jotting down its name with a question mark after a hedge-fund manager suggested he look under the bonnet. Over seven years, aided by a handful of
The Wirecard scandal is a classic case of hubris and connivance at the highest levels of the firm in dubious business dealings and that too, with the full knowledge of the higher ups. In this context, it is worth noting that the Wirecard scandal is also a lesson for both regulators and ...
A Financial Conduct Authority statement said it had "imposed a number of requirements on Wirecard", in particular forbidding it to "dispose of any assets or funds". In addition, Wirecard "must not carry on any regulated activities" and must inform its clients via the web and other methods of...
In doing so, the chapter case study is the recent Wirecard Scandal. I apply a political economy framework to shed light on the influence of regulation on innovation and the tight network of regulators and financial actors in the innovation system of Germany. Results show that regulatory avoidance...