IAASA imposes fines for Wirecard UK & Ireland audits The Irish Auditing and Accounting Supervisory Authority has fined and reprimanded two people over their audits of Wirecard UK and Ireland Limited. Business • 27 Apr
EY banned from some audits in Germany over Wirecard Germany's accounting watchdog has handed the 2016-2018 auditor of Wirecard, named in the company's annual reports as EY, a €500,000 fine and banned it from … Business • 04 Apr
Wirecard boss denies charges in massive fraud trial The former boss of Wirecard today expressed his "deepest regret" over the collapse of the defunct payments company but denied all allegations as he took … Business • 13 Feb
Wirecard witness admits guilt but pins blame on ex-CEO The key prosecution witness in Germany's biggest post-war fraud trial admitted guilt today in a scam that led to Wirecard's collapse. Business • 19 Dec 22
Wirecard boss's lawyer calls claim 'absurd' in trial The former Wirecard CEO Markus Braun began his defence in Germany's biggest post-war fraud trial today, as his lawyer dismissed allegations of wrongdoing at the … Business • 12 Dec 22
Former Wirecard boss goes on trial in fraud scandal The trial of the former Wirecard chief executive who steered the payments company through its rise and collapse two years ago in a fraud scandal … Business • 08 Dec 22
Wirecard on trial in Germany's biggest fraud trial Former Wirecard executives go on trial this week, two years after the collapse of the payments company that produced Germany's biggest post-war fraud scandal and … Business • 06 Dec 22
Germany's DAX struggles as index grows from 30 to 40 The DAX fell 2.6% today to its lowest level since July, as market turmoil marred the German blue-chip stock market index's expansion from 30 to … Business • 22 Sep 21
Germany to probe audit regulator's Wirecard dealings German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier promised to investigate after it emerged that the head of the body that regulates auditors had traded in Wirecard stock … Business • 11 Dec 20
Former Wirecard boss Braun stonewalls German inquiry Wirecard's former boss stonewalled questions from politicians today when he was temporarily released from jail for an inquiry into post-war Germany's biggest corporate fraud. Business • 19 Nov 20
EY to 'raise bar' in spotting fraud after Wirecard Global accounting firm EY said today it regretted not spotting fraud at German payments company Wirecard sooner and that it would improve how it verifies … Business • 15 Sep 20
Commerzbank to drop EY as auditor after Wirecard issue Commerzbank has become the latest company to drop EY as its auditor in the wake of the Wirecard accounting scandal whose accounts EY had signed … Business • 03 Sep 20
German lawmakers launch probe into Wirecard collapse German politicians have launched a parliamentary enquiry into the collapse of payments firm Wirecard, a probe that will force the government to reveal more about … Business • 01 Sep 20
Delivery Hero replaces disgraced Wirecard on DAX index Berlin-based food delivery company Delivery Hero this week became the newest member of Germany's blue-chip DAX index after scandal-hit payments firm Wirecard was kicked out. Business • 21 Aug 20
Wirecard sells assets in Brazil, as company winds down Wirecard has inked a deal to sell its operations in Brazil, its insolvency administrator said today, the first asset of global operations to sell after … Business • 21 Aug 20
Germany must toughen audit rules after Wirecard scandal Germany must toughen its rules for auditing and accounting to prevent another billion-euro scam like the Wirecard scandal, Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann said in a … Business • 27 Jul 20
Germany probes Wirecard for money laundering German state prosecutors are investigating Wirecard for suspected money laundering, a spokeswoman for the Munich prosecutor's office said today. Business • 09 Jul 20
Who's to blame for Wirecard? Germany passes the buck Germany's accountancy watchdog has denied blame for failing to spot problems at collapsed payments firm Wirecard. Business • 02 Jul 20
Police raid Wirecard HQ, administrator kicks off sales Police and public prosecutors raided Wirecard's headquarters in Munich and four properties in German and Austria today as they widened their fraud investigation into the … Business • 01 Jul 20
An Post confirms resumption of Currency Card services An Post has said its Money Currency Cards customers will be able to use their cards again by the end of today. Business • 30 Jun 20
New rules may be needed for payments after Wirecard German regulators twice looked into tightening the supervision of collapsed payments firm Wirecard and discussed it with the German and European central banks but no … Business • 30 Jun 20
Philippines promises 'thorough' probe of Wirecard The Philippines' anti-money laundering agency said today it would conduct a "swift and thorough" investigation into scandal-hit German payments firm Wirecard. Business • 29 Jun 20
Oversight of Wirecard to be examined by EU watchdog The European Commission will ask its markets watchdog to investigate whether German financial regulator BaFin failed in its supervision of payments company Wirecard. Business • 26 Jun 20
Wirecard goes from boom to bust Wirecard has filed for insolvency after disclosing a €1.9 billion hole in its accounts only a week ago, capping a swift demise for a company … Business • 25 Jun 20
Germany's Wirecard files for insolvency Wirecard collapsed today owing creditors about €3.5 billion after disclosing a gaping hole in its books in Germany's worst accounting scandal. Business • 25 Jun 20
