Last Friday, FinTelegram sent a formal Urgent Notification to the compliance department and board of Paytend Europe UAB, a Lithuanian Electronic Money Institution (EMI). We alerted them to their role in facilitating the illegal operations of the crypto exchange MEXC scheme and demanded an explanation for why their payment rai
As legal walls close in on the unregulated crypto giant MEXC, a damning OSINT investigation and a new $160,000 victim complaint reveal a calculated "exit-scam" strategy. By dissolving corporate anchors in Asia and hiding behind a fragile Estonian license, MEXC is systematically liquidating user accounts while laundering its reputation through European payment processors.
An Italian crypto on-ramp applying for a MiCA license has emerged as the primary card gateway behind two offshore exchanges actively targeting EU users. Screenshots and traffic analysis indicate that OSL Pay S.R.L. is facilitating credit and debit card purchases for MEXC and WEEX—platforms facing regulatory scrutiny across Europe. The compliance paradox is obvious: a MiCA applicant powering non-MiCA exchanges.
A forensic audit of the fiat-to-crypto infrastructure utilized by the blacklisted crypto exchange MEXC has identified a highly sophisticated, multi-layered payment rail. By nesting Finetix Limited S.R.L. (Romania) within the French electronic money infrastructure of HEURO SAS (formerly Harmoniie SAS), MEXC has successfully constructed a "Red Shield" network to mask high-risk crypto flows.
Investigative forensics have unmasked the sophisticated "shadow rail" powering the Euro-denominated on-ramps for the globally blacklisted exchange MEXC. By deploying a complex layering strategy across Romania and Lithuania, MEXC avoids regulatory scrutiny and banking blocks, utilizing a "ghost" payment gateway that effectively launders the identity of the merchant from the financial system.
In a brazen display of lawlessness, the crypto exchange MEXC Global has transitioned from regulatory evasion to active content piracy. Our investigation reveals that MEXC, primarily through its mutated domain mexc.co, has been systematically scraping and republishing FinTelegram’s investigative articles in their entirety without authorization.
MEXC is certainly one of the most notorious crypto exchanges when it comes to compliance violations. FinTelegram has already pointed this out several times. But the number of negative customer reviews is also increasing. FinTelegram has repeatedly flagged the crypto-exchange MEXC for opaque structures and unlicensed operations.
FinTelegram has consistently flagged the crypto exchange MEXC, placing it on the Red Compliance List due to multiple regulatory warnings and poor customer feedback. We revealed that MEXC processes its FIAT transactions for cryptocurrency purchases via MEXC Estonia OÜ, which holds a crypto license in Estonia. This Estonian entity, in turn, uses Paytend Europe UAB, d/b/a s Paytend, a Lithuanian-regulated e-money institution, to handle FIAT payments through bank transfers.
FinTelegram has already issued several warnings against the crypto exchange MEXC, which is apparently operated by Asians, and has shown how this "Binance-style" crypto exchange operates globally without regulatory permission with millions of customers. Recently, the Spanish CNMV also issued a warning after the German BaFin, the Austrian FMA, the UK FCA and other regulators had already issued warnings. FinTelegram has placed MEXC on the Red Compliance List.
Recent months have witnessed a concerted effort by U.S. authorities, including the Department of Justice, the FinCEN, and regulatory bodies such as the SEC and the CFTC, to clamp down on crypto exchanges flouting financial laws and regulatory norms. However, the landscape in Europe presents a contrasting scenario where exchanges like MEXC continue their operations amidst allegations of illegal activities and regulatory infractions. Recently, the Hong Kong SFC warned against MEXC.