Allegations against auditors in the Wirecard case

Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft EY A wave of lawsuits is rolling towards the company. – (Foto: Getty Images; Per-Anders Pettersson) – – – – Düsseldorf In the event of balance sheet scandals, the accounting firms of the companies concerned are also the focus of criticism. After all, it is they who, in a kind of sovereign act, attest to … Read more

Suspected funds in the hundreds of millions

Wirecard headquarters in Aschheim near Munich Transactions in India, unsecured loans. No one knows where Wirecard’s money really went. – (Foto: Bloomberg) – – – – Düsseldorf In the balance sheet scandal of the Dax group Wirecard, there are indications that, in addition to probably non-existent funds of EUR 1.9 billion, real funds in the high … Read more

Wirecard boss Markus Braun buys shares

– Markus Braun The Wirecard boss had repeatedly used weaknesses in the share price for acquisitions in recent years. – (Photo: Bloomberg / Getty Images) – – – – Munich Wirecard boss Markus Braun has massively increased his stake in his own company. Through his MB Beteiligungsgesellschaft he bought Wirecard shares worth almost 2.5 million … Read more

Wirecard increased its sales and profits significantly in the first quarter

– Wirecard headquarters The payment service provider has repeatedly had to deal with allegations in the past. – (Photo: Reuters) – – – – Munich Despite the burden of the corona crisis, payment processor Wirecard grew significantly in the first quarter. According to preliminary figures, sales rose by almost a quarter to 700.2 million euros, … Read more

Rip off: Fraudsters are up to mischief on Amazon

Updated May 11, 2020, 2:19 p.m. Several Swiss have been victims of fraudsters who set up Amazon accounts in foreign names and request payments. However, those affected do not know anything about an order. You can find more current news here Several cases of fraud have occurred in Switzerland: As SRF reports, those affected have … Read more

Irregularities of the Treasury are highlighted in payment to Apex

The Department of Finance would have authorized a transaction without bail and without meeting the criteria of the Regulation 31 of the agency in the failed purchase of a million tests to detect the COVID-19 with the company Apex General Contractors, as it was revealed today at a hearing of the Health Commission of the … Read more

The end of the special stage is postponed again

Munich / Frankfurt The completion of the special balance sheet check at Wirecard is postponed again. “Wirecard AG was recently informed by the auditing firm KPMG that KPMG will present the results of the ongoing special investigation on Monday, April 27, 2020,” the group said on Wednesday evening. “In the remaining days, incoming data should … Read more

Restaurants asked the government to help survive the coronavirus

The situation in the restaurant and hotel business is becoming critical: in March, the turnover in the restaurant business fell from 30 to 90%, the drop in hotel occupancy was more than 50%. This is stated in a letter addressed to Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, signed by representatives of the Federation of Restaurateurs and Hoteliers … Read more

WHO spoke about the danger of contracting coronavirus through money

The World Health Organization warned against the use of paper banknotes and called for the use of contactless payment technology. Experts say that the bacteria of the disease can survive on paper surfaces for up to five days, on plastic – up to nine. For daily use of banknotes, you must carefully follow the rules … Read more

Dax group Wirecard: Clarification in installments

Frankfurt / Munich Markus Braun can breathe a sigh of relief, at least for the time being. The special test by KPMG relieved Wirecard to a large extent. Clarification is still pending in other areas. It is therefore quite possible that the CEO of the payment service provider from Aschheim near Munich will have to … Read more