Tag: Payment transactions
Online payment system based on the Swiss model starts in the euro area
Frankfurt There is a lot of movement in European payments at the moment. Now, with the consulting firm Bearingpoint and the Swiss stock exchange operator Six, two new players are…
“We are seeing a new generation of e-commerce”
Cryptopunk assembly in the museum Visa bought the corresponding NFT for $ 150,000. (Photo: Unsplash (M)) new York Cuy Sheffeild has long been the “annoying crypto guy”. The manager has…
Wirecard scandal: investigations against MPs
Dusseldorf Actually, they wanted to shed light on the Wirecard scandal, now the signs are turning. The members of the former investigative committee of the German Bundestag into Wirecard are…
After the Wirecard scandal: Bafin is examining German payment service providers
Frankfurt The financial supervisory authority Bafin is scrutinizing several large payment service providers after the Wirecard scandal. In addition to a special audit at Unzer, the authorities have also started…
Wirecard insolvency administrator counters defense of Markus Braun
Dusseldorf Insolvency administrator Michael Jaffé has been dealing with the Wirecard scandal for almost a year and a half. Now he draws a sobering balance sheet. It was “finally certain…
Auditor oversight expands investigations against EY
Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Berlin The audit firm EY is on the defensive in the Wirecard accounting scandal. According to information from the Handelsblatt, the auditor’s supervisory body (APAS) is investigating significantly…
Auditor oversight Apas expands investigations against EY
Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Berlin The audit firm EY is on the defensive in the Wirecard accounting scandal. According to information from the Handelsblatt, the auditor’s supervisory body (APAS) is investigating significantly…
Germany’s second largest private bank has released funds for EPI. At a meeting of all institutes involved, a decision is now to be made as to whether the project will be implemented.
Pay by mobile phone Building a new, common European payment system would require billions in investment. (Photo: E + / Getty Images) Frankfurt The German banks are behind the development…
Auditor oversight Apas expands investigations against EY
Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Berlin The audit firm EY is on the defensive in the Wirecard accounting scandal. According to information from the Handelsblatt, the auditor’s supervisory body (APAS) is investigating significantly…
Japan is testing its own digital currency
Tokyo view A private initiative made up of the leading big banks, around 70 companies and local governments is promoting its own digital currency. (Photo: AP) Tokyo Japan could introduce…
Martin Wambach speaks exclusively about the work of EY
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How EY is preparing for the defensive battle
Auditing company EY The Munich I public prosecutor’s office is investigating former and current EY examiners because they have audited Wirecard balance sheets for years in a possibly criminal manner.…
Where Germans can keep their cash safe
Euro bills lie on a table At many banks, savers are now paying negative interest rates. Is that why they are hoarding cash? (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt Anyone who wants to…
Bafin President Branson makes law and compliance a top priority
Bafin President Mark Branson The Briton will take care of cross-departmental issues of financial supervision himself in the future. (Photo: Jann Höfer for Handelsblatt) Frankfurt Usually not even regulatory experts…
Published secret report by special investigator Martin Wambach: EY is filing a criminal complaint
Dusseldorf In the scandal surrounding the insolvent Dax group Wirecard, the auditing company EY resorted to legal means. As the “Financial Times” first reported, EY has filed criminal charges against…
N26 withdraws from the US and closes 500,000 accounts
Berlin The German digital bank N26, which was just valued at more than nine billion dollars, is discontinuing its US activities. It wants to concentrate on Europe, where it is…
Mastercard wants to accept Bitcoin as a means of payment
Credit card There are still no hardware devices in the supermarket to accept bitcoins: Mastercard therefore has to convert crypto-coins into an ordinary currency during the transaction. (Photo: AP) Dusseldorf…
Austria rushes forward – Handelsblatt Morning Briefing
the beginning of the week is dominated by the after-fold on Glasgow. On the one hand, there is the question of what the many days of the World Climate Conference…
Bankruptcy administrator Jaffé prepares lawsuit against EY
EY in London The auditing company was responsible for the Wirecard figures for many years. (Photo: AFP) Dusseldorf Martin Jonas has seen a lot. The auditor from Warth & Klein…
These checking accounts are particularly consumer-friendly
checking account Bank customers can recover account management fees that have arisen without their express consent. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt If you want to get money back from your bank, you…