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Wirecard Administrator Sees Strong Interest From Potential Buyers

Wirecard Administrator Sees Strong Interest From Potential Buyers
Wirecard Administrator Sees Strong Interest From Potential Buyers
July 07, 2020  |  Cybersecurity

The court-appointed administrator guiding Wirecard AG’s insolvency said dozens of investors have emerged to buy what’s left of the Munich-based payments company, Reuters reported. Get...

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Today In Payments: Atlanta Fed Warns Outbreaks Could Stall Recovery; Big Tech CEOs To Testify In Antitrust Probe
Today In Payments: Atlanta Fed Warns Outbreaks Could Stall Recovery; Big Tech CEOs To Testify...
July 07, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, a Federal Reserve official warns the surge in coronavirus cases could dampen economic recovery, and the CEOs of the four biggest...

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Wirecard Exec Who Ran Unit At Heart Of Scandal In Custody In Munich
Wirecard Exec Who Ran Unit At Heart Of Scandal In Custody In Munich
July 06, 2020  |  Cybersecurity

Wirecard executive Oliver Bellenhaus, 46, has been arrested in Munich for his alleged central role in the massive worldwide fraud case currently enveloping the company,...

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Today In Payments: Uber To Buy Postmates; Amazon Plans To Expand Grocery Stores Across US
Today In Payments: Uber To Buy Postmates; Amazon Plans To Expand Grocery Stores Across US
July 06, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, Uber has agreed to buy Postmates for $2.6 billion in stock, and Amazon is planning to expand its Amazon Go grocery...

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Audit: Wirecard Payments, Issuing Businesses Have Been Bleeding Cash For Years
Audit: Wirecard Payments, Issuing Businesses Have Been Bleeding Cash For Years
July 05, 2020  |  Cybersecurity

As details about the failed management of Wirecard AG unfold, it becomes clear that the company’s core business has been losing cash for years, the...

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Audit Standards On Hot Seat In Wake Of Wirecard Scandal
Audit Standards On Hot Seat In Wake Of Wirecard Scandal
July 02, 2020  |  Cybersecurity

The former chair of the London Stock Exchange is calling for a thorough overhaul of audit standards in the wake of the $2.1 billion Wirecard...

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Germany’s Financial Regulator Calls Wirecard Scandal ‘Criminal’
Germany’s Financial Regulator Calls Wirecard Scandal ‘Criminal’
July 02, 2020  |  Cybersecurity

The president of the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin), Germany’s financial regulator, said the $2.1 billion accounting scandal at the center of Wirecard AG’s insolvency was a...

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Germany’s Deutsche Bank Offers A Lifeline To Wirecard Bank
Germany’s Deutsche Bank Offers A Lifeline To Wirecard Bank
July 02, 2020  |  Banking

Deutsche Bank, the Frankfurt-based multinational financial services company, is in talks with regulators to rescue Wirecard Bank, the deposit-taking division of the German payment company that...

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