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Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 02 08:21 PM

A British man has been charged in Singapore over a fraud linked to collapsed German payments firm Wirecard. Read more »

NBI, BPI file raps vs ex-Wirecard exec, ex-DOTr lawyer in $2.1-B scandal

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 05 04:14 AM

MANILA — Almost a year since the multi-billion dollar Wirecard scandal broke out, Philippine authorities are finally taking the first step to prosecute those behind the international controversy that led to the closure of the Munich-based payment processor and financial services provider. Read more »

Wirecard's creditors claim at least 12.5 billion euros

Reuters
Posted at Nov 19 09:30 AM

Creditors of the collapsed German payments company Wirecard have made claims for at least 12.5 billion euros ($14.85 billion), a German court said on Wednesday. Read more »

Philippines seeks Germany help in Wirecard probe

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 12 03:28 AM

MANILA - A top Philippine financial investigator said Friday he has asked Berlin authorities for information on dozens of "persons of interest" in a Manila inquiry on the Wirecard accounting scandal. Read more »

Public urged to be vigilant as online suspicious transactions rise

Warren de Guzman, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 11 03:57 PM

Reported suspicious online transactions increased this year, the Anti-Money Laundering Council said Friday, as it reminded the public to be vigilant while doing digital financial transactions. Read more »

Insolvent Wirecard to slash more than half its German staff

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 26 01:38 AM

The news came as a Munich court opened insolvency proceedings over the company's assets. Read more »

Philippines' justice minister confirms death in Manila of German businessman tied to Wirecard scandal

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 13 05:32 PM

Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra on Thursday confirmed the death in the Philippines of a German businessman tied to the Wirecard fraud scandal. Read more »

Deutsche Boerse changes rules to kick Wirecard out of DAX 30

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Aug 13 12:15 PM

German stock exchange operator Deutsche Boerse on Wednesday announced that it will tweak its rules in order to quickly expel scandal-hit payments firm Wirecard from the prestigious DAX 30 index following its insolvency. Read more »

Singapore company director charged over Wirecard scandal

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 10 08:09 AM

A company director has been charged in Singapore with falsifying letters linked to scandal-hit German payments giant Wirecard, according to court documents, as the fallout from the firm's collapse spreads further around the world. Read more »

Singapore company director charged over Wirecard scandal

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 07 04:25 PM

A company director has been charged in Singapore with falsifying letters linked to scandal-hit German payments giant Wirecard, according to court documents, as the fallout from the firm's collapse spreads further around the world. Read more »

DOJ looking into alleged death in PH of businessman linked to Wirecard scandal

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 07 12:26 AM

The Department of Justice (DOJ) said Thursday it was trying to confirm the reported death of a German businessman linked to the Wirecard scandal that had rocked the global fintech industry. Read more »

German ministers in hot seat over Wirecard collapse

Michelle Fitzpatrick, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 30 09:44 AM

German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz on Wednesday said he gave lawmakers a "detailed" explanation of everything he knew about the fraud scandal that brought down payments firm Wirecard, amid criticism that authorities missed early warning signs of trouble. Read more »

AMLC: 57 people, 'entities of interest' probed in Wirecard scandal

Warren de Guzman, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 25 03:54 PM

MANILA - The Philippine Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) said Friday it was looking to wrap up its investigation in August into the alleged $2.1-billion missing funds from German payments solution company Wirecard. Read more »

Wirecard ex-CEO, board members arrested for fraud: German prosecutor

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 22 11:35 PM

German prosecutors said Wednesday they have arrested the former chief executive and two board members of Wirecard for "commercial fraud", saying investigations show that trickery was already happening in 2015. Read more »

Bangko Sentral welcomes international coordination in Wirecard probe

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 17 11:58 AM

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas said Friday it was open to coordination with international authorities to hold individuals involved in the Wirecard scandal accountable. Read more »

Spying claims are latest twist in Germany's Wirecard thriller

Femke Colborne, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 14 02:19 AM

The plot thickens in the spectacular collapse of payment provider Wirecard: the Austrian man at large over Germany's worst financial fraud scandal may also have had links to secret services. Read more »

Wirecard scandal used names of PH banks to 'cover perpetrators tracks': BSP Diokno

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 06 04:07 PM

The Wirecard scandal used the names of the country's top lenders to cover fraudsters tracks, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Benjamin Diokno said Monday. Read more »

Germany vows to beef up finance watchdog after Wirecard drama

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 06 08:12 AM

German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz said Sunday he wanted to overhaul the country's finance watchdog Bafin and give it more powers after a massive fraud scandal involving digital payments firm Wirecard. Read more »

Ex-Wirecard COO's arrival record in PH fake, NBI to probe

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 04 05:29 PM

The former chief operating officer of a German firm embroiled in a $2.1-billion scandal not in the country after all, according to the Justice Secretary. NBI to probe how his Immigration records were faked. Immigration officers involved already suspended and face admin sanctions. Read more »

Who's to blame for Wirecard's woes?

John O'Donnell, Reuters
Posted at Jul 03 09:04 AM

Germany's accountancy watchdog has denied blame for failing to spot problems at collapsed payments firm Wirecard, the latest in a string of agencies to shirk responsibility following the country's biggest accounting scandal. Read more »

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