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Wirecard, Enron And Warning Signs Across Two Decades

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

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,...

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ADP: Pandemic Prompts Firms To Replace Checks With Pay Cards
ADP: Pandemic Prompts Firms To Replace Checks With Pay Cards
June 29, 2020  |  Digital Payments

The pandemic has spurred businesses — by necessity — to use digital means to interact with their employees and to keep operations humming. Get the...

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New Report: How A Global Pandemic Created A Digital-First Customer In 12 Weeks
New Report: How A Global Pandemic Created A Digital-First Customer In 12 Weeks
June 29, 2020  |  Economy

On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. Then, cases in the U.S. had hit 1267 and there were 38...

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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...

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Amazon Said To Have Interest In Buying Russian eCommerce Player Ozon
Amazon Said To Have Interest In Buying Russian eCommerce Player Ozon
June 28, 2020  |  Partnerships

Amazon and SoftBank Corp. are in talks with Sistema, one of the largest publicly traded companies in Russia, to purchase Ozon, the Russian online retailer,...

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FDIC Looks To Modernize Bank Reporting
FDIC Looks To Modernize Bank Reporting
June 28, 2020  |  Bank Regulation

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) is considering nixing its quarterly reports of banks in an attempt to modernize the way data is handled. Get...

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EY Accused Of Missing Alleged Wirecard Fraud
EY Accused Of Missing Alleged Wirecard Fraud
June 28, 2020  |  Cybersecurity

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

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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...

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