Markus Braun

Germany charges former Wirecard chief with fraud and false accounting

High-profile firm collapsed last year amid allegations revenue and assets were faked

Mon Mar 14 2022 - 16:59

German finance minister Olaf Scholz rejects blame for Wirecard scandal

Government does not bear responsibility for large-scale fraud, Bundestag inquiry hears

Thu Apr 22 2021 - 20:06

Wirecard employees removed millions in cash using shopping bags

Prosecutors suspect funds linked to hidden payments operations in Asia

Thu Apr 22 2021 - 15:05

Wirecard docudrama has snappy script but only skims surface of real issues

The Great Fake asks few awkward questions about patriotism that surrounded Wirecard

Sat Apr 03 2021 - 05:20

Former Wirecard CFO released on bail after three months in prison

Burkhard Ley is one of four former executives of the German payments company arrested in July following the group’s collapse

Mon Nov 02 2020 - 20:44

Missing Wirecard executive could be Austrian spy, prosecutors say

Jan Marsalek disappaeared the day he was fired as details of €3bn fraud emerged

Fri Oct 30 2020 - 17:43

Firms run by ‘demanding from top down’ more likely to fail, says ex-Wirecard CEO

Former US official who took over at e-payments giant urges businesses to be open

Wed Oct 14 2020 - 15:39

German parliament to open full inquiry into Wirecard collapse

MPs want to know when government first knew about irregularities at payments firm

Tue Sept 01 2020 - 20:25

Wirecard was looted before collapse, German prosecutors suspect

Some $1bn thought to have been funnelled out of scandal-hit payments group

Fri Aug 07 2020 - 15:06

An Post freezes 50,000 pre-paid cards in German Wirecard scandal

Listed director of Irish Wired unit faces questioning after collapse

Fri Jun 26 2020 - 20:58

Wirecard collapses owing €3.5 billion

Shares in Wirecard down 90% in a week after German company files for insolvency

Thu Jun 25 2020 - 10:19

Former Wirecard chief Markus Braun arrested

Ex-head of scandal-hit German fintech company released from custody on €5m bail

Tue Jun 23 2020 - 18:27

Wirecard fights for survival as it says missing €1.9bn may not exist

German payments company withdraws financial results and forecasts

Mon Jun 22 2020 - 08:26

Wirecard chief quits as crisis deepens after missing €1.9bn revelation

Markus Braun resigns as group’s shares nosedive and investors threaten legal action

Fri Jun 19 2020 - 12:31

Wirecard shares slump on missing €1.9 billion

Fintech’s Irish unit had been part of internal investigation into international operations

Thu Jun 18 2020 - 16:20

Wirecard hires KPMG for independent audit after FT allegations

‘We have investigated them and found them to be completely baseless,’ says company chief

Mon Oct 21 2019 - 18:13

Germany’s Reus likely to miss Ireland qualifier

Dortmund star suffered another ankle ligament injury at the end of 2-1 win over Scotland last night

Mon Sept 08 2014 - 17:08