Wirecard: How signs of serious trouble were ignored

With firm's promising prospects, even experts, media missed the red flags, failing to probe deeper

Global Affairs Correspondent

Updated

Published

Jun 30, 2020, 05:00 AM

The crash of German fintech company Wirecard brings back memories of the darkest days of the dot-com bubble of the early 2000s.

Then newcomers entered the market of the New Economy promising fantastic returns and attracting loads of investors.

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