Complaint Letter Exposes Payment Processor's Role in Facilitating Unauthorized Casino Payments Through Clear Junction
The high-risk payment processor PayOp (PayOp.com)...
PayOp is a concerning player in the high-risk payment processing sector, where legitimate regulatory licenses mask systematic facilitation of illegal gambling operations across multiple jurisdictions. Despite holding authorizations from respected regulators, PayOp has been implicated in processing payments for unlicensed casinos.
Currently, Russian broker scam Binarium is running a massive promotion and offers generous bonuses of 100% for deposits. FinTelegram and financial market regulators have already issued several warnings against Binarium, which operates through Binarium Limited, registered in Cyprus, and an offshore entity in St. Vincent & The Grenadines. For some time now, the new registration has been blocked for EEA residents. However, existing EEA clients can still register, make deposits, and trade. Stay far away!
PayOp is a high-risk payment processor operated through Transferop Payment Gateway Ltd, a money service business registered with FINTRAC Canada, and Fintech Decision Pte. Ltd, registered with MAS in Singapore. We last discovered PayOp as a payment processor in the Binarium broker scam (report here). According to the latest Similarweb statistics, PayOp receives the most traffic from websites in high-risk industries. Here is our updated review!
PayOp is a Ukrainian high-risk payment processor operated through legal entities in Canada and Singapore. Transferop Payment Gateway Ltd is a money service business registered with FINTRAC Canada and Fintech Decision Pte. Ltd, registered with MAS. We last discovered PayOp as a payment processor in the Binarium broker scam (report here). According to the latest Similarweb statistics, PayOp receives the most traffic from gambling sites.
Amid the Ukraine War, the Russian Binarium broker scam continues its attacks. Legal entities in Cyprus and St. Vincent & the Grenadines operate the scam targeting consumers in Europe, North America, and Asia. In Dec 2021, the Italian Consob ordered the blackout of Binarium's websites for Italian consumers. The boiler rooms operate with Russian phone numbers and are located in Russia, Latvia, and Ukraine. The scam works with Russian payment processors and cryptocurrencies. Stay far away!