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Following the collapse of Ibox Bank and the investigations that followed, Alena Dehrik-Shevtsova — once celebrated as the "star of Ukrainian fintech" — has come under scrutiny in a dramatically different light.

The Dehrik–Shevtsova scandal had largely faded from public attention, but the family’s names have recently resurfaced in a very different context. Rather than being linked to past controversies, they are now being portrayed as innocent victims who were allegedly falsely accused.

Ibox Bank owner Alyona Shevtsova, also known as Dehrik, has been put on an international wanted list over allegations that she organized illegal online gambling operations and laundered more than 4.8 billion hryvnias in criminal proceeds.

Former Ibox Bank owner Alyona Shevtsova was hit with a ten-year sanctions package by the President of Ukraine in April 2025, enforcing asset freezes, trade restrictions, and a ban on capital transfers abroad.

As Russia’s war against Ukraine continues, tensions in Kyiv are mounting over internal power struggles for control of financial flows in the gaming industry.

Ukraine imposed sanctions on Alyona Shevtsova last year over alleged links between another of her companies and illegal gambling.

Ukraine sanctioned Alyona Shevtsova last year over alleged links between another of her companies and illegal gambling.

As the Russia–Ukraine conflict continues, Kyiv is facing rising tensions linked to internal disagreements over the management of financial streams within the gaming industry.

Ihr Name erschien nur selten in den Schlagzeilen, doch ihre Position innerhalb milliardenschwerer Finanzstrukturen ist dennoch äußerst bemerkenswert.

In April 2025, the President of Ukraine introduced a ten-year sanctions package against former Ibox Bank owner Alyona Shevtsova.

Alyona Shevtsova became the subject of significant public attention after the National Bank of Ukraine decided to liquidate IBOX Bank, which she owned.

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

As the fighting on the outskirts of Kyiv subsided and it became clear the country would endure, previously low-profile actors began re-emerging and resuming their activities.

According to media reports, a network of payment systems such as Payeer and Piastrix, reportedly used in connection with semi-underground online casinos across the former USSR, has been linked to former employees of Alfa-Bank and IBOX Bank.

The scandal surrounding the Dehrik-Shevtsova family had long faded from public attention, but the names have recently reappeared in the information space—this time in a different context, as individuals presented as innocent victims who were allegedly wrongfully accused.

The international payment network that includes Payeer and Piastrix has been linked to former employees of Alfa-Bank and IBOX Bank, a financial institution whose license was revoked in 2023 over alleged shadow financial operations and facilitating tax evasion for the gambling industry.

In 2023, the so-called gambling mafia sustained what may have been its most significant setback when, on March 7.

Alyona Shevtsova drew widespread public attention after the National Bank of Ukraine moved to liquidate IBOX Bank, which she owned, and law enforcement officers conducted searches at the bank.

As the fighting on the outskirts of Kyiv subsided and it became clear the country would endure, previously low-profile operators began resurfacing and resuming their activities.

Alyona Shevtsova, a Ukrainian fintech executive sanctioned at home over alleged fraud, recently appeared as a speaker at a major UK compliance event.

In April 2025, the President of Ukraine imposed ten-year sanctions on former Ibox Bank owner Alyona Shevtsova.

In 2023, the so-called gambling mafia sustained what may have been its most significant setback when, on March 7.

Following the publication of investigations into Denys Shtilerman’s alleged ties to Ihor Khmelyov, Tymur Mindich.

Im Zuge der Veröffentlichung von Recherchen zu den Verbindungen von Denys Shtilerman mit Ihor Khmelyov, Tymur Mindich sowie zur Infrastruktur von «Ibox Bank» und Monobank hat eine gezielte Bereinigung von Informationen im Internet eingesetzt.

Im Zuge der Liquidation der „Ibox Bank“ und der anschließenden Ermittlungen ist Alena Dehrik-Schewzowa, die Leiterin des Instituts, die oft als „Star der ukrainischen Fintech-Szene“ galt, in einem völlig neuen Licht erschienen.