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Certification & courses
Internship
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Mikkel Schmidt

St Julians

Summary

Skilled in compliance, fraud prevention, and payment operations within regulated environments. Experienced in KYC and document verification, due diligence (CDD/EDD), and transaction monitoring to detect and prevent fraudulent activity. Proficient in player risk assessment, SAR reporting, and adherence to AML/CTF standards. Strong analytical approach and constantly seeking improvements to optimize performance, enhance
security measures, and expand knowledge. Passionate about problem-solving and achieving high-quality results in complex
challenges.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience

Work History

Risk, Fraud and Payments Analyst

Aristocrat Group
11.2024 - Current

1. KYC (Know Your Customer) & Document Verification:


• Perform thorough identity verification by reviewing official
documents such as passports, national IDs, and utility bills.
• Ensure all documents meet regulatory requirements and
internal compliance standards.
• Identify and flag falsified or tampered documents to prevent
fraudulent activity.
• Verify payment methods, including credit cards, e-wallets, and
bank transfers, ensuring legitimate ownership.


2. Due Diligence (DDU) & Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD):


• Conduct risk assessments for new and existing players based on their financial activity and account behavior.
• Perform enhanced due diligence on high-risk players or those flagged for suspicious activities.
• Maintain detailed records of due diligence processes for audit and compliance purposes.
• Collaborate with compliance teams to ensure adherence to Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Counter-Terrorist
Financing (CTF) regulations.


3. Transaction Monitoring & Fraud Detection:


• Monitor real-time transactions to identify irregular patterns,
such as rapid deposits, unusual withdrawal requests, or chargebacks.
• Investigate suspicious betting behaviors, including suspicious betting, collusion, and bonus abuse.
• Utilize fraud detection tools and risk assessment models to minimize financial losses.
• Take immediate action on flagged transactions by requesting additional verification or restricting account activity.


4. Fraud & Risk Assessment of Players:


• Analyze player behavior to assess risk levels and identify
potential fraudsters.
• Categorize players based on their risk profile and implement preventive measures accordingly.
• Investigate cases of multi-accounting, identity theft, and
affiliate fraud. Execute adverse media check and full SAR report before escalation to MLRO.
• Recommend updates to fraud detection strategies based on emerging trends and case studies.


5. Reconciliation:


  • Transaction Matching: Comparing internal records of payments (e.g., invoices, receipts) with external records (e.g., bank statements, processor reports).
  • Discrepancy Identification: Detecting differences in amounts, missing entries, duplicates, or timing issues.
  • Error Resolution: Investigating and correcting mismatches due to fraud, processing errors, or timing delays.

CS Agent

Cashpoint
04.2024 - 11.2024
  • Solved brand partners and customer inquiries on phone, email and chat. Specifically helped with questions regarding tech issues, sportsbook, payments and KYC.
  • Reviewed KYC documents. Escalating concerning RG related customers due to behavior, gambling pattern and other factors. Also requested various documents behalf of the RG team
  • Helped brand partners fixing technical issue and/or escalate to the B2B department or/and our landbased technicians for further locally assistance.
  • Close co-operation with Danish CRM and marketing team for optimizing customer journey regarding bonuses and campaigns to smoothen the process for the customer and avoid future issues.


CS - Senior Agent

Betsson Group
11.2023 - 04.2024
  • Developed an online knowledge base regarding IGaming that allowed me to quickly and easily solve customer questions via chat or email.
  • Demonstrated empathy and understanding when dealing with difficult customers.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to identify customer needs and develop solutions that improved customer satisfaction
  • Trained and mentored new customer service agents to ensure a high level of customer service.

Google Ads Senior Specialist

Google
07.2022 - 11.2023
  • Main objective to troubleshoot issues regarding Google Ads, Merchant center and Google Analytics and educate and solve issues for high-end clients using Google Ads.
  • Helped agencies to optimize ads/campaigns for the Google Network and analyze data and KPI’s for clients to use the data for optimization on existing campaigns. My main area on the Danish team was Google Analytics both Universal Analytics and GA4 due to great analytical skills.
  • Used existing internal processes/tools to make alternate solutions, or escalate critical or more complex queries to the next level for resolution.
  • Trained new agents in the department and helped other agents with questions/troubleshooting due to great product knowledge and seniority.

IT- Consultant

CGI
08.2021 - 08.2022
  • Support private and business customers via phone and chat in Danish and English and troubleshoot technical issues on behalf of the customer.
  • Collaborated with different teams to ensure customer inquiries are handled in a consistent manner and customer needs are met
  • Train new employees in the privat- and business department (B2B).

Education

EUX - Commerce

Aarhus Business College
Aarhus
08-2019

High School Diploma -

Viby Gymnasium
Aarhus, Denmark
07.2017

Skills

  • Ability to Multitask
  • Analytical Skills
  • Critical thinking

  • Dedicated
  • Ability to Work Under Pressure
  • Ability to Work in a Team

Languages

Danish
English

Certification & courses

AML/CTF FOUNDATION
COURSE (EU) 2024,
IGAMING ACADEMY


WHAT IS COMPLIANCE?,
PENN, UNIVERISTY OF
PENNSYLVANIA


QUALITY IMPROVEMENT
AND MANAGEMENT,
BOARD INFINITY

Internship

INTERNSHIP

Aarhus, JAN, 2018
• Prepared and processed
purchase orders and
requisitions.
• Learning to researching and
comparing suppliers, goods, and
services to select the most
suitable ones in terms of
reliability, product quality, and
cost-efficiency

Timeline

Risk, Fraud and Payments Analyst

Aristocrat Group
11.2024 - Current

CS Agent

Cashpoint
04.2024 - 11.2024

CS - Senior Agent

Betsson Group
11.2023 - 04.2024

Google Ads Senior Specialist

Google
07.2022 - 11.2023

IT- Consultant

CGI
08.2021 - 08.2022

EUX - Commerce

Aarhus Business College

High School Diploma -

Viby Gymnasium
Mikkel Schmidt