Finance, which managed the application of a banking license and also the setting up process of the proposed bank. He left Laskaris at the end of 2020 to start Bridge Advice and holds the position of Managing Director. At Bridge Advice, he managed to form a team of former practitioners and regulators with varied specialised skills related to regulatory, risk and financial crime compliance.  Roderick is an advisor for the Ministry of Finance and also sits on the Council of the University of Malta. He chairs the Board of Directors of two Financial Institutions operating from Malta. Roderick is qualified in Banking and Economics.