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With Professional Service Firms Catching Heat, Is This Digital’s Moment?

With Professional Service Firms Catching Heat, Is This Digital’s Moment?
With Professional Service Firms Catching Heat, Is This Digital’s Moment?
April 06, 2023  |  Cybersecurity

Running a business is complicated, particularly in today’s challenging macroclimate. But economic downturns are cyclical — and there exists a bevy of professional service firms...

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Germany Reportedly Forming New Anti-Money Laundering Agency
Germany Reportedly Forming New Anti-Money Laundering Agency
March 29, 2023  |  AML

Germany is reportedly forming a new agency focused on anti-money laundering (AML) and sanctions efforts. The new organization will be called the Federal Authority for...

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EU Cracks Down on Phone Number Masking to Protect Consumers
EU Cracks Down on Phone Number Masking to Protect Consumers
December 21, 2022  |  Fraud Prevention

Phone number masking cases have caused European authorities to issue advice on how to prevent fraud. While the big European fraud trial of the moment...

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Wirecard Scandal Trial Sees Chief Witness Deny Deleting Data
Wirecard Scandal Trial Sees Chief Witness Deny Deleting Data
December 21, 2022  |  Cybersecurity

A witness in the Wirecard scandal trial has denied deleting data and withholding information from prosecutors. Oliver Bellenhaus, who is the former head of Wirecard’s...

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Defendant Blames ‘Blind Loyalty’ to CEO in Wirecard Scandal Trial
Defendant Blames ‘Blind Loyalty’ to CEO in Wirecard Scandal Trial
December 19, 2022  |  Cybersecurity

A defendant and key witness in the Wirecard scandal trial has admitted guilt. Oliver Bellenhaus, the former head of Wirecard’s Dubai office and one of...

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Wirecard Execs Play Blame Game as Fraud Trial Continues
Wirecard Execs Play Blame Game as Fraud Trial Continues
December 12, 2022  |  Cybersecurity

The former boss of Wirecard is maintaining his innocence. Ex-CEO Markus Braun, who headed the German payments firm, is in the midst of a fraud...

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Wirecard Trial Sets Up FTX Parallels and Enron Echoes 
Wirecard Trial Sets Up FTX Parallels and Enron Echoes 
December 06, 2022  |  Digital Payments

Thursday marks a red letter day in annals of fraud — the type that destroys companies and careers. No, not that crypto exchange. You might...

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Report Alleges Wirecard Forged Client Data to Obtain €900M SoftBank Investment
Report Alleges Wirecard Forged Client Data to Obtain €900M SoftBank Investment
July 10, 2022  |  Cybersecurity

Once-mighty payments giant Wirecard reportedly faked client data and was lying about internal records in order to get a SoftBank investment for €900 million ($913...

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