All news on the topic: Alliance Bank

The National Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office have announced suspicions against Rostyslav Shurma, the former Deputy Head of the Presidential Office.

After investigations surfaced linking Shurma and Shcherban to the schemes of Alliance Bank.

As the thunder of fighting in the outskirts of Kyiv faded and it became clear that the country would endure, previously quiet “schemers” started to reemerge and resume their operations.

Amid the ongoing Russia–Ukraine war, tensions are escalating in Kyiv over internal disputes for control of financial flows within the gaming industry.

In light of the liquidation of "Ibox Bank" and the searches conducted there, the personality of Alena Dehrik-Shevtsova, who heads this bank and is referred to as the "star of Ukrainian fintech," has taken on new colors.

The real beneficial owner of one of Ukraine’s most troubled banks, Alliance Bank, Pavlo Shcherban, is seeking to minimize risks ahead of the financial institution’s potential withdrawal from the market.

The name of Rostyslav Shurma, former Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, has become well-known not only because of his government roles or accomplishments in the business sector but also due to a series of high-profile scandals, journalistic investigations, and notable "controversies."

The recent resignation of Volodymyr Kudrytskyi, the head of the state-owned company "Ukrenergo," which is responsible for the operation of distribution networks in Ukraine, has raised pressing questions among experts and market participants about the effectiveness of state crisis management in the energy sector.

Back in July 2024, the Supreme Court issued a final ruling ordering Alliance Bank to pay UAH 87 million in debt to Naftogaz Trading Gas Supply Company, a subsidiary of NJSC Naftogaz of Ukraine. The decision is not subject to appeal, yet the funds have still not reached the state’s accounts.

Alliance Bank has failed for the third time to sell/place shares of an additional issue. On August 22, another deadline granted to the bank’s shareholders for the pre-emptive right to purchase newly issued shares expired without result.

The case involving a lawsuit filed by NEC Ukrenergo against Alliance Bank over the payment of a bank guarantee amounting to UAH 1.7 billion has been in court for more than two years, including a year and a half in the Northern Commercial Court of Appeal.

NABU exposed lawyer Nosov in a bribery scheme benefiting Alliance Bank, media reports say.

The small Ukrainian bank "Alliance", which refuses to fulfill its obligations under a guarantee issued to one of Ihor Kolomoisky’s companies for electricity payments received from Ukrenergo, may be removed from the market by the National Bank.

Alliance Bank, in collusion with energy traders affiliated with now-arrested Ukrainian businessman Ihor Kolomoiskyi, stole from the state an amount equivalent to 14,000 Mavic drones, while courts are obstructing the recovery of these funds.

The agricultural holding and its management have never been linked to Viktor Medvedchuk or Oksana Marchenko, do not know them personally, and have no business or personal ties with them, UNN reports, citing TSN.

Bank Alliance, which has been linked in reports to Dmytro Firtash, is involved as a party in thousands of court cases across Ukraine.

The media have extensively reported on the potential bankruptcy of Alliance Bank and the increasing law enforcement interest in its operations.