# Evita

> Evita is the brand associated with Evita Investments Inc. and Evita Pay Inc., which advertised stablecoin conversion, large international payments and a referral-based trade marketplace. Founder Iurii Gugnin, also known as George Goognin, pleaded guilty in April 2026 to four federal counts concerning fraud, money laundering and sanctions violations.

- **Founded:** 2021
- **Headquarters:** Miami, United States
- **Founders:** Iurii Gugnin (Founder; also publicly known as George Goognin)
- **Products:** Cross-border payment and currency conversion services, Export-import community, Named USD account offering, Learn2earn courses
- **Notable:** Launched three learn2earn course tracks in August 2022, according to its own announcement., Photographed with an Evita payments display at SiGMA Eurasia 2024 in Dubai.

## Products & services

- **Cross-border payment and currency conversion services** — Advertised large wires, stablecoin-to-fiat conversion, third-party payouts and collections, and FX fees of 0.19%-3%; historical marketing, not verified current availability.
- **Export-import community** — Referral-only private beta aimed at trade operators in vehicles, industrial equipment and technology; advertised typical transactions of $100,000-$1 million.
- **Named USD account offering** — Advertised USD accounts named for individuals or businesses, supporting FedWire, ACH and SWIFT, through an American bank.
- **Learn2earn courses** — August 2022 company announcement offered web3 onboarding, product-market fit and Solidity education with token rewards.

## Achievements

- Launched three learn2earn course tracks in August 2022, according to its own announcement.
- Photographed with an Evita payments display at SiGMA Eurasia 2024 in Dubai.

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — Gugnin pleaded guilty on April 1 to four counts in a superseding information; the district judge accepted the plea on April 30, according to the May 8 government filing.
- **2026-05** — A May 8 filing recorded consent to a $1,261,500 forfeiture money judgment and specified assets; the proposed order provides that forfeited assets are credited toward the judgment.

## Links

- Website: https://evita.one/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/evita-pay
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/joinevita

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Last updated: 2026-10-25