On November 19, 2023, the probably last filings for the bankrupt iPayTotal Ltd were made at the UK Companies House. The liquidator Arvindar Jit Singh reported the end of the liquidation. As one of the many high-risk payment processors of the Indian Ruchi Rathor, the insolvency deprived merchants of many millions. The liquidator reports "only" around £1.9 million unsecured claims that were not paid. But insiders say it was much more. The company is dissolved!
According to his LinkedIn profile, Christian van Biezen lives and works in Limassol, Cyprus, one of the European powerhouses of Forex brokers, which are part of a high-risk industry, whether regulated or unregulated. Consequently, a highly active high-risk payment processor scene has developed around these Cypriot forex brokers. OctaPay was one of them, and Christian van Biezen was its director until he realized it was defrauding its merchants. So he left in December 2020, exposing the crime. As a result, OctaPay and its people vanished with most of its customer funds.
it is always somewhat challenging to expose scam-facilitating high-risk payment processors (HRPP). They tend to send lawyers to claim defamation. Sure, these HRPPs make enough money for good lawyers with their high-risk business practices. Well, challenge accepted. The UK-Indian HRRP iPayTotal also feels defamed by FinTelegram's reports and wants them offline. Purportedly, we did not name or explain the sources. Well, here is a summary of the fact-based allegations.