Tag: Roland Isaev

A 2019 €50 million deal over the BeFree/Softswiss gambling empire has spiralled into a cross-border legal war: liquidation proceedings in the BVI, a massive defamation and hacking lawsuit in Tel Aviv, and now a corporate arbitration in Vienna. FinTelegram explains the dispute that pits Softswiss founders against their Israeli–BVI investors.

An Israeli court has effectively moved the corporate heart of the CoinsPaid/Dream Finance crypto payment processor group conflict out of Tel Aviv and into Vienna arbitration, while ordering both camps to re-plead their mutual “smear campaign” allegations in far greater detail. The ruling reframes the dispute as a dual track: corporate control fight in Austria, defamation dogfight in Israel.

FinTelegram has been closely tracking the activities and networks surrounding both SoftSwiss and SpotOption for years, with a particular focus on the key individuals driving these ventures. Our latest investigation raises a hypothesis that requires urgent confirmation or refutation from informed insiders.

Ivan Montik is not your typical crypto mogul — no Twitter hype, no tech conferences, no loud opinions on regulation. And yet, he’s behind some of the most powerful infrastructure in the high-risk intersection of crypto payments and online gambling. As the co-founder of both SoftSwiss and CoinsPaid, Montik is deeply embedded in the opaque world of crypto casinos.

A few months ago, FinTelegram released a first forensic report on the bankruptcy of Rabidi N.V., a Curacao-registered online casino operator with hundreds of millions in revenues — and no traceable assets by the time of its collapse in May 2024. That report already raised serious questions about the opaque structures behind Rabidi’s operations and its successor, Liernin Enterprises Ltd.

Recent reports have brought to light intricate relationships among several entities and individuals in the online gambling and cryptocurrency sectors. Notably, Belarusian tech entrepreneur Ivan Montik has been identified as a key figure in these developments. While parts of the report on Finance Talk are related to the FinTelegram findings, Finance Talk is flagged as a Russian fake news site.

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has continued its crackdown on illegal online gambling websites, focusing on operators violating the Interactive Gambling Act 2001. This report analyzes the regulator's recent actions in the context of known illegal casino schemes, particularly those associated with Dama N.V. and Softswiss.

A deep-dive investigation by Bavarian broadcaster BR has exposed significant connections between the collapsed Wirecard and Berlin-based SoftSwiss, run by Belarussian national Ivan Montik. The report, part of BR's Gambling without Rules series, highlights SoftSwiss' extensive role in operating illegal online casinos targeting Germany.

In recent investigations, FinTelegram has uncovered NovaForge Ltd as a significant operator in a globally active network of illegal online casinos. Operating anonymously through multiple brands and domains, this network defies regulatory frameworks in Europe, North America, and Asia, continuing the legacy of the defunct Rabidi Group.

The Russian entrepreneurs Roland Isaev and Paata Gamgoneishvili have secretly emerged as major players in the online gambling and crypto payment processing sectors, with their influence extending through complex business structures in various jurisdictions. FinTelegram's ongoing investigations reveal their involvement with key entities, such as the SoftSwiss and Merkeleon groups, which they appear to control through ownership stakes and strategic acquisitions.