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Tag: Yapily Connect

Revolut And Payoro: How Norwegian Players Bypass The Offshore Gambling Payment Ban

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Norway’s strict payment ban on unlicensed gambling is being quietly undermined by a new, layered payments stack. Using Revolut as an “entry wallet” and Payoro as a withdrawal hub, offshore casinos and their affiliates appear to have created a de facto alternative banking route for Norwegian players—far from the reach of domestic banks and regulators.

Revolut’s UK Banking Breakthrough: Full Licence Strengthens the Brand—But Compliance Questions Around Its Payment-Rail Footprint Remain

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While Revolut proudly celebrates its new status as a licensed UK bank, FinTelegram’s compliance review reveals extensive, ongoing involvement in processing payments for unregulated DeFi brokers and offshore casinos, raising serious AML concerns.

Shadow Banking at LuckyWins: Unmasking the Open Banking and Fake FIAT Rails of Novatrix SRL

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Despite aggressive expansion into strictly regulated European and UK markets, LuckyWins operates entirely without legal authorization, hiding behind a Costa Rican shell. Our latest deposit tests reveal a highly sophisticated payment architecture where Tier-1 European financial institutions—including PPRO, Yapily, and MiFinity—are being weaponized to process illegal gambling funds via open banking exploits and "fake FIAT" crypto on-ramps.

The Yapily Leaks: Internal Email Exposes Blacklisting of Whistleblowers instead of Illegal Casinos

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A Dutch player alleges deposits to an unlicensed casino (WinHero) were processed via Yapily’s Lithuanian payment-initiation entity and a third-party (Klyme). A leaked compliance email suggests Yapily pushed Klyme to blacklist the complaining user while requesting KYB/KYC details—raising hard questions about open-banking merchant controls, geo-fencing, and complaints handling.

Dutch KSA Slams Starscream With €4.23M Fine: Illegal Casinos Aren’t “Grey”—They’re Industrial-Scale Lawbreaking!

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The Dutch gambling regulator Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) has imposed a €4,228,000 administrative fine on Starscream Limited for offering illegal online gambling to Dutch players via Rantcasino, AllstarzCasino, and SugarCasino. The case underlines what FinTelegram has been documenting for months: these are not “minor violations,” but systematic breaches—and the payment stack enabling them is part of the risk surface.

Yapily: Compliance Report Highlights Google Partnership and Offshore Casino Exposure

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FinTelegram has published an enhanced 28‑page Compliance Report on the open banking infrastructure provider Yapily operated by Yapily Connect Ltd (UK) and Yapily Connect UAB (Lithuania), analysing the company’s high‑profile partnership with Google and its problematic role as open‑banking infrastructure for illegal offshore casinos. The report is now available for professional download and will be updated quarterly.​

FinTelegram Intelligence Report: The “Colors & Animals” Payment Laundering Network

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A sophisticated money laundering network has been identified that systematically rotates disposable Cypriot payment processing entities to facilitate illegal online casinos targeting Dutch and German consumers. The operation employs a distinctive "Colors & Animals" naming convention for its payment shells, which are cycled through when individual entities face regulatory sanctions.

Winning.io and Scatters Group: The Updated Intelligence Report!

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Following FinTelegram's December 2025 exposé on the Winning.io / Scatters Group network, a whistleblower has provided documentary evidence confirming that the economic ownership and control structure traces directly to Starkeast Management B.V., controlled by Menno Jordaan. The whistleblower states: "The owner of these sites (all of them) is now, starkeast service owned by menno jordaan. he is the director of starscream aswell." 

Revolut as a recurring “Pay-by-Bank” rail for offshore casinos: open-banking exposure that demands answers

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FinTelegram’s casino mystery-shopping and payment-stack reviews keep surfacing the same pattern: Revolut appears as a funding option for offshore casinos that seem accessible from restricted EU markets, with deposits executed via open-banking “pay-by-bank” flows. We ask players and whistleblowers for additional information.

Contiant: The “technical” open-banking layer that routes Yapily rails into illegal offshore casino deposits

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FinTelegram’s latest compliance analysis flags Contiant Ltd (Bulgaria) as a payment “technical service provider” (TSP) sitting in front of Yapily Connect UAB (licensed/authorized PSD2 rail), enabling account-to-account “pay-by-bank” deposits into offshore casino brands that appear to target restricted markets—most notably the Netherlands.

Contiant: The Bulgarian “Open Banking” Gateway Connecting Yapily to Illegal Offshore Casinos

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This report profiles Contiant Ltd, a Bulgaria-based payment processor that has emerged as a critical financial gateway for illegal offshore gambling operators. Our investigation confirms that Contiant acts as a "Technical Service Provider" (TSP), effectively piggybacking on the regulated open banking infrastructure of Yapily Connect UAB.

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