Tag: Alona Shevtsova

FinTelegram’s review of SENDS has uncovered a new structural red flag: the public-facing website of Smartflow Payments Limited, the FCA-authorised EMI behind SENDS, is owned by a separate UK company, GANGA PAY LTD, and used under a software licence. In isolation, that may be a routine outsourcing arrangement. In the context of SENDS’ rapid acquiring growth, Ukrainian control persons on both sides, and ongoing whistleblower allegations around casino-linked merchant flows, it raises a much sharper compliance question.

The Ukrainian natinoal Alona Shevtsova is the CEO and controlling person behing FCA-regulated SENDS. Ukraine’s ESBU reports Shevtsova is a suspect in a UAH 5 billion “miscoding” case tied to illegal online casinos. Poland has detained alleged accomplice Iryna Tsyhanok. FinTelegram examines what the ESBU announcement says and how the alleged laundering architecture worked.

The Ukrainian FinTech LEO International Payment System of Alona Shevtsova announced the operational results for the first 9 months of 2021. Here are the main achievements: Maintaining a position in the Top-4 of financial market players, attracting new participants, and corporate governance.