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German payments processor has battled allegations of fraud, forgery and opaque business links.
Stephan von Erffa said fabricated payment authorisation was an isolated event
The FT’s Dan McCrum talks about his book ‘Money Men’
From Enron to Wirecard, elaborate scams can remain undetected long after the warning signs appear. What are investors missing?
Collapsed payment group’s annual statements declared invalid in landmark ruling
The Big Four firm’s German branch has a dubious recipe to avoid a repeat of Wirecard
Big Four firm promises to address ‘permanent occupational stress and overburdening’ of its auditors
Hedge funds, researchers and journalists among targets of personalised phishing mails
Intelligence service feared approach last year by middleman with suspected links to Russia’s FSB agency was a trap
Plus, Jamie Dimon finds himself on the bad side of shareholders
The former chief executive of the German payments company that went bust with debts of €3bn faces fraud charges
Hong Kong and China stocks remain volatile as Covid infections rise
Munich public prosecutors charge Markus Braun over the collapse of the payments group
Stefan Kirsten vows to stabilise German property group after ‘loss of confidence’ following fraud allegations
Four civil lawsuits seeking damages for alleged violation of legal duties are struck out
Authorities last month charged business associate of former payments group executive Jan Marsalek
German supervisor BaFin set to have to cut ties with industry representatives
Firm pursues unknown sources who gave secret review on audit shortcomings to Handelsblatt
Brigadier Gustav Gustenau was until recently a top officer in the directorate for security policy within the ministry
Plus Sequoia creates a new a semi-permanent fund to keep investing in companies it helped go public, and DraftKings walks away from Entain bid
First-hand testimony paints a picture of missed opportunities to uncover the fraud and a failure to understand a company EY audited for a decade
Munich police investigated €80,000 transfer to landlord of fugitive executive’s fiancée
Election frontrunner under scrutiny over issues opponents hope will cast finance minister in unflattering light
Henry O’Sullivan allegedly instructed local firm Citadelle Corporate Services to falsify a document
Landmark lawsuit will be closely watched by payments group’s former shareholders, bondholders and lenders
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