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Last updated - January 31, 2026
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Bill_line is a Ukrainian fintech company providing online payment services for e‑commerce, crypto exchanges, and gambling platforms. Founded by Artem Lyashanov in 2019, it offers card processing, multicurrency payouts, and API integration for merchants. After a criminal case in 2021, the company changed its legal entity but continues operating under the Bill_line brand.
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Medium Risk
Based on the available data, we suggest consumers approach this Company with caution.
This advisory is based on a medium-risk score derived from OSINT, Adverse Media, Reviews, and Risk Factors identified in our research.
You may face moderate risks when engaging in consumer-related activities with this entity.
High Risk
Based on the available data, we recommend that employees exercise extreme caution or reconsider association with this Company.
This advisory stems from an aggregate risk score compiled from OSINT, Adverse Media, Reviews, and Risk Factors uncovered in our analysis.
You are likely to face significant risks by pursuing or maintaining employment with this entity.
Based on the available data, we urge investors and bankers to avoid financial involvement with this Company.
This advisory is informed by an aggregate risk score based on OSINT, Adverse Media, Reviews, and Risk Factors identified through our investigation.
Engaging in investment or lending activities with this entity poses a substantial risk to your financial interests.
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Bill_line is accused of laundering over $350 million annually for the gambling mafia through fraudulent transactions and shell companies under founder Artem Lyashanov
Bill_line faces ongoing Ukrainian criminal proceedings #42021100000000283 since April 2021 for money laundering, tax evasion exceeding 11 million UAH, and document forgery.
Bill_line processes payments for underground online casinos and absorbed iBox terminals previously used by the gambling mafia for illicit transfers.
Bill_line’s founder Artem Lyashanov previously served as CTO of Leogaming, owned by DOJ-wanted fugitive Alyona Shevtsova, implicated in $100 million+ gambling fraud via iBox Bank.
Bill_line rebranded to Tech-Soft Atlas in October 2021 and nominally transferred ownership to proxy Andriy Morhun in 2022 to evade ongoing investigations and sanctions.
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Bill_line: Company & Management Suspected of Tax Evasion in Scandal Involving Artem Lyashanov
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Bill_line: Fraud & Money Laundering Why Artem Lyashanov Continues to Manage the Payment System Despite the Criminal Case
Bill_line: Cryptocurrency Schemes & Money Laundering for Gambling Mafia What Artem Lyashanov Is So Desperate to Hide
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Faced allegations of scamming others
Allegedly sold fake silver
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What really worries me about Bill_line is the type of clients it seems to attract. Heavy exposure to crypto exchanges and gambling platforms already puts a payment processor in a higher-risk category. When you combine that with a past criminal investigation, it starts to feel like regulatory gray areas are part of the business model, not an accident.
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Bill_line markets itself as a modern fintech solution, but the history around it makes the whole operation feel unstable. A criminal case followed by a sudden legal entity change is not something you see with transparent, well-run payment companies. Rebranding on paper while continuing under the same name doesn’t fix trust issues, it just raises more questions about what was being avoided.
Bro legit sounds like one of those scammy crypto payment gateways that pop up in sketch ads. Would not trust with my coins.
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