Tagged: jan marsalek

September 11, 2020 @ 4:47 pm By JD Alois  |  

Wirecard (WDI:DE) and bankruptcy proceedings are inching forward for a Fintech that was once valued in the billions of dollars. Meanwhile, anti-money laundering authorities in the Philippines have uncovered 57 individuals of interest affiliated with the firm, according to a report. Bloomberg states that the Executive… Read More

August 27, 2020 @ 10:53 am By JD Alois  |  

The district court of Munich has opened the insolvency proceedings regarding the assets of Wirecard (WDI:DE), which were applied for on June 25, 2020, according to a note from the company. The current preliminary insolvency administrator Dr. jur. Michael Jaffé from the law firm JAFFÉ Rechtsanwälte… Read More

July 22, 2020 @ 2:22 pm By JD Alois  |  

The odyssey of the collapse of Wirecard (WDI:DE) continues to generate headlines as investigators sort through the rubble of the once prominent Fintech. The news has been flowing at a steady pace as pieces of the puzzle are added to Wirecard’s saga as authorities seek… Read More

July 20, 2020 @ 2:46 pm By JD Alois  |  

A report in German newspaper Handelsblatt claims that Jan Marsalek, Wirecard‘s former COO who is apparently on the run in light of the collapse of the once prominent Fintech, is said to be hiding out in Russia. The report references in the know individuals who… Read More

July 18, 2020 @ 12:54 pm By JD Alois  |  

A former Wirecard (WDI:DE) executive who was based in Dubai but returned to Germany and was quickly arrested wants to cooperate with investigators according to multiple reports. The unnamed individual was previously CEO of Cardsystems Middle East an entity that reportedly generated the bulk of… Read More

July 9, 2020 @ 5:45 pm By JD Alois  |  

Wirecard AG (WDI:DE)had its offices in Ireland raided today, according to a report in the Irish Times. Quoting a statement by the  Garda National Economic Crime Bureau (GNECB): “Following receipt of a mutual legal assistance treaty from German authorities, the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau began… Read More

July 4, 2020 @ 4:45 pm By JD Alois  |  

Jan Marsalek, the former COO of Wirecard AG (WDI:DE) who was fired from his job when €1.9 billion went missing, may have never traveled to the Philippines in late June as records he entered the country were apparently faked, according to a report by Reuters. Marsalek pulled… Read More

June 26, 2020 @ 8:10 am By JD Alois  |  

Yesterday, it was reported that Wirecard AG (WDI:DE) had initiated bankruptcy proceedings as the company attempted to stave off a complete financial collapse created by a misplaced amount of funds totaling around €1.9 billion. Allegations of profound actions of fraud immediately followed as the former… Read More

June 25, 2020 @ 7:35 am By JD Alois  |  

Wirecard (WDI.DE) has filed for insolvency following a report €1.9 Billion had gone missing. Shares in Wirecard collapsed on the news trading at around €2.50 a share. It was only last week that shares in Wirecard traded at over €100 a share. Wirecard joined the… Read More

June 24, 2020 @ 9:38 am By JD Alois  |  

The collateral damage of the alleged Wirecard (WDI.DE) fraud will not be fully understood for weeks or months. Earlier this week, disgraced former CEO Markus Braun was arrested by Munich Police. He was soon back out on the street after ponying up a €5 million… Read More

June 23, 2020 @ 8:33 am By JD Alois  |  

Markus Braun, former CEO of Wirecard (WDI:DE) has been arrested by Munich authorities according to multiple reports. Braun apparently turned himself into local police as the Fintech attempts to unravel what exactly happened to the missing €1.9 billion. Last week, Wirecard halted a scheduled financial… Read More

June 22, 2020 @ 10:01 am By JD Alois  |  

Wirecard AG  (WDI.DE), a publicly-traded Fintech that jolted shareholders last week when it disclosed it could not account for €1.9 billion, has issued a new statement today on the missing funds. According to the Management Board of Wirecard “there is a prevailing likelihood that the… Read More