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September 12, 2024

Starscream Casinos: Offshore Casino Operator, Potential Regulatory Evasion, Payment Facilitators, and More Cyprus Connections!

Online casinos are easily transferable digital assets. The transfer of Gammix Ltd's casinos to offshore operator Starscream Ltd raises serious questions about the continued illegal gambling activities in Europe. Despite massive penalties from the Dutch regulator KSA, Gammix appears to have simply shifted its operations offshore, where it continues to flout regulatory oversight facilitated by regulated payment processors.

Reviews & Ratings

August 2, 2024

Review: Offshore Online Casino Operator Starscream and its Payment Facilitators

As part of our “Follow the Money” research strategy, we look at online casino and gambling schemes and analyze the facilitating payment processors. We often discover FinTechs such as Revolut, MoonPay or Binance Pay, but also many open banking service providers such as Noda. We also discovered a number of facilitating payment processors at the online casinos of the Starscream Group in addition to illegal activities. Here is our review.

July 19, 2024

Compliance Review: Moonlite, its Offshore Casino Leon.bet, and its Payment Facilitators!

Leon.bet is an online casino licensed in Curacao by the Kahnawake Gaming Commission and operated by Moonlite N.V. on Curacao. We have found Covimal Limited in Cyprus to be the payment agent. The scheme works with dozens of different domains that do not even have a license from Curacao. Despite the lack of a regulatory license, the huge Leon scheme accepts customers from Europe and other regulatory regimes. We included the Leon scheme in our Red Compliance list.

July 12, 2024

Review Update: B90 Holdings and its Spinbookie Continue Their Illegal Gambling Approach!

In April 2024, we conducted an initial review of the online gambling platform Spinbookie, which resulted in its placement on our Red Compliance list. Since then, we have delved deeper into this platform's background and uncovered significant concerns regarding its ownership and operational transparency. Our findings necessitate a thorough and scrutinizing update to our initial review.

July 10, 2024

Review: Illegal Gambling Scheme PlayRegal Facilitated by the Continent Pay Network!

PlayRegal is a scheme mirroring the previously exposed and illegally operating online casino, Atlantis Slots. Both platforms utilize the same payment facilitators. Following our investigation, Atlantis Slots has removed references to its alleged operating company in Curacao and its Cypriot payment agent. Likewise, the PlayRegal website fails to provide information about the operators. Evidence suggests that both schemes are operated by the same individuals.

July 9, 2024

FinTelegram Exclusive: Disappearance of ByPin E-Voucher System Raises Compliance Concerns

In recent developments, FinTelegram has highlighted the troubling disappearance of the ByPin e-voucher system. ByPin, operated by Berry Solutions Ltd, a Maltese-registered company, has been placed on the Red Compliance and Red Risk lists by the cyberfinance rating agency PayRate42. This follows our recent review of e-voucher schemes CASHlib and ByPin, both of which were subsequently added to the FinTelegram Red Compliance List.

July 9, 2024

Review: The Networked Cyprus-Based High-Risk Payment Prozessor Sureswipe E.M.I.

Sureswipe E.M.I. operates as an e-money institution (EMI) within high-risk segments such as online casinos, sports betting, and gambling, primarily through licensed domains and brands rather than its own Revsto brand. The licensing from EMD agents to service merchants in these segments raises significant transparency concerns. The company’s regulated status by the Central Bank of Cyprus and its lack of disclosure about its high-risk segment activities further compound these concerns.

June 23, 2024

Call for Whistleblowers: Uncovering the Truth Behind CASHlib and ByPin Prepaid Voucher Schemes!

Recent investigations by FinTelegram have revealed that CASHlib, a prepaid voucher service related to the Maltese Berry Solutions Ltd the the Cyprus E-Money Institution Sureswipe EMI PLC, is acting as a facilitating payment processor for the illegal online casino and gambling scheme Atlantis Slots. The CASHlib scheme enables users to make anonymous payments to high-risk merchants. CASHlib is related to ByPin, another prepaid voucher scheme. We would like to learn more.

June 20, 2024

Review: Illegal Online Casino Atlantis Slots Facilitated by Continent Pay!

Atlantis Slots, operated by Pennytech Holding B.V. operates with a non-valid gambling license from Curacao. In our review, we found that Atlantis Slots is engaging in illegal operations within the European Economic Area (EEA). Despite its lack of regulatory permission in these regions, Atlantis Slots continues to offer online casino and gambling services, facilitated by payment processors Continent Pay, Neosurf, Binance Pay, Sofort and CASHlib.

February 7, 2021

European FinTech Ecosphere – Introducing high-risk payment processor AstroPay

AstroPay is operated by Larstal Limited, a company registered in the UK and regulated by the FCA as an e-Money Institution. Besides, AP Global Corporation LLC, UK, and Galactic Mark Limited, HK, are also listed as operators on the website. The beneficial owners are Uruguayan nationals Andrés Bzurovski Bay and Sergio Enrique Fogel Kaplan. AstroPay Cards, sold through resellers such as MorPay or Paywards, have become very popular as a means of payment among high-risk merchants and scammers.

February 7, 2021

R4I – Broker scam 27ProQuote closed down but Maltese ApcoPay still there

Many retail investors have lost money via the broker scam 27ProQuote. The attackers behind it are apparently in the process of closing the scam. Currently, the server of 27ProQuote is no longer accessible. We have reports of victims who have lost over €100,000 in some cases. The Maltese ApcoPay operated by Apco Systems Ltd registered in Malta processed the payments. We would like to know more about ApcoPay to expose the scammers and find the victims' funds.

Swiss Billionaire Burned: Arthur Eugster’s CHF 650 Million Loss in Benko’s Collapse And The Austrian-Swiss Connections!

Swiss entrepreneur in Thurgau and coffee king Arthur Eugster has reportedly lost CHF 650 million in the collapse of Rene Benko’s Signa empire—one of the largest individual financial losses in Swiss history. As public prosecutors in Austria probe the inner circle of Benko’s fraudulent network, two familiar names from past scandals resurface: Robert Schimanko and Thomas Limberger. Both men, now linked to Benko’s foundations.

Anne Wojcicki and her 23andMe: The Bankruptcy Explained in a Nutshell

Anne Wojcicki, 52, in Palo Alto, California, is part of the US tech elite and is known for co-founding the personal genomics company 23andMe in 2006. She named the company after the 23 pairs of chromosomes in a human cell. The company experienced significant growth, reaching a peak valuation of over $6 billion after going public in 2021. Over the last weekend, the company filed for bankruptcy.

Financial Intelligence Report: Lykke Exchange Collapse

Swiss crypto exchange Lykke has collapsed following a major security breach in June 2024, resulting in the loss of approximately $22 million in customer funds. The incident led to the suspension of trading activities, bankruptcy proceedings, and significant financial losses for investors. This report analyzes the events leading to Lykke's downfall, the impact on stakeholders, and the ongoing legal actions.

Hunting Down: Background on The Arrest of Garantex Co-Founder Aleksej Bešciokov in India!

On March 13, 2025, Indian authorities arrested Aleksej Bešciokov, a Lithuanian national and alleged co-founder of the sanctioned Russian cryptocurrency exchange Garantex, in Kovalam, Kerala. The arrest followed an international law enforcement action Bešciokov now awaits extradition to Lithuania on charges of money laundering, sanctions evasion, and facilitating ransomware transactions.

Call to Whistleblowers: What Is the World Economic Council (WEC) Really Up To?

The financial world in Europe is still reeling from the collapse of Rene Benko’s Signa Group, one of the largest and most scandalous bankruptcies in European history. Amid the rubble, a curious pattern has emerged: leading figures from the World Economic Council (WEC) — including Robert Schimanko, Thomas Limberger, and their legal advisor and business partner William H. Shawn — have quietly moved into strategic leadership positions within foundations linked to Benko.