The founding of «LeoPartners» by Alyona Shevtsova. During this period, it actively provides legal support for financial companies and banks. When working with such clients, the CEO of the company realized that the story would be related to the transactional business and activities of payment systems.
Alyona Shevtsova
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As of 2022, I am the CEO of the international payment system LEO and the Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the transaction bank IBOX BANK. In addition to my main area of employment, I also run beauty projects and am involved in charity work.
As of 2022, I am the CEO of the international payment system LEO and the Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the transaction bank IBOX BANK
In addition to my main area of employment, I also run beauty projects and am involved in charity work.
Education
In 2010, I graduated from the Institute Of International Relations of Kyiv Taras Shevchenko National University with a Master's degree in «International Business».
I continued my studies at the Goethe Institute in Munich, and in 2014 I completed the master's program at the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, specializing in Law.
I can`t stress enough that continuing education is critical to business success.
The ability to learn is one of the main competitive advantages. Personal motivation and self-education, studying successful practices in various spheres, regular self-improvement, and "pumping up skills" are the most priority factors for me and LEO employees.
History of the international
payment system LEO
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2009
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2010
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A pivotal moment is coming – Alyona Shevtsova is launching the LeoGaming brand, one of the first domestic payment processors that do not depend on a bank.
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Creating its own processing for the company was a real challenge, we had to build technological processes from scratch in a company used to dealing with financial and legal support of business.
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2012
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Creation of a turnkey payment solution for business by LeoGaming, taking into account financial, legal and technical models. There were practically no analogs on the market. LeoGaming provided an opportunity to replenish the balance of online games for Ukrainian users.
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2016
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Alyona Shevtsova's company received a license from the state regulator of Ukraine to transfer money in the national currency without opening an account, and in 2017 a payment system «LEO» was created.
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2017
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LEO launches a joint project with Mastercard: LeoBot chatbot – the first payment bot in Facebook Messenger on the Ukrainian market. These products have become examples of Mastercard's successful implementation in different spheres: from money transfers to utilities.
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2020
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IPS LEO is one of the top 5 major players in the remittances market, having doubled its turnover. The National Bank of Ukraine included the international payment system in the category of essential payment systems of our country.
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2022
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During Russia's war against Ukraine, IPS LEO is rebuilding its financial performance and continues to operate under turbulent conditions. The company pays special attention to supporting the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the state's financial system.
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Additional activities
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Leo Foundation
Alyona Shevtsova is the ideological inspirer of the Leo Foundation.
Social responsibility has always been an essential part of the LEO team. We support education, health care, sports, humanitarian aid, and others.
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Leo Gaming
LEO team actively develops eSports in Ukraine. On November 1, 2021, we created the Leogaming CS:GO cybersports team. During the first months, LeoGaming team participated in more than 30 sports tournaments and won 65% of them. We believe in the future of Ukrainian cybersports.