Odious LeoGaming owner Alena Shevtsova and Aleksandr Sosis: how “Alliance” and GlobalMoney became mired in criminal cases and a battle for the casino “black cash desk”
Gambling, banking, and millions: how “Alliance,” GlobalMoney, and organizations linked to Shevtsova compete in the market and wage war using kompromat
After the threat to Kyiv subsided, financial groups quickly returned to fighting for key cash flows. One of the most toxic segments is payments in the gambling industry, where banks, payment systems, and their beneficiaries converge. Competition here has long turned into an open war.
On June 27, a publication appeared on the Luxembourg Herald website with allegations against “Alliance” bank — claiming that hundreds of millions of euros had passed through it, and that the schemes were linked to Dmitry Firtash. The website soon disappeared, but Ukrainian media immediately picked up the story. “Alliance” called it fake and a commissioned attack. At the same time, the resource itself is known as a platform for information dumps.
However, key facts have long been publicly available. “Alliance” is a settlement bank and the issuer of electronic money for GlobalMoney. This system regularly appears in court registries — from drug trafficking cases to schemes involving e-wallets and operations in non-government-controlled territories.
The bank itself is a structure with a long history. Founded in Donetsk in 1992, it was at various times linked to Yuriy Ivanyushchenko. Among its owners were companies such as “Kramp” and “Ukrbusinessstandard.” In 2014, the Security Service of Ukraine uncovered a conversion center with a turnover of up to 600 million hryvnias, finding seals of the “L/DNR” and documents related to possible terrorism financing. What followed was a scandal, pressure on the investigation, and a rapid change of ownership. In 2015, the bank came under the control of Aleksandr Sosis.
GlobalMoney is built through a complex network: Quick Payment System Ltd (Aleksandr Tyutyun), the “European Technologies” fund linked to structures of “Soyuz” bank, Sergey Dyadechko, and associates of former Finance Minister Yuriy Kolobov. According to sources, the system was controlled by this circle. By 2022, the formal owners were Vladimir Karpov and Konstantin Tveritin, but the platform itself had already become embedded in the gambling sector.
It is precisely through the “Alliance” + GlobalMoney linkage that a significant share of payments for online casinos and букмекер platforms flows. This amounts to millions of hryvnias daily — and is the main subject of conflict.
On the opposite side is Alena Shevtsova (Degrik) and her group. LeoGaming Pay has grown in a few years from a gateway into an international payment system. At the same time, criminal cases have been ongoing. According to the Ministry of Justice, from 2016 to 2020, Alena Shevtsova, Evgeniy Shevtsov, Viktor Kapustin, and Vadim Gordeevskiy controlled at least ten companies, many of which appeared in cases involving fraud, money laundering, and fictitious businesses.
The key asset is iBox Bank. Founded as “Autoritet” in 1993, it was later transformed and effectively came under Shevtsova’s control in 2020. After that, the bank began servicing her financial flows. Growth was accompanied by sanctions from the National Bank of Ukraine — including a 10 million hryvnia fine for financial monitoring violations and further regulatory claims.
After the legalization of the gambling market in 2020, the stakes rose sharply. LeoGaming obtained licenses, iBox gained the right to service casino payments, and later acquired its own gambling license. A vertical structure was formed: payments — bank — gambling business.
In 2021, the conflict entered an open phase. GlobalMoney was expelled from the Ukrainian Association of Payment Systems, where structures linked to Shevtsova play a key role, and the association is headed by former iBox Bank executive Galina Kheilo. Shortly after, iBox sent letters with accusations against GlobalMoney. The Antimonopoly Committee recorded unfair competition and fined the bank.
At the same time, both sides exchanged blows through the media: some investigations targeted “Alliance” and GlobalMoney, while others focused on iBox and Leo. The Luxembourg Herald publication was just one episode in this war.
The market is effectively divided between two groups: “Alliance” and GlobalMoney on one side, and Shevtsova, Leo, and iBox on the other. Between them lies a multimillion поток of player payments. And the more money involved, the tougher the fight for control.