Tag: OpenPayd

A new victim report points to another OpenPayd/CFTE-style vIBAN crypto scam rail. The victim was groomed through a dating app and WhatsApp, instructed to fund a Crypto.com Cash Account via a Malta IBAN, create a Trust Wallet, and transfer funds to Ubsdfx.com. Reported loss: around €60,000.

FinTelegram’s OpenPayd–Klickl investigation has moved beyond KXTRA. A new OpenPayd GDPR response confirms that victim-facing IBANs were named virtual IBANs linked to Klickl Europe’s corporate payment account. Victim files now connect this rail to both KXTRA / KKR Global Investment and fake Peel Hunt / Peelhuntaicore scams.

Klickl presents itself as a regulated Web3 finance platform. Victim files reviewed by FinTelegram point to a darker role: Klickl Europe appears as the primary-account recipient of funds swept from OpenPayd-linked victim accounts in the KXTRA / KKR Global Investment scam. RatEx42 has flagged Klickl Red and DAREX D. The central question is blunt: where did Klickl send the money next?

FinTelegram has reviewed victim files exposing the payment machine behind the alleged KXTRA / KKR Global Investment scam. The evidence points to OpenPayd-linked victim-named VIBANs, immediate sweeps to Polish crypto/on-ramp provider Klickl Europe, and partial payouts through short-lived UK company TFG Technology Ltd. This is not merely a compliance story. It is a suspected fraud-rail case.

Ozan Ozerk is often portrayed in the media—most recently in a flattering Türkiye Today profile—as a visionary Turkish entrepreneur reshaping global finance through his fintech ventures, most notably OpenPayd, EMBank, and Ozan Elektronik Para. But as regulatory actions mount and his companies increasingly surface in investigations tied to high-risk payments, scam facilitation, and money laundering,

OpenPayd, a Malta-licensed payment institution long flagged by FinTelegram for its involvement in facilitating high-risk transactions and supporting scam-related financial infrastructure, has now been officially held liable by Malta’s Financial Arbiter. The ruling follows an investigation into a case in which an elderly woman was aggressively manipulated by fraudsters and lost her investment through an account operated via OpenPayd’s virtual IBAN infrastructure.

Errante is the trading name of the investment company Notely Trading Ltd, which CySEC regulates with license number 383/20. Errante also operates two offshore mutations via Errante Trading LLC, St. Vincent & The Grenadines, and Errante Securities (Seychelles) Ltd, regulated by the FSA Seychelles. For unknown reasons, the Seychelles mutation switched the domain Errante.com to Errante-Global.com in December 2022. Here is our initial review.

Offshore broker LQDFX has been on our radar for about two years now. The founder is the well-known fintech entrepreneur Ozan Ozerk a/k/a Ozan Özerk, who founded several regulated companies in the UK, Lithuania, and other EEA jurisdictions such as OpenPayd or EuroTrader. The UK FCA has recently issued a warning against the offshore broker LQDFX, violating the EEA regimes' regulatory requirements. The offshore broker is facilitated by the crypto payment processor Confirmo. It also accepts payment cards issued by PayRedeem.

According to their website, Giftbull is a brand new UK-based e-gift card and voucher platform providing access to hundreds of e-gift cards and vouchers from popular brands worldwide. Giftbull is operated through Giftbull UK Limited, where Ferdi Ozkurnaz, a Cypriot, is a director. The company is connected to Ozan Ozerk through Secure Processing Holding Ltd, registered in Cyprus. In both companies, his confidant Ferdi Ozkurnaz, a/k/a Ferdi Özkurnaz, serves as a director.

CySEC-regulated multi-asset broker Eurotrader Group has appointed Ben Swann as its new Chief Technology Officer. Before joining Eurotrader, he built and managed several retail trading platforms, including City Index, Gain Capital, and MF Global. Eurotrader was founded by Ozan Ozerk, who is also the founder of FCA-regulated Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) platform operator OpenPayd and the Lithuanian European Merchant Bank (EMBank).

The Israeli social investment platform eToro has partnered with OpenPayd, a banking-as-a-service (BaaS) infrastructure provider enabling eToro, to issue Euro virtual IBANs, unique to each of its customers, and gives eToro access to SEPA Instant rails for the first time. The solution is currently available in 12 countries and is being rolled out across Europe. eToro’s customers can now make deposits and withdrawals from their eToro Money accounts quickly and securely.

We have brought a first report on the activities of brokers brands EuroTrader and LQDFX some ago. The EuroTrader group is regulated by CySEC for its activities in the EU. However, besides that, the group operates offshore mutations via entities in the Marshall Islands and South Africa. The FinTech emperor Ozan Ozerk controls both EuroTrader and the unregulated LQDFX. The British accountant Soteris Georgiou is also registered as Ozerk's long-time partner and accountant as the offshore entities' beneficial owner. Here is an update.