Tag: Wirecard
ESMA calls for changes to Transparency Directive following the Wirecard scandal
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has written to the European Commission with a proposal to improve the Transparency Directive (TD), following the Wirecard scandal.
German regulator boss sacked over Wirecard transactions
Head of German audit regulator Apas has been dismissed with immediate effect after disclosing that he'd been trading with Wirecard stocks when the company was being audited earlier in 2020.
Santander is buying Wirecard’s core business in €100m deal
Another chapter in disgraced FinTech venture Wirecard’s collapse has come to an end with Santander buying the German company’s core business in a deal worth roughly €100m.
ESMA criticises German regulators on how they supervised Wirecard
German regulators didn't do enough when they supervised the collapsed FinTech giant Wirecard, the EU’s securities markets regulator reports.
Wirecard North America sold to Syncapay
Syncapay has announced that it has bought Wirecard North America, marking another page in the story of the collapse of the scandal-ridden former FinTech giant.
Paynetics buys Wirecard’s corporate card portfolio
FinTech Paynetics has acquired the corporate payout card portfolio of Wirecard UK and Ireland.
IDnow welcomes Germany’s new online gambling rules
Identity verification company IDnow has welcomed that Germany's 16 states have agreed to a transition period incorporating new gambling laws in October.
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Bettina Pauck steps up as IDnow’s new COO
Hot on the heels of having acquired Wirecard Communication Services GmbH, IDnow has now named Bettina Pauck as its new chief operations officer.
IDnow acquires Wirecard Communication Services
Identity verification company IDnow has agreed to buy Wirecard Communication Services, a deal that will see IDnow retain the Leipzig location and keep most of its employees.
Wirecard officially winds down its UK-regulated business
Following the collapse of Wirecard in June, the German FinTech giant is now officially winding down its regulated services in the UK.