AML/CFT & MLRO
MLRO and team-lead accountability: KYC and EDD, transaction monitoring, financial crime investigations, STR/SAR, and direct engagement with FNTT and the Bank of Lithuania.
Senior AML / Financial crime
AML/CFT systems. Financial crime in the real world.
7+ years in AML and financial crime · KYC, CDD, EDD · transaction monitoring · MLRO · FNTT and the Bank of Lithuania
AML and financial crime professional with seven-plus years in regulated financial services. Started in high-volume KYC at Revolut — onboarding, EDD, red-flag review and escalation — and progressed into MLRO roles building monitoring, investigations and STR/SAR reporting. Handles complex cases, AML/CFT programmes against FATF and Lithuanian requirements, and works directly with FNTT, the Bank of Lithuania and external auditors. Vilnius.
Independent ventures
Founder of A2STS.lt and DRONO.LT — a licensing-exam platform and an EASA-certified aerial operator — built with the same control discipline as an AML programme.
Service & responsibility
Volunteer drone pilot with the Lithuanian Red Cross from October 2026 — putting Matrice 4T operations in service of humanitarian response.
Professional experience
Experience in
AML, KYC, Compliance
and Financial Crime.
From high-volume KYC at Revolut to MLRO and team-lead roles: AML/CFT frameworks, financial crime investigations, STR/SAR, and reporting that management, FNTT and the Bank of Lithuania can act on.
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April 2025 – October 2025
Money Laundering Reporting Officer & Team Lead
Orizon Finance, UAB · Vilnius
Led a team of up to 10 compliance analysts. Built the AML/CFT framework against FATF and Lithuanian requirements, set up transaction monitoring and risk scoring, and reported to FNTT, the Bank of Lithuania and external auditors.
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December 2022 – April 2025
Money Laundering Reporting Officer
Cyra Exchange, UAB · Vilnius
Reworked AML and fraud-risk processes, introduced risk-based onboarding and transaction monitoring, and investigated complex financial crime cases. Direct engagement with FNTT and Lithuanian authorities.
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January 2022 – December 2022
Money Laundering Reporting Officer
CBI Money, UAB · Vilnius
Set up central AML monitoring and case-escalation workflows. Investigated suspicious activity, prepared STR/SAR, created EDD procedures, and delivered AML training for management.
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March 2019 – December 2022
KYC Analyst
Revolut, UAB · Vilnius
High-volume KYC, onboarding and EDD for retail and business customers. Identified red flags, escalated suspicious cases, and improved fraud-detection workflows with compliance, fraud and risk teams.
Selected projects
Independent ventures.
Built alongside the AML practice. Two operating companies that required procedure, evidence and accountability — the same standard as financial crime work.
A2STS.LT
Founded a licensing-exam preparation platform.
Designed and launched A2STS.lt as an independent product: curriculum, timed assessments and progress tracking for Lithuanian UAS operator licensing. Built to the same standard as a control framework — clear rules, documented evidence, and a pass threshold aligned with the competent authority.
- Founder-led Architecture, content and assessments designed and shipped independently.
- Regulatory alignment A1/A3, A2 and STS mapped to official TKA requirements.
- Control design Timed simulations with the same 75% pass mark as the authority.
- Live operation Operating platform for exam preparation in Lithuania.
- Role
- Founder
- Scope
- A1/A3 · A2 · STS
- Standard
- TKA-aligned
- Status
- Live
DJI Matrice 4T · exam-prep desk
DRONO.LT
Founded an EASA-certified aerial operator.
Established DRONO.LT as an independent aerial operations company. Set up EASA-compliant procedures and DJI Matrice 4T operations for thermal search and infrastructure inspection across Lithuania — operational ownership, safety and delivery.
- Founder / operator Accountable for the company, procedures and mission delivery.
- EASA authorisation Certified operator for professional UAS work in Lithuania.
- Thermal search Search support for missing people and pets with a Matrice 4T.
- Inspections Roofs, solar installations and property from the air.
- Role
- Founder
- Authorisation
- EASA operator
- Aircraft
- DJI Matrice 4T
- Area
- Lithuania
Service & purpose
Lithuanian Red Cross volunteer · drone pilot
Volunteer drone pilot with the Lithuanian Red Cross from October 2026, flying a DJI Matrice 4T in support of humanitarian response — not a substitute for official search-and-rescue command.
Since October 2026 · Vilnius
Key skills
Skills & expertise
Compliance & financial crime
- AML/CFT, KYC, CDD and EDD
- Transaction monitoring and risk scoring
- STR / SAR and FNTT reporting
- Fraud investigations
- Risk-based onboarding
Product & technology
- Product development
- Web platforms
- KPI dashboards
- AML case workflows
- Operational systems
Drone operations & safety
- DJI Matrice 4T operations
- Thermal imaging support
- Aerial inspections
- Search support
- Exam-prep systems
How I work
Structured thinking.
Practical execution.
Real-world impact.
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Understand
Map the real problem, the constraints, and the people who have to live with the result.
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Design & build
Turn that into working AML programmes, products, or flight operations — not slide decks.
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Deliver & improve
Ship, observe, and tighten what actually happens in the field.
Let’s connect
Open to AML/CFT roles, collaborations and meaningful projects.
- Location Vilnius, Lithuania
- Email arminas@midvikas.lt
- Phone +370 621 10999