Wirecard: Why the German digital payment firm is under fire
By DW
20 February 2019 |
12:53 pm
Three reports by the Financial Times have accused Wirecard's Singapore office of forgery, falsification of accounts and money laundering. A probe has now been opened into the journalist who made the accusations.
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