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Wirecard Reopens UK Banking As Regulators Remove Restrictions
June 30, 2020

Wirecard AG got the green light Tuesday (June 30) to resume its banking operations in the United Kingdom (UK), as financial regulators lifted restrictions that had been placed on the troubled German payments company four days ago. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Open Banking Takes On Financial Crime Big Time
June 30, 2020

Partnerships of legacy financial institutions (FIs) and FinTechs are bringing forth some of the coolest experiences in banking. It’s a trend exemplified by open banking — the European invention that’s circling the globe, making news and putting some flash back into money. Get the Full...

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UK Digital Banking Apps Affected By Wirecard Subsidiary Freeze
June 29, 2020

After the U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) mandated that Wirecard’s British Wirecard Card Solutions unit stop conducting regulated work, a number of consumers in the U.K. haven’t been able to get ahold of their cash, CNBC reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Singapore’s Central Bank Helping Police Investigate Wirecard
June 29, 2020

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is collaborating with police to investigate Wirecard AG, the embattled German payment processing firm, Reuters reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

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UK Financial Watchdog Says Wirecard Cooperative But Assets To Stay Frozen 
June 29, 2020

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 company will stay, Reuters reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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Deep Dive: Reducing The Security Risks Of Open Banking
June 29, 2020

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Wirecard, Enron And Warning Signs Across Two Decades
June 29, 2020

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, but it often rhymes.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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EY Accused Of Missing Alleged Wirecard Fraud
June 28, 2020

In the ongoing scandal of Wirecard, under fire for fraud, the focus is now turning to auditors Ernst & Young (EY), which reportedly failed to report Wirecard’s “unorthodox financial arrangements” as far back as 2016, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported. Get the Full Story...

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Leader Of Russian Cybercrime Ring Pleads Guilty
June 28, 2020

One of the leaders of Infraud Organization, the international cybercrime network, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...