Liberty Finance Financial Company LLC (hereinafter referred to as Liberty Finance) has successfully completed the placement process and registered a report on the results of the company’s first ever bond issue.
The National Securities and Stock Market Commission (NSSMC) registered the report on the results of the issue of registered corporate discount bonds of series A. This decision is the final confirmation of the successful placement of securities among a pre-determined group of investors.
Liberty Finance has become one of the few financial companies on the market to take such a step, confirming its high level of capitalization, financial stability, and the trust of regulators.
“The successful placement of our first bond issue is a landmark event for Liberty Finance and a reflection of our reliability. To conduct the issue, the company underwent a thorough audit and confirmed to the Securities Commission that it has sufficient capitalization and financial standing. The NSSMC granted permission for the placement, recognizing us as a reliable issuer. This demonstrates the transparency of our activities and compliance with high regulatory standards,” the company said.
The issue is closed. The bonds were placed among a limited list of specified investors. They were issued with a par value of UAH 1,000 and a maturity date in 2028.
“The funds raised will be used to ensure the company’s successful operation. We are a systematic profitable business with decent capitalization, which allows us to ensure the repayment of all obligations on the issued securities. Our activities are fully compliant with the regulations of the National Bank of Ukraine, which exercises constant control, and the Commission has twice verified our reliability during the issuance process, which provides our investors with additional guarantees,” Liberty Finance said.
The successful issuance of Liberty Finance bonds is an important step in the company’s financial development and confirmation of its stability in the Ukrainian market.
Liberty Finance is one of the largest licensed operators in the currency exchange market. Its authorized capital is UAH 25 million, and its equity capital exceeded UAH 188 million at the beginning of 2025. According to the NBU, the company is one of the largest taxpayers in its segment.
Liberty Finance, one of the largest operators on the Ukrainian currency exchange market, has announced that it has passed an inspection by the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) and will continue to provide financial services in accordance with current legislation.
“Operations are continuing as usual,” the company said in a statement on its website on Friday, after the National Bank announced the previous evening that it was banning the company and its affiliates from providing payment services through the KYT Group internet services due to the discovery of unlicensed activities in the payment market.
Liberty Finance states that it has not received any official decisions from the regulator, but confirms its willingness to cooperate as an open and transparent company.
“All comments will be taken into account in a timely manner, which will further improve current standards of quality and speed of service,” the website states.
As reported, the NBU stated that Liberty Finance provided payment services for the transfer of funds without opening an account, without a license and without proper registration.
LLC “FC ”Liberty Finance” has two licenses from the National Bank to provide financial services: trading in foreign currency valuables in cash; provision of funds and bank metals on credit. KYT Group also includes the pawnshop KYT Group Plus LLC KYT Group and Company.
According to data from YouControl, the authorized capital of FC Liberty Finance is UAH 25 million, and its equity capital at the beginning of this year was UAH 188.65 million. The company ended last year with a net profit of UAH 45.46 million, compared to UAH 153.92 million a year ago. The item “other income” in cash flows from operating activities in 2024 increased to UAH 29 billion from UAH 21.6 billion in 2023.
Source: https://libertyfinance.com.ua/news/
According to official information from the National Bank of Ukraine, the financial company LIBERTY FINANCE has passed the NBU inspection and continues to provide financial services in accordance with current legislation.
We would like to note that we have not received any official decisions from the Regulator, but we confirm our readiness to cooperate as an open and transparent company. All comments will be taken into account in a timely manner, which will further improve the current standards of quality and speed of service.
We would also like to emphasize that our operations are continuing as usual, and LIBERTY FINANCE customers have uninterrupted access to our secure and reliable financial services.
For reference. FC LIBERTY FINANCE is one of the largest operators in the Ukrainian currency exchange market and is also one of the largest taxpayers in its segment.
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The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) has banned Liberty Finance FC LLC and persons related to the company from providing payment services through KYT Group (“KYT GROUP”) Internet services due to the detection of unlicensed activities in the payment market. “Liberty Finance” carried out payment services to transfer funds without opening an account – without a license and proper registration”, – said the NBU in a statement on the website.
As noted in the decision of the regulator, its staff during the inspection found that the order of financial services to transfer funds through the services of “KYT Group” was carried out through a telegram bot, and their receipt – in cash offices officially registered for FC “Liberty Finance”. The addresses of the cash desks where the funds were issued coincided with the locations registered for Liberty Finance FC in the NBU’s Register of Currency Exchange Points.
The regulator also confirmed that at the time the services were provided, the trademarks “KYT Group” and “KYT” belonged to Anton Tkachenko, who is the ultimate beneficial owner of Liberty Finance FC. On September 24, 2025, already after fixing the violations, Tkachenko transferred the rights to these TMs to Priveit Limited Company Vesvis (Estonia), the National Bank added.
According to the decision, in response to the charges, Tkachenko declared full disagreement with the NBU’s conclusions. In letters submitted to the National Bank, he and the company argued that the Telegram channels were anonymous and the screenshots did not prove their involvement.
At the same time, the National Bank pointed out that it was the regulator’s employees who personally used the services of the service and received funds in the branches of Liberty Finance FC LLC, which is a confirmation of the fact of unlicensed activity.
According to the decision of the NBU, the regulator recognized the services provided to individuals and legal entities through the Internet services of KIT Group using the trademarks “KYT Group”, “KYT”, containing signs of financial payment services. LLC FC Liberty Finance and other entities controlled by Tkachenko are prohibited from carrying out payment transactions through KYT Group Internet services.
The decision came into force on October 9, 2025.
LLC “FC ”Liberty Finance” has two licenses of the National Bank to carry out activities in the provision of financial services: trade in currency values in cash; provision of funds and bank metals on credit.
KYT Group“ also includes pawnshop ”KYT Group Plus“ LLC ”KYT Group and Company”, the owner of which is Lyudmila Tkachenko, and director Ivan Tkachenko.
According to the YouControl resource, the authorized capital of Liberty Finance FC is UAH 25 million, equity at the beginning of this year – UAH 188.65 million. The company ended last year with a net profit of UAH 45.46 million against UAH 153.92 million a year ago. The item “other income” in the flow of funds as a result of operating activities in 2024 rose to UAH 29 billion from UAH 21.6 billion in 2023.
The National Securities and Stock Market Commission (NSSMC) has registered the issue of three-year Series A bonds by Liberty Finance Financial Company LLC (Kyiv), a major player in the cash currency exchange market and part of KYT Group, under whose brand its exchange offices operate. As noted in the regulator’s decision, the issuer plans to place the bonds privately. According to the NSSMC, the bonds are issued in denominations of UAH 1,000 and mature between May 1 and June 1, 2028.
No other information on the terms of the issue is available at this time.
As reported by the National Bank in April this year, FC Liberty Finance has refused to provide such licensed services as factoring, financial leasing, and the provision of guarantees, and has the right to engage in the provision of funds and bank metals on credit, as well as in the trade of currency valuables in cash on the basis of the relevant license to conduct currency transactions.
KYT Group announced on Monday that it had opened its first branch in Bila Tserkva at the end of April, bringing its network to 96 currency exchange points in 30 cities across Ukraine.
“We, the KYT Group, have grown over 16 years of active work from a local currency exchange provider to a national multi-service FinTech company with a tech platform based on cutting-edge digital services,” the website says. According to the info there, the company has 800 employees.
According to its website, the owner and director of FC Liberty Finance is Anton Tkachenko, a resident of Kharkiv. KYT Group also includes the pawnshop KYT Group Plus LLC KYT Group and Company, owned by Lyudmila Tkachenko and directed by Ivan Tkachenko.
According to YouControl, Liberty Finance’s authorized capital is 25 million hryvnia, and its equity at the beginning of this year was 188.65 million hryvnia. The company ended last year with a net profit of 45.46 million hryvnia, compared to 153.92 million hryvnia a year earlier. The item “other income” in cash flows from operating activities in 2024 increased to UAH 29 billion from UAH 21.6 billion in 2023.
