244 results about this entity
Period: 18 May 2007 - 28 Feb 2024
News/payments
Munich police have raided Wirecard's headquarter offices and other properties, accelerating the fraud probe into the battered payment processor's €1.9 billion accounting black hole.
01 July 2020
Company announcement/regulation
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said today that Wirecard entities in Singapore (“Wirecard”) have complied with MAS’ directions to hold customers’ funds in segregated accounts with banks in Singapore.
Company announcement
i2c Inc., a leading global provider of digital payment and open banking technology, today announced it stands ready to assist clients of Wirecard or any other insolvent bank or processor who are being negatively impacted in today’s uncertain times.
30 June 2020
The Financial Conduct Authority has lifted restrictions imposed on Wirecard UK, enabling the distressed firm to resume operational activity amid fears that a longer suspension could have done irreparable damage to the country's fintech sector.
Following last week's action by the Financial Conduct Authority to suspend business at Wirecard UK, the watchdog says it has seen good progress by the battered payments processor in meeting conditions for a return to operational activity.
29 June 2020
News/regulation
The UK's Financial Conduct Authority has ordered Wirecard UK to cease all regulated activity after the parent company filed for insolvency in Germany.
26 June 2020
Wirecard is filing for insolvency, days after revealing a gaping €1.9 billion hole in its accounts.
25 June 2020
Former Wirecard chief executive Markus Braun has been arrested after turning himself in to the police on Monday evening.
23 June 2020
Stricken German payments processor Wirecard has called in investment bank Houlihan Lokey to assess its financing options after admitting that "there is a prevailing likelihood that the bank trust account balances in the amount of EUR1.9 billion do not exist".
22 June 2020
News/people
The accounting scandal at Wirecard has claimed the scalp of CEO Markus Braun, who has resigned with immediate effect.
19 June 2020
Shares in German payment processor Wirecard have crashed after auditors Ernst & Young reported spurious cash balances reported by a third party and insufficient evidence of EUR1.9 billion in escrow accounts held with two Asian banks.
18 June 2020
Company announcement/payments
Wirecard, the global innovation leader for digital financial technology, is collaborating with Bulgarian Fintech Payhawk to launch a new Visa corporate card to provide companies with an easy solution to manage corporate expenses.
15 June 2020
Wirecard, the global innovation leader for digital financial technology, is collaborating with Stocard, the leading mobile wallet and one of the largest B2C European FinTechs, to launch a new mobile payment feature in the Stocard app.
10 June 2020
German payment processor Wirecard has delayed the publication of its 2019 final results for a third time and postponed its Annual general Meeting until August as it awaits the outcome of audit procedures.
26 May 2020
Wirecard, the global innovation leader for digital financial technology, and websms, a pioneer in mobile messaging, have come together to set new standards in mobile marketing.
20 May 2020
Wirecard, the global innovation leader for digital financial technology, and Varengold Bank, a leading provider of FinTech financing, announced today the launch of a new strategic cooperation.
12 May 2020
Company announcement/people
The Supervisory Board of Wirecard AG appoints the American Dr. James H. Freis (49) as Chief Compliance Officer effective July 1, 2020.
08 May 2020
Wirecard, the global innovation leader for digital financial technology, has enhanced the customer experience of its mobile payment app, boon, by adding the capability to personalise cash gifts with meaningful media-rich messages and experiences.
29 April 2020
Wirecard says a forensic audit of its earnings by KPMG found no evidence of balance sheet manipulation or wrongdoings, following months of media allegations of accounting irregularities at the Berlin-based payments processor.
28 April 2020
Wirecard, the global innovation leader for digital financial technology, and mobile payment specialist Stampay are helping restaurants and retailers to expand their services by offering cashless delivery and takeaway options.
24 April 2020
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