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February 6, 2021

GNI Leaks – Introducing high-risk payment processor group EMP CORP

FinTech entrepreneur Ozan Ozerk is a remarkable man. Hee has spent the last 10 years building a FinTech empire around Akce Group that ranges from the Lithuanian-registered European Merchant Bank to the FCA-regulated OpenPayd Group. He has also established processing gift card and voucher companies to process payment transactions of gambling, betting, lotteries, and online casinos for EMP CORP. We have started with the research of EMP CORP. Here is the first part of our reports.

January 7, 2021

High-risk payment processor PXP Financial provides payment services to BetMGM in the U.S.

High-risk payment processor PXP Financial Limited is systematically developing its partner network to enter the attractive U.S. market. In December 2020, the company announced a partnership with MoneyNetInt Group to expand cross-border payments. Now it has partnered with U.S. gaming operator BetMGM, a joint venture between MGM Resorts and Entain. PXP Financial used to be part of the British Entain group until 2017 and is currently a Singapore-based Senjō Group member company.

December 17, 2020

PXP Financial and MoneyNetInt cooperate for cross-border payments

Regulated by the FCA with reference No 504318, PXP Financial Limited as an Authorized Payment Institution was originally founded as Kalixa Accept Limited by Austria's Bwin. Following the acquisition of Bwin by public-listed GVC Holdings PLC, Kalixa was sold to Senjo Group for €29 million in late 2019 and renamed PXP Financial. The company recently announced its cooperation with FCA-regulated MoneyNetInt Group. Senjo Group was one of the largest - and, according to the Financial Times (FT), most opaque - partners of the collapsed Wirecard.

Solaris Bleeds Cash and Jobs: Can This High-Risk Fintech Survive, Let Alone IPO?

Solaris, a German fintech and neobank, has a long history of compliance troubles. Moreover, its ongoing financial losses and regulatory woes doubt its long-term profitability, even as it sheds jobs and restructures for survival. A potential IPO, as rumored by the German platform Gründerszene, seems speculative at best in light of its deep-rooted issues with compliance and financial stability.

Breaking: The Binance-Like $3.1 Billion Money Laundering Settlement of TD Bank!

TD Bank, one of North America's largest financial institutions, has been hit with a historic $3.1 billion settlement over money laundering violations. This case represents one of the most significant AML enforcement actions in U.S. history, both in terms of the financial penalties imposed and the severity of the admitted misconduct. Only Binance, with its $4.1 billion settlement, was even larger.

Gotbit and Russian Executives Charged by U.S. DOJ and SEC for Crypto Market Manipulation!

Gotbit Consulting LLC, along with its Russian executives, has been charged by the U.S. DOJ and SEC for its role in a widespread market manipulation scheme. By using wash trades, Gotbit inflated crypto asset prices and volumes, deceiving investors and raising millions in illicit profits. The company’s fraudulent activities were executed across multiple jurisdictions, with key figures now facing extradition and prosecution.

SEC Charges Market Manipulators in Crackdown on Crypto Asset Fraud

The U.S. SEC has charged three market makers and nine individuals for manipulating the crypto asset market, generating artificial trading volumes and misleading retail investors. The fraudulent schemes created the illusion of active markets, prompting unsuspecting investors to pour money into manipulated crypto assets. The DOJ filed criminal charges against the scheme operators in a parallel transaction.

U.S. DOJ Charges 18 Individuals and Entities in Global Crypto Fraud Crackdown!

The U.S. DOJ has charged 18 individuals and entities in an international operation targeting market manipulation and fraud in the crypto industry. The defendants, including market makers and token promoters, are accused of using wash trading and false trading activity to deceive retail investors and artificially inflate crypto prices. This is the first major criminal case of its kind in the crypto market.