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September 19, 2023

Merchant Alert: The Anonymous Payment Processor Paypo And Why It Is Important To Disclose Information!

FinTelegram has recently warned about the DE-KSM broker scam. In our review, we found the previously unknown payment processor Payepo, which does not provide any information about the operators on its website, probably for a good reason. To provide information about the owners, management, and applicable jurisdiction is rooted in legal, regulatory, and trust-building considerations.

March 5, 2023

High-Risk Payment Processors Kryptova And Paypound Finally Escaped To Nevis!

Now it's official! The two high-risk payment processor schemata Kryptova and Paypound from the environment of the notorious Indian payment veteran Ruchi Rathor are officially operated via the offshore company Next Ring LLC in Nevis. Until recently, the two UK-registered companies, Kryptova Biz Ltd and Self Pay IO Ltd, were the official operators. These are now in the process of voluntary strike-off. The new Nevis address is included in the Offshore Leaks Database.

March 5, 2023

Merchant Alert: Indian High-Risk Payment Processor RagaPay Received Orange Compliance Rating!

The high-risk payment segment has been booming for decades. The business has high margins, as we know from the Wirecard process. The number of high-risk merchants is constantly growing, and with it, the demand for payment services. Unfortunately, most high-risk payment processors are dubious and regularly rip off merchants. RagaPay is an Indian-controlled venture. The cyber rating agency PayRate42 has placed it on the black compliance list.

November 27, 2022

Merchant Alarm: FCA-Regulated Pixxles Downgraded For High Loss And Cash-Burn Rate

Pixxles is a spin-off of the notorious US high-risk payment processor T1 Payments. FCA-regulated since June 2021, the e-money institution is led by former T1 Payments executive Amber Fairchild, once the fiancée of T1 Payments founder and CEO Donald Kasdon. PayRate42 downgraded Pixxles because of its financial performance. The company's 2021 financials show a heavy operating loss and an substantial cash burn rate, which had to be covered by issuing new shares.

The Unraveling of Rabidi and the Rise of the SoftSwiss Network: Our Updated Forensic Report

A few months ago, FinTelegram released a first forensic report on the bankruptcy of Rabidi N.V., a Curacao-registered online casino operator with hundreds of millions in revenues — and no traceable assets by the time of its collapse in May 2024. That report already raised serious questions about the opaque structures behind Rabidi’s operations and its successor, Liernin Enterprises Ltd.

DeFi Decoded: Smart Contracts – The Code Behind the DeFi Revolution

Smart contracts are the invisible architects of decentralized finance. These self-executing lines of code run everything from token swaps to lending platforms without middlemen. But while they offer autonomy, they also introduce new risks—bugs, exploits, and irreversible mistakes. In this fourth installment of our FinTelegram DeFi Series, we explain what smart contracts are.

CFTC

Despite New Crypto Friendlyness: No Settlement Between U.S. CFTC And KuCoin?

A planned settlement between the U.S.CFTC and crypto exchange KuCoin is now in limbo due to a reported policy shift within the CFTC. This change is attributed to the Trump administration’s new approach, which deprioritizes enforcement actions against crypto companies. As a result, a CFTC attorney said that it is "unlikely that such authorization will be granted in the near term" regarding the settlement approval.

SEC’s New Era: Paul Atkins Sworn In—Will Crypto Finally Get the Regulatory Clarity It Deserves?

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has entered a new chapter with the swearing-in of Paul S. Atkins as its 34th Chairman, a move widely anticipated to mark a dramatic pivot in how the agency approaches crypto and DeFi regulation. For years, the financial industry—especially the burgeoning digital asset sector—has bristled under the SEC’s “Regulation by Enforcement” strategy.

Crypto Mogul Changpeng Zhao – Fallen, Rich, and Rising Again?

As spring 2025 blooms and Easter’s themes of rebirth fill the air, Changpeng Zhao emerges as one of the most controversial figures of startup mythology: a man who fell spectacularly, paid a price—then rose again, wealthier and louder than ever. Once the almighty architect of Binance, CZ now resides in Dubai with a net worth that Forbes estimates at $63 billion.