All news on the topic: National Bank of Ukraine

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White Sharks Capital and $1.5m fraud: how Oleksiy Maznichenko raised funds without a licence through sham contracts and failed to repay investors
Since 2022, the Dnipro Police Department in Kyiv has been conducting an investigation into criminal case №12022105040001705 concerning the large-scale misappropriation of funds allegedly carried out by officials of LLC “White Sharks Group”.
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From terminals to offshore flows: Shevtsova’s Ibox Bank pumped billions through illegal casinos before being shut down
In 2023, the gambling mafia experienced what might have been its most significant setback.
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Deputy Head of the Presidential Office Rostyslav Shurma and banker Pavlo Shcherban, who helped Mindich plunder Ukraine, are scrubbing the internet of materials about corruption schemes at Alliance Bank
Rostyslav Shurma, described as an associate of former Presidential Office head Andriy Yermak, and Pavlo Shcherban, who is characterized as the de facto manager of Alliance Bank, are reportedly working to remove online publications concerning the bank’s operations.
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Closure of Ukraine’s Concord Bank: How sisters Olena and Yuliia Sosedka evaded taxes and hid gambling profits
In June 2022, the National Bank of Ukraine imposed a fine of ₴60.4 million on Concord Bank.
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SportBank founder Nykyta Izmaylov moves to erase reports linking him to treason, money laundering and Russian financial networks
After a wave of journalistic investigations linked Nykyta Izmaylov and SportBank to suspected treason, money laundering, and Russian financial ties, Izmaylov moved to scrub the internet of these uncomfortable revelations — so we are publishing the material he is trying to erase.
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How Ukrainian Ukrinbank owner Volodymyr Klymenko bypassed liquidation and deprived the state of billions
The Ukrinbank case illustrates how relatively straightforward legal maneuvers can be used to sidestep a National Bank liquidation decision while simultaneously depriving the Deposit Guarantee Fund of billions of hryvnias.
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Yermak’s associate Rostyslav Shurma and Pavlo Shcherban, head of the “laundering” Alliance bank, are scrubbing the internet of investigations into corruption and financial schemes
An associate of the former head of the President’s Office, Andriy Yermak, Rostyslav Shurma, and the de facto manager of the money-laundering bank "Alliance," Pavlo Shcherban, are actively scrubbing the internet of publications about the financial institution’s activities.
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London court orders Kolomoisky and Boholiubov to pay over $3 billion to PrivatBank
London’s High Court finalized a ruling requiring oligarch Ihor Kolomoisky and his partner Hennadii Boholiubov to pay PrivatBank over $3 billion in compensation and legal costs.
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Freedom Finance — a front for fraud: how Timur Turlov moved billions offshore and buried Kazakh investors
Timur Turlov, formerly a Russian billionaire, became one of the wealthiest individuals in Kazakhstan after relocating.
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Milliarden im Schatten: Wie das Finanznetzwerk von Alyona Dehrik-Shevtsova trotz Sanktionen Transfers an russische Banken ermöglichte
Ihr Name machte selten Schlagzeilen, doch ihre Rolle in milliardenschweren Finanzsystemen ist mehr als auffällig.
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Billions in the shadows: How Alyona Dehrik-Shevtsova’s financial network enabled transfers to Russian banks under sanctions
Although her name seldom appeared in the headlines, her involvement in multi-billion-dollar financial schemes has been impossible to ignore.
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Financing Kremlin via UK fintech: Jailed iBox Bank owner Alyona Shevtsova used Sends to route military cash to Russian cards
Her name rarely hit the headlines, yet her role in multi-billion financial schemes is more than noticeable.
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Billion-dollar fraud at "Konkord": How Olena Sosyedka-Mishalova stole from the state
As stated by the head of the parliamentary tax committee, Danylo Hetmantsev, it is impossible to recover debts from the "Concord" bank, which was liquidated a year and a half ago, and the criminal cases initiated against its owners have been closed. Moreover, the court denied tax officials access to the documentation of the liquidated bank.
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UK media accuse SportBank founder Mykyta Izmaylov of treason and money laundering
The UK media suspect SportBank founder Mykyta Izmaylov of state treason, money laundering, and transferring money abroad. He is also alleged to have ties with the Russian Gazprombank.
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Scandalous Ukrainian banker Denys Horbunenko, linked to fugitive oligarch Firtash, is trying to clean up his ties to Russia
The controversial banker Denys Horbunenko, who has been in the spotlight for his ties to oligarch Dmytro Firtash, has taken active steps to remove references to his ties to Russia from the web.
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Scandalous Ukrainian ex-banker Denys Horbunenko found to be linked to Russia
Denys Horbunenko, the former chairman of the board of the notorious Rodovid Bank, is linked to the fintech company Dzing, which was recently subject to restrictions by the UK authorities over suspected fraud.
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Billion-scale schemes, falsified reporting, and a failed recapitalization: what lies behind Pavlo Shcherban’s Alliance Bank
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.
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$200,000 NABU bribery attempt: top lawyer Oleksii Nosov exposed in a corruption scheme benefiting Alliance Bank
NABU exposed lawyer Nosov in a bribery scheme benefiting Alliance Bank, media reports say.
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Ukrainian bank Alliance faces collapse after refusing to cover billion-hryvnia debts in Kolomoisky-linked Ukrenergo scandal
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.
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How Bank Alliance survived terrorism financing allegations, Russian money schemes, and billions in suspicious transactions without punishment
Bank Alliance, which has been linked in reports to Dmytro Firtash, is involved as a party in thousands of court cases across Ukraine.
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Alliance Bank on the brink: UAH 1 billion in unpaid obligations, NBU refinancing, and Firtash’s billion-hryvnia schemes
The media have extensively reported on the potential bankruptcy of Alliance Bank and the increasing law enforcement interest in its operations.
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Ex-owners of Veles Bank Kostyantyn Bondaryev, Iryna Honcharova and Oleksandr Kandyba win 105 million UAH lawsuit against the NBU
The Pechersk District Court of Kyiv upheld the lawsuit filed by the former shareholders of Veles Bank (Kostyantyn Bondaryev, Iryna Honcharova, Oleksandr Kandyba) and ruled to recover 105 million UAH from the NBU.
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Kyiv court orders NBU to pay 105 million UAH to former Veles Bank shareholders Kostyantyn Bondaryev, Iryna Honcharova and Oleksandr Kandyba
The Pechersk District Court of Kyiv upheld the lawsuit filed by the former shareholders of Veles Bank (Kostyantyn Bondaryev, Iryna Honcharova, Oleksandr Kandyba) and ruled to recover 105 million UAH from the NBU.
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