Wirecard

247 results about this entity

Period: 18 May 2007 - 05 Sep 2024

/regulation

UK must learn lessons of Wirecard scandal, warn MPs

A group of British MPs has warned that the government must avoid the mistakes German regulators made when dealing with failed fintech giant Wirecard.

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Finch Capital's Nomu Pay sweeps up Wirecard Apac assets

Finch Capital, through Nomu Pay, is hoovering up Wirecard assets in Hong Kong, Malaysia, Philippines and Thailand.

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How Curve got back on track after Wirecard fallout

In June 2020, the FCA acted overnight to freeze customer accounts across UK fintech firms including Curve, Pockit, Soldo, Anna Money and Holvi, after Wirecard Card Solution’s (WCS) parent company filed for insolvency in Germany.

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Finch Capital, through Nomu Pay, acquires Wirecard Turkey

Finch Capital, through Nomu Pay, a vehicle that invests in payment assets, has today reached an agreement to acquire Wirecard Ödeme Ve Elektronik Para Hizmetleri (Wirecard Turkey).

/regulation

Wirecard collapse claims head of BaFin

Felix Hufeld, the head of German's financial regulatory body BaFin, has been relieved of his job after a chronic mishandling of the Wirecard scandal.

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Equals Group takes £1 million hit from Wirecard fallout

Equals (AIM:EQLS), the technology-led international payments group focused on the SME marketplace, is pleased to provide the following trading update for the period up to 30 November 2020.

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Santander acquires Wirecard merchant technology assets

Banco Santander has acquired technology assets from the European merchant payments business of disgraced German payments processor Wirecard.

/regulation

German supervisory regime lambasted over Wirecard collapse

Europe's top regulatory body has issued a stinging indictment of the German financial supervisory regime which allowed bankrupt payment processor Wirecard to hoodwink investors for years.

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Wirecard North America offloaded to Syncapay

The break up of the scandal-ridden Wirecard empire continues, with the sale of its North American business to Syncapay.

/people

Fintech startup xpate appoints former Wirecard business development lead

xpate, the startup set on revolutionising payments with one unified account for all payment methods and innovative drag and drop interface, announces its appointment of Wirecard’s former Head of Sales Digital UK and Ireland, Wayne Mckenzie.

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Paynetics acquires Wirecard UK and Ireland corporate card portfolio

Bulgarian e-money institution Paynetics has acquired the corporate payout card portfolio of Wirecard UK and Ireland.

/regulation

Singapore shuts down Wirecard operations

Singapore's central bank has ordered Wirecard to cease all business and return all customer funds within the next two weeks.