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Wirecard Saga Reignites Debate Over Auditors’ Role In Combatting Fraud
B2B Payments // July 02, 2020

As the fallout from Wirecard‘s $2 billion accounting scandal continues, some attention has turned to the Germany-based payment company’s auditor, Ernst & Young (EY). A report in The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) said EY is now facing claims that the firm failed to identify “unorthodox...

Two Auditors Implicated In India Fraud Case
Security & Fraud // June 13, 2019

India has implicated two auditors working with Leasing & Financial Services (IL&FS) with 22 auditing violations that the country called “organized crime,” according to a report by Reuters. The two auditors, Deloitte Haskins & Sells and a KPMG affiliate, are both facing a five-year ban....

Deutsche Bank Auditors Found AML Process Weaknesses
Bank Regulation // June 10, 2019

Internal auditors at Deutsche Bank found weaknesses in anti-money laundering processes resulted in checks and high-value electronic payments being processed without undergoing the proper vetting. The Financial Times, citing people familiar with the review, reported the lax anti-money laundering and sanctions controls were in place...

Bitcoin Daily: QuadrigaCX’s Crypto Moves To EY; Samsung Unveils Smartphone With Built-In Crypto Key
Bitcoin // February 21, 2019

Most of the wallet contents from digital currency exchange QuadrigaCX have reportedly been sent to Ernst & Young (EY), a monitor appointed by the court for the company, CoinDesk reported. Through the crypto transfer, 51 bitcoins, 33 Bitcoin Cash tokens, 822 Litecoin tokens, 2,000 Bitcoin Gold...

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Two Auditors Implicated In India Fraud Case

June 13, 2019
India has implicated two auditors working with Leasing & Financial Services (IL&FS) with 22 auditing violations that the country called “organized crime,” according to a report by Reuters. The two auditors, Deloitte Haskins & Sells and a KPMG affiliate, are both facing a five-year ban. The alleged fraud was detected as part of a probe […]

Deutsche Bank Auditors Found AML Process Weaknesses

June 10, 2019
Internal auditors at Deutsche Bank found weaknesses in anti-money laundering processes resulted in checks and high-value electronic payments being processed without undergoing the proper vetting. The Financial Times, citing people...

Bitcoin Daily: QuadrigaCX’s Crypto Moves To EY; Samsung Unveils Smartphone With Built-In Crypto Key

February 21, 2019
Most of the wallet contents from digital currency exchange QuadrigaCX have reportedly been sent to Ernst & Young (EY), a monitor appointed by the court for the company, CoinDesk reported....