Wirecard

Today In Payments: Wirecard Forces German Accounting Regs Reboot; Consumers Sour On Travel Rewards Cards
Today In Payments: Wirecard Forces German Accounting Regs Reboot; Consumers Sour On Travel Rewards Cards
June 29, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, Germany’s deputy finance minister wants to restructure accounting firm regulations, and consumers are turning away from travel rewards cards. Plus, the...

READ MORE >
UK Financial Watchdog Says Wirecard Cooperative But Assets To Stay Frozen 
UK Financial Watchdog Says Wirecard Cooperative But Assets To Stay Frozen 
June 29, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

The United Kingdom’s regulatory authority said Wirecard AG was correcting issues raised by the $2.1 billion accounting scandal, but restrictions on the collapsed German payments...

READ MORE >
Wirecard, Enron And Warning Signs Across Two Decades
Wirecard, Enron And Warning Signs Across Two Decades
June 29, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

Author George Santayana famously wrote: “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” And Mark Twain once wrote: “History doesn’t repeat itself,...

READ MORE >
Wirecard Forces ‘Radical’ Reboot Of German Accounting Regs
Wirecard Forces ‘Radical’ Reboot Of German Accounting Regs
June 28, 2020  |  Bank Regulation

As the fallout from Wirecard’s troubles unfold, Germany’s deputy finance minister has called for radical solutions to fix how accounting firms are regulated, the Financial...

READ MORE >
EY Accused Of Missing Alleged Wirecard Fraud
EY Accused Of Missing Alleged Wirecard Fraud
June 28, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

In the ongoing scandal of Wirecard, under fire for fraud, the focus is now turning to auditors Ernst & Young (EY), which reportedly failed to...

READ MORE >
Wirecard Says Payouts To Merchants Will Continue Uninterrupted
Wirecard Says Payouts To Merchants Will Continue Uninterrupted
June 28, 2020  |  Digital Payments

Wirecard AG, the disgraced German payments provider that filed for insolvency last week over a $2.1 billion accounting scandal, told customers it’s business as usual...

READ MORE >
Crypto.com Promises 100 Pct Refunds To Its Wirecard Users
Crypto.com Promises 100 Pct Refunds To Its Wirecard Users
June 26, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

The CEO of Crypto.com, a Wirecard Card Solutions card issuer, vowed to issue refunds to its customers hours after the United Kingdom’s financial regulator froze...

READ MORE >
Today In Payments: Uber Money Head Resigns; Brussels To Investigate German Regulator Over Wirecard
Today In Payments: Uber Money Head Resigns; Brussels To Investigate German Regulator Over Wirecard
June 26, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, Peter Hazlehurst, head of Uber Money, has resigned, and Brussels will investigate Germany’s financial regulatory authority over failing to supervise Wirecard....

READ MORE >
UK Watchdog Freezes Wirecard’s Funds During Probe
UK Watchdog Freezes Wirecard’s Funds During Probe
June 26, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

The United Kingdom’s financial watchdog agency has ordered Britain’s Wirecard subsidiary to freeze the German payment company’s funds as regulators determine the next steps, The Wall...

READ MORE >