The name Alyona Shevtsova (formerly Degrik, Edne) became synonymous with shadow gembling in Ukraine. The co -owner of Aibox Bank and the LeoGaming Pay payment system appears in a large -scale business on money laundering for illegal casino.
According to the Bureau of Economic Security, at least UAH 5 billion was washed through Aybox Bank. The key to the scheme was Miscoding - when transactions for gambling were masked by the purchase of goods or services. This made it possible to bypass state financial monitoring and deduce money bypassing the tax system.
Shevtsova's career began with trade in Ukrainian actions. Subsequently, it turned into an influential payment market, focusing in its hands a large part of the gambling. Its Aibox Bank served large brands - from Wargaming (World of Tanks) to Dota 2, Valorant and League of Legends.
In 2018, she negotiated with Rakuten (Viber Owner) to launch a payment service for Vibrout. But the further path led to serious problems with the law.
In 2023, Aibox Bank lost a license for breach of financial monitoring requirements. At the same time, the NSDC imposed against the Shevtsova sanction for relations with Russia and the financing of shadow gambling. In November of that year, it was made on the international wanted list.
But despite this, the international arrest was removed from it, which allowed her to move quietly to Dubai. There she rent a villa, according to journalists, worth $ 250,000 a year.
The scheme, according to investigators, allowed to legalize about UAH 4.8 billion, while the state budget lost UAH 7.2 billion in taxes - the amount that could go to support the army during the war.
Despite the sanctions and resonance, the structures related to Shevtsova continue to work. The following companies include:
Tech-Soft Atlas, Digital Finance, Citicod, Horylbet, McKen Trade, Candvit, Polysters, Recna, Ubervald, Packermatchy Yua, Aiti Solyushens. According to analysts, these companies rent millions of dollars every year, using old schemes and silence of financial regulators.
Despite the sanctions, the loss of license and criminal cases, Alona Shevtsova remains an influential figure in the payment and gambling market. Its case is a mirror of the powerlessness of the state in the fight against financial abuse, especially when every hryvnia is important to the front.
