Moscow-based “Ikarus Moskva” markets energy trading, “bank solutions,” and cross-border legal services from a Moscow City tower. Its public Team page lists Serbian lawyer Marko Vujošević—a figure long linked in FinTelegram investigations to the 2016–2019 Belgrade boiler-room era and the Montenegro payment processor Global Payment Solutions Podgorica DOO (GPS). We outline the facts, risks, and open questions—and invite whistleblowers. fintelegram.com+4ikarusmoskva.com+4ikarusmoskva.com+4
Key Points
- Who/Where: Ikarus Moskva (est. 2025), address shown as Federation Tower, Moscow City; services span Energy Trading, Bank Solutions, International Law, Investments/Real Estate (Source: ikarusmoskva.com).
- Team link: Site lists “MARKO VUJOŠEVIĆ — Advokat/Advocat” among team members (Source: ikarusmoskva.com).
- Historic context: Vujosevic featured in FinTelegram’s prior reporting around Global Payment Solutions (GPS) DOO (Montenegro) and the Belgrade boiler-room ecosystem servicing brands, incl. Option888; Austria/Germany prosecuted the network (e.g., Gal Barak 4-year sentence in Vienna, 2020) (Sources:fintelegram.com, Efri.io)
- Violence context: Serbian media reported a 2021 shooting in central Belgrade in which Vujosevic’s bodyguard was wounded (Source: B92.net)
- Sanctions touchpoints: Ikarus advertises oil/gas trading and trade/transaction banking (LCs, FX, cross-border payments)—activities that intersect EU/US Russia sanctions regimes (Reg. 833/2014; OFAC E.O. 14071 services bans). We have no evidence of violations, but the service mix creates heightened exposure.
Narrative
Ikarus Moskva (website) presents as a 2025-founded, full-scope advisory house “powered by a team with 20+ years’ experience,” headquartered in Moscow City’s Federation Tower. The website promotes Energy Trading (including oil & gas) and Bank Solutions (wealth management, trade & transaction banking, letters of credit, FX/currency risk, and compliance advisory). These offerings, combined with the Moscow nexus, place the firm squarely in the most heavily sanctioned zones of global commerce.
The Team page is notable: it lists Serbian lawyer Marko Vujošević (“Advokat/Advocat”). FinTelegram has covered Vujosevic for years in connection with Belgrade’s binary options/CFD boiler-room scene (2016–2019), where he and associates facilitated Israeli operators’ work permits and co-operated the Montenegro-registered payment facilitator Global Payment Solutions (GPS) that channelled stolen investor funds for brands such as Option888.
Read our reports on Global Payment Solutions here.
Courts later convicted key figures: Gal Barak received a four-year sentence in Vienna (Sept 1, 2020). In January 2021, the Serbian press reported a shooting outside Vujosevic’s office; his bodyguard was injured.
One of Vujosevic’s business partners in Belgrade at GPS was the powerful mafia godfather Lazar Hoppl, a/k/a Lazar Hoppel. Hoppl later filed a criminal complaint against Vujosevic in Belgrade for alleged embezzlement of millions. Hoppl sent FinTelegram a copy of the complaint and confirmed his accusations against Vujosevic. At that time, posters depicting Vujosevic as a fraudster were put up throughout downtown Belgrade (see picture on the left).
Read more about the scammers’ war in Belgrade here.
We stress: FinTelegram currently has no evidence that Ikarus Moskva or Vujosevic are violating sanctions or laundering funds. The risk assessment below is based on publicly available claims on Ikarus’s own website and the legal environment governing Russia-related commerce since 2022.
Entity Snapshot (publicly claimed)
- Name: Ikarus Moskva (Икарус Москва)
- Established: 2025 (per “About Us”)
- Registered/claimed address: Moscow City, Federation Tower, 45F, office 82
- Core services: Energy Trading (oil/gas & renewables); Bank Solutions (LCs, FX, cross-border payments); International Law, Investments/Real Estate
- Team highlight: Marko Vuj(o)šević—Advokat (Serbia)
Sources: firm website About/Services/Team.
Forensic Risk Analysis (sanctions & AML)
1) Sector & Geography Exposure
- Energy trading (oil/gas) engages EU Reg. 833/2014 controls (oil price cap, tanker/STS rules, LNG transshipment limits) and related prohibitions on services facilitating Russian energy revenues. US OFAC also restricts categories of services to Russia (E.O. 14071) (Source: ofac.treasury.gov).
2) Claimed Financial Intermediation
- “Trade & transaction banking,” letters of credit, FX, and “streamlined international payment systems” imply potential interaction with EU banks’ Russia controls, oil-price-cap attestation chains, screening for SPFS/shadow-fleet connections, and circumvention risks flagged in recent EU packages (Source: ikarusmoskva.com).
3) Governance/Personnel History
- Vujosevic’s historical proximity to the Belgrade boiler-room/payment-processing sphere (GPS/Option888 context) elevates reputational and KYC risk. While past conduct isn’t dispositive, it heightens the duty of enhanced due diligence for counterparties (Source: fintelegram.com).
4) Red-Flag Patterning (open source)
- Young firm (2025) with broad, sanctions-sensitive services; Moscow base; and marketing of cross-border finance present a combination that warrants counterparty EDD, beneficial-ownership checks, and sanctions legal review before any engagement (Source: ikarusmoskva.com).
Actionable Insight (for banks, brokers, energy traders)
- Counterparty EDD: Obtain ultimate beneficial ownership (UBO) and source-of-funds documentation; test for sanctions nexus (sectoral restrictions, price-cap attestation, vessel/STS history, SPFS use). Align with EU Reg. 833/2014 FAQs and OFAC FAQs for service prohibitions and anti-circumvention expectations (Source: Finance).
- Contract controls: Insert sanctions compliance, price-cap, and no-re-export warranties; require KYVessel/KYTrade data for hydrocarbons; mandate audit/termination clauses for circumvention indicators.
- Reputation risk: Treat engagements involving Marko Vujosevic as Heightened Risk Clients (HRC) pending full independent verification of roles and history.
Call for Information
FinTelegram invites insiders, former staff, clients, banking partners, and logistics intermediaries with verifiable documents regarding Ikarus Moskva or Marko Vuj(o)šević to submit securely via Whistle42. Anonymity respected; we seek contracts, invoices, LC files, KYC packs, vessel/STS logs, or email trails showing actual counterparties, flows, or sanction-screen outcomes.
