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SoftBank to invest EUR900m in Wirecard

In the midst of an accounting scandal, German payments processor Wirecard has received a EUR900 million investment from Japan's SoftBank.

24 April 2019

Company announcement/inclusion

Wirecard partners India's RBL Bank on financial inclusion

Wirecard, the global innovation leader in digital financial technology, announced today an expanded partnership with RBL Bank to promote financial inclusion in India.

23 April 2019

Company announcement/payments

Wirecard expands partnership with O2 Czech Republic to mPOS

Wirecard, the global innovation leader for digital financial technology, and O2 Czech Republic, the largest integrated telecommunications provider in the Czech market, are expanding their partnership.

16 April 2019

News/regulation

N26 is the latest fintech unicorn to face regulatory scrutiny

Following the travails at Revolut and Wirecard, another fintech starlet - N26 - has landed itself in hot water with the regulators over lax management practices.

11 April 2019

Company announcement/devops

Wirecard enhances SDK suite

Wirecard, the global innovation leader for digital financial technology, has announced enhanced software development kits (SDKs) for mobile in-app payments and is a further step closer to making its vision of a fully digital financial commerce platform a reality.

07 March 2019

Company announcement/payments

Wirecard partners Austrian tourism organisation on China Pay initiative

Wirecard, the global innovation leader for digital financial technology, and Tirol Werbung, the tourism organization of the Austrian state of Tyrol, are launching a new China Pay Initiative together with partners Innsbruck Tourism, Kitzbühel Tourism, the Kufsteinerland Tourism Association, Ötztal Tourism, the St. Anton Tourism Association and the Swarovski Kristallwelten.

20 February 2019

News/regulation

BaFin bans shortselling in Wirecard shares

German financial regulator BaFin has taken the extraordinary step of banning short positions in troubled payment processor Wirecard in an attempt to shore up market confidence.

18 February 2019

Company announcement

Wirecard boards Virtual Express

Wirecard, the global innovation leader in digital financial technology, has announced the release of its Virtual Express solution for immediate and reliable delivery of digital funds including refunds, incentives, and rewards.

12 February 2019

News/payments

Wirecard back in the wars over accounting allegations

Wirecard shares have taken another kicking on the stockmarket following a new report in the Financial Times that two executives in Munich knew of alleged accounting fraud in the firm's Asian operations.

07 February 2019

Company announcement/security

Wirecard and Oney Bank implement biometric payments in Romania

Wirecard, the global innovation leader in digital financial technology, is working with Oney Bank to implement Well.com, a unique and innovative mobile application in Romania, which allows biometric authentication payment by fingerprint.

07 February 2019

News

Wirecard defies media storm as shareprice wobbles

Shares in payment process Wirecard have continued to gyrate in the face of continuing concerns of alleged financial misconduct in its Singapore operations.

04 February 2019

News

Wirecard rebutts allegations of internal fraud after share price plunge

German payments enabler Wirecard has hit back at allegations in the Financial Times of false accounting at the company, a claim which resulted in a 25% plunge in the company's share price.

31 January 2019