The Bank of Lithuania has published its 2026 supervisory plan for inspections and visits, with around 20 checks expected and a primary focus on compliance with anti-money laundering and counter terrorist financing (AML/CFT) requirements. Supervisory activity is intended to lean more on documentary supervision, thematic analysis and counselling, particularly around implementation of new requirements, while seeking to limit administrative burden and address identified shortcomings or risks. Six routine inspections are planned, covering 2 banks, 1 central credit union, 1 electronic money institution, 1 payment institution and 1 crowdfunding service provider. A further 15 non-routine inspections or visits are planned, including AML/CFT compliance assessments of up to 10 financial market participants, checks of up to 2 issuers’ compliance with international financial reporting standards (IFRS), an assessment of payment services provision by 1 participant, and post-selection inspections of up to 2 electronic money or payment institutions; at least 1 inspection will also examine fraud prevention arrangements. Entities are selected based on a risk-based approach and expert assessment, and inspections of banks directly supervised by the European Central Bank may be carried out with ECB experts. The Bank of Lithuania has also published standardised templates for use during AML/CFT inspections, alongside practical completion examples and guidance, aimed at clarifying supervisory expectations and enabling firms to present information on processes, clients and operations in a structured and uniform way.

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