Over the last years, FinTelegram has discovered the Russian-controlled high-risk payment processor Itez in several scams, such as FXOptex, Optimus Markets, and Spintop Capital. Itez is operated by FIU-licensed Estonian DataBridge OÜ and the UK-registered Hypergate Ltd. In both companies, Maria Neverdinova-Rostovtseva is installed as a director. The Itez scheme is connected to the Italian Allesandro Rocco Pietrocola and his group of companies. Similarweb says they mostly do business in Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus.
Key Data
| Trading name | Itez |
| Business activity | Crypto payment processor |
| Domain | https://itez.com |
| Legal entities | DataBridge OÜ, Estonia Hypergate Ltd, UK |
| Jurisdiction | Estonia, United Kingdom |
| Regulation | Estonian FIU license for crypto activities |
| Related individuals | Vitaly Medvedev (LinkedIn) Natalja Zamataja (LinkedIn) Dimitrije Makarov (LinkedIn) Alena Butikova (LinkedIn) Maria Neverdinova-Rostovtseva (LinkedIn) Alessandro Rocco Pietrocola (LinkedIn) |
| PayRate42 rating | Red (Itez profile on PayRate42) |
Short Narrative
In the UK Companies House, the Latvian citizen Natalja Zamataja is registered as the controlling person. She is also the Senior Compliance Officer at Itez.
Moscow-based Russian Vitaly Medvedev is listed as CEO on LinkedIn. The other employees connected to Itez on LinkedIn are also based either in Moscow or Latvia. However, the Chief Commercial Officer Dimitrije Makarov states that he is based in Belgrade, Serbia.
What role Allessandro Rocco Pietrocola actually has in the Itez Group besides being a director in Hypergate Ltd we do not know at this time. In the UK, he is an approved FCA person and connected to the payment institution Nextlevel Payments and the loan broker Cuefin Ltd.
Read more about Allessandro Rocco Pietrocola here.
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