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Fintech

December 19, 2024

Klarpay AG Becomes Bivial AG – A Bold Step in Digital Finance

Klarpay AG has officially rebranded as Bivial AG, marking a strategic pivot to expand its role as a global leader in financial solutions for digital businesses. The transformation reflects a shift from corporate payments to comprehensive treasury services, signaling the company’s ambition to redefine business finance in a digital-first era. Cyprus-based Payabl has financially backed Klarpay.

August 10, 2023

Klarpay Appoints Deputy-CEO And Chief Legal & Compliance Officer!

The FINMA-regulated fintech Klarpay was founded in 2019 by former BDSwiss executives with offices in Switzerland and Cyprus. They secured CHF 3 million in seed funding in 2022. The company announced the appointment of Markus Emödi as the Chief Legal & Compliance Officer and Deputy CEO. He joins Klarpay from CIC, the fourth-largest banking group in France, and has over 20 years of experience in the financial industry.

High-risk payment processors

February 15, 2023

Klarpay Announced Profitability For The First Year Of Operation

Klarpay is a FINMA-regulated financial institution with offices in Cyprus. In Q1 2022, the Payabl Group led a seed finance round of CHF 3 million..

Fintech

October 3, 2022

Payabl Investment Klarpay Proudly Announced Its Q3 2022 Milestones!

Klarpay is a FINMA-regulated FinTech and received an investment from Payabl Group a few months ago. The latter was founded by former Wirecard executives Ruediger Trautmann, Dietmar Knoechelmann, and his wife Ayelet Fruchtlander-Knoechelmann. Klarpay announced that in Q3 it became a Principal Member of the VISA network and integrated Visa’s B2B Connect, which enables Klarpay’s business customers to perform cross-currency outbound payments. And it introduced Apple Pay.

Fintech

September 30, 2022

Swiss-Cyprus Payabl Investment Klarpay Seems To Grow Fast In Turkey!

A few months ago, the Cyprus-based Payabl. (formerly PowerCash21) founded by former Wirecard managers Ruediger Trautmann, Dietmar Knoechelmann, and his wife Ayelet Fruchtlander Knoechelmann, led a CHF 3 million investment in the Swiss FINMA-regulated Klarpay AG. Key people of Klarpay are based in Cyprus, and Turkey is probably the most important market according to the latest Similarweb statistics. Klarpay appears as a BDSwiss spin-off, with most of its key executives having worked for the CySEC-regulated broker.

The SoftSwiss Connection: The War Between CoinsPaid and Ex-Director Frédéric Hubin!

A corporate war has erupted between Frédéric Hubin, former director of CoinsPaid, and the crypto payment processor itself. In an explosive LinkedIn post from April 2025, Hubin accuses CoinsPaid of processing payments for illegal SoftSwiss casinos, operating with negative equity, and being backed by Russian owners linked to controversial business networks. Meanwhile, CoinsPaid has partnered with Payabl in legal action against FinTelegram.

Hacking

Coinbase Breach Exposes Compliance Gaps: Criminals Stole Customer Data—$20M Bug Bounty Offered

Coinbase has revealed that unknown criminal actors exploited a zero-day vulnerability in a third-party library, enabling them to steal sensitive customer data. While no funds were lost, the breach highlights systemic compliance and operational risks in the crypto industry's cybersecurity infrastructure. The platform has responded with a $20 million bug bounty.

Sam Altman’s Olive Oil Moment: How Graza Became the First Cyber Society EVOO Brand

A Financial Times video interview with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman unexpectedly turned into a viral marketing miracle for a small olive oil brand called Graza. Altman was seen cooking with Graza’s “Drizzle” olive oil—meant for finishing, not cooking—sparking an online debate and catapulting the brand into global awareness. It’s a case study in how digitally native consumer brands can hijack moments.

Chasing René Benko’s Loot: New Investigations Target Benko’s Wife

In recent days, the Austrian Economic and Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (WKStA) has significantly expanded its investigations into the collapse of the Signa Group and its founder, René Benko. According to multiple Austrian media reports, new house searches have taken place at properties belonging to Benko’s wife, Natalie Benko, and his brother in Tyrol.

Crypto’s Dark Side: Money Laundering Scandals Are Reshaping the Cyber Finance Landscape

The $4.2 billion criminal settlement with Binance and the sentencing of its founder, Changpeng Zhao (CZ), was not an isolated event—it marked the beginning of a new regulatory era. In 2024 and 2025, multiple crypto platforms have come under fire for facilitating money laundering, especially in connection with online gambling, cyber fraud, and unregulated exchanges.