FC Leo LLC won a court case against the National Bank in the case of payment of a fine in the amount of more than 73.5 million hryvnia. However, the regulator intends to appeal the decision. This was reported by the NBU press service.
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A financial company that specialized in payments for online games and gaming products was deprived of its license in March 2023 after it was included in the sanctions lists of the National Security and Defense Council.
As the Ministry of Finance previously wrote, payment The LEO system is closely connected with the IBOX bank, which was liquidated for servicing “shadow” gambling. Leo, together with IBOX, participated in schemes that allowed the gambling business to evade paying taxes.
The National Bank imposed a fine on LEO, which the company never paid, as the trials are ongoing.