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Wirecard AG
Wirecard AG was a German payments company. In June 2020 its management board said 1.9 billion euros in trust account balances were likely not to exist and applied to open insolvency proceedings at the Munich district court.
| Type | Company |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Wirecard |
| Jurisdiction | Germany |
| Official website | https://wirecard.com |
| Matters on record | 1 |
Claims and responses
Timeline
- BaFin bans new net short positions in Wirecard shares for two months. matter
- Wirecard rejects a new FT report as false and misleading. matter
- Markus Braun resigns from the management board. matter
- Wirecard says 1.9 billion euros in trust balances likely do not exist. matter
- Wirecard announces its application to open insolvency proceedings. matter
- Munich prosecutors close their probe of two FT journalists. matter
- Munich I prosecutors file the indictment against Braun and two others. matter
- Munich Regional Court I declares the 2017 and 2018 annual accounts void (not final). matter
- Munich Regional Court I admits the indictment against Braun. matter
- Trial opens in Munich. matter
- Munich Regional Court I holds three former board members liable for 140 million euros in a civil case (not final). matter
- Court rejects a defence request to suspend the trial. matter
Sources for this profile
- Wirecard AG, Wirecard AG: Statement of the Management Board about the current situation of the Company
- Wirecard AG, Wirecard AG: Application for opening of insolvency proceedings
Profile last verified 30 October 2026. Wirecard AG can submit documents or a response through right of reply. Submissions are published as the subject's position and do not change what the records show.