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What's behind the wipeout at Wirecard?

Wirecard, the German blue-chip technology group that specialised in payment-processing, has collapsed in scandal. Matthew Partridge reports.

by: Dr Matthew Partridge
25 Jun 2020
Markus Braun, ex-CEO of Wirecard © CHRISTOF STACHE/AFP via Getty Images

Wirecard's ex-CEO, Markus Braun, faces charges of accounting fraud and market manipulation © Getty

Markus Braun, ex-CEO of Wirecard © CHRISTOF STACHE/AFP via Getty Images

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