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EY Accused Of Missing Alleged Wirecard Fraud

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In the ongoing scandal of Wirecard , under fire for fraud, the focus is now turning to auditors Ernst & Young (EY), which reportedly failed to report Wirecard’s “unorthodox financial arrangements” as far back as 2016, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported.

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Kount, FreedomPay Join Forces To Offer Payments Platform, Fraud Prevention Package

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Fraud protection specialist Kount and Philadelphia-based payments platform FreedomPay are teaming up to offer “an integrated, complete solution to enable international expansion with fraud-free payments and frictionless customer” experiences. Before, they were limited to one or two areas. Today, they’re pretty much everywhere.”.

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Things worth reading: 8th July 2016

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Things we’re reading today include … World faces deflation shock as China devalues yuan at accelerating pace Brexit could deliver ‘significant’ blow to eurozone, ECB warns Four ex-Barclays traders jailed for Libor fraud Five U.S.

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Report: EY Whistleblower Called Out Wirecard For Fraud Years Before It Went Bankrupt

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An EY whistleblower has alleged the global accounting firm was warned as far back as 2016 that senior managers at Wirecard may have committed fraud and one had tried to bribe an auditor, the Financial Times (FT) reported. Wirecard paid the Emerging Market Investment Fund 1A 340 million euros ($399 million).

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Things worth reading: 25th May 2016

Chris Skinner

Things we’re reading today include … Google offices raided in Paris as prosecutors announce fraud probe Government considers seven-day switching service for mortgages Challenger banks accuse watchdog of naivety over big four dominance Clydesdale Bank targets young, cool customers, as Nationwide goes for the old and rich Market place lending: (..)

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Invoice Fraud Hits Microsoft?

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Even the mightiest of tech firms are not immune to invoice fraud. Engadget reported that Jeff Tran, Microsoft ’s former director of sports marketing and alliances, was charged with five counts of wire fraud. Wire fraud has a sentence of up to 20 years’ imprisonment. Fraud On The Rise. Payments Fraud No Cakewalk.

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The Global Travel Market Has A B2B Payments Fraud Problem

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trillion in 2016, but companies aren’t always able to see where their dollars are going. The latest report from eNett International , “ It Pays To Know: Fraud In Travel Payments ,” warns that payments fraud is plaguing the global travel space, though, in this case, the issue is imbedded deep within the travel supply chain itself.

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