Russian-controlled crypto payment processor Mercuryo does not have easy times. Most recently, they organized a SLAPP action against FinTelegram through the Austrian law firm Binder Grösswang. And they lost in court in the first instance. In a Similarweb analysis, Mercuryo’s business appears to suffer. The website hits have dropped by almost 50% in the last three months. Maybe the folks at Mercuryo should focus on running their business and settling their legal disputes?
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Our June 28, 2023 analysis found that traffic to Mercuryo‘s website plummeted by nearly 50%. China is the most important country at the moment. More than 33% of the hits on Mercuryo‘s website came from there. Between March and May 2023, the number of hits on the website dropped by almost 50%. In May, only 457,000 people visited the website.
One might think that SLAPP campaigns against FinTelegram might be some kind of corporate suicide. With such SLAPP campaigns against media, a company automatically puts itself on display and ensures that everything is discussed in public.
Merchants should be very careful if they plan to process their payments through Mercuryo.
Key Data
| Trading style | Mercuryo |
| Domains | https://mercuryo.io https://gateway-provider.com https://monetley.com |
| Legal entities | MoneyAmber UAB, Lithuania MoneyMaple Tech LTD, Canada (MSB registration number: M21565803) MoneySwap OÜ, Estonia MRCR Holdings Ltd (shareholder of MoneySwap OÜ) MoneyTea LTD, UK (agent of FCA-registered Cauri LTD) Monetley Ltd, UK (FCA-licensed EMI) as principal of MoneyTea Ltd Cauri Ltd, UK (FCA-licensed Payment Institution) as principal of MoneyTea Ltd Target Global Selected Opportunities, LLC (Series Mercuryo No 1) Target Global Selected Opportunities, LLC (Series Mercuryo No 2) |
| Related individuals | Petr Kozyakov, Russia (LinkedIn) Aleksandr Vasilev, Russia (LinkedIn) Greg Waisman, Cyprus (LinkedIn) Andrey Ilinsky, Cyprus (LinkedIn) Grigory Vaysman, Cyprus Dimitrijs Lapkoviskis, UK, (LinkedIn) Natalja Medvede, UK, (LinkedIn) Aviessa Khoo, Singapore (LinkedIn) Lindsay Burret, UK (LinkedIn) Antons Blohins, UK, resigned in July 2022 |
| Authorization | FCA for MoneyTea Ltd |
| PayRate42 rating | Red compliance rating (profile) |
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