Ukraine hasn't issued a new payment license since the full-scale invasion began. Poland's https://ZEN.com wanted still in—so it bought a failed bank instead.

Previous owner: the president of CSKA Moscow football club, now under sanctions. The buyer: a Polish fintech with a former president on its board.

Third foreign bank acquisition in Ukraine in three months. The war is still on.

https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/04/02/eastern-european-fintechs-buying-ukrainian-banks/