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German Retail Brokers Suffer Trading Outage Amid GameStop Saga

Trade Republic banned its users from buying GameStop, Blackberry and other stocks amid a surge of bets by small investors.

Thursday, 28/01/2021 | 18:45 GMT by Aziz Abdel-Qader

News

BaFIN Blames Employee for Wirecard Insider Trading

The regulator suspended the employee and also filed a criminal complaint.

Thursday, 28/01/2021 | 11:43 GMT by Arnab Shome

News

German Company Uses Stellar Blockchain to Issue $24 Million Bond

Vonovia housing company has issued the fully digital debt bond using Stellar blockchain to transfer the ownership rights.

Thursday, 14/01/2021 | 11:30 GMT by Bilal Jafar

News

Germany Closes World’s Biggest Darknet Market Using Bitcoin and Monero

The illegal marketplace had more than 500,000 users and processed transactions of nearly 4,650 Bitcoin and 12,800 Monero.

Wednesday, 13/01/2021 | 07:16 GMT by Bilal Jafar

News

Germany Introduces Wider Blockchain Strategy

The Cabinet of Germany passed new legislation today to eliminate the paperwork in securities transactions through Blockchain.

Wednesday, 16/12/2020 | 14:47 GMT by Bilal Jafar

News

German Bank Introduces First Euro Stablecoin

Bankhaus von der Heydt partnered with Bitbond to issue EURB stablecoin on the Stellar Network.

Thursday, 10/12/2020 | 07:30 GMT by Bilal Jafar

News

Germany’s Oldest Bank Introduces Cryptocurrency Fund

Hauck & Aufhäuser will launch a cryptocurrency investment fund in January 2021 to invest in Bitcoin and other digital assets.

Monday, 07/12/2020 | 12:22 GMT by Bilal Jafar

News

German Finance Minister Demands Quick Decisions on Digital Euro

Olaf Scholz said that the European Central Bank should not adopt wait and see approach to launch a digital currency.

Friday, 27/11/2020 | 13:35 GMT by Bilal Jafar

News

Coronavirus Pushes German Fintech Monedo to Go Bankrupt

The startup was once a high-flying fintech in the country.
Previously, the startup harvested public data to evaluate the risks of potential customers

Monday, 14/09/2020 | 11:46 GMT by Arnab Shome

Payments

Wirecard AG to Cut 730 Jobs as Insolvency Proceedings Commence

Michael Jaffé has been appointed as the insolvency administrator by the Munich District Court.

Wednesday, 26/08/2020 | 04:08 GMT by Celeste Skinner

News

Digital Securities Adoption Highlighted in New German Draft Bill

Germany's draft bill decribed digital securities adoption as a core aspect of the government’s blockchain strategy.

Friday, 14/08/2020 | 08:44 GMT by Rachel McIntosh

Products

BUX Reaches 100,000 Users in Germany, Driven by COVID-19

Heightened market volatility has caused a surge in new German clients using the investing app.

Thursday, 06/08/2020 | 05:01 GMT by Celeste Skinner

Execution

Commerzbank AG Expects to Close 2020 in Red, Hurt by Wirecard Scandal

The German lender has revised its forecast for 2020, now expects to report a net loss for the year.

Wednesday, 05/08/2020 | 08:58 GMT by Celeste Skinner

CryptoCurrency

Northern Data Partners with Taiwanese Firm Gigabyte Technology

The firm has developed proprietary HPC services in collaboration with the computer hardware manufacturer.

Tuesday, 21/07/2020 | 07:55 GMT by Finance Magnates Staff

News

Wirecard’s Missing COO is Suspected to Be Hiding in Belarus: Report

Investigative news outlet 'Bellingcat' has followed Jan Marsalek's paper trail to Belarus.

Monday, 20/07/2020 | 06:09 GMT by Rachel McIntosh

News

Deutsche Boerse Evaluates DAX Expulsion Rule Following Wirecard Scandal

The fintech was a darling stock of the flagship index.

Friday, 17/07/2020 | 09:11 GMT by Arnab Shome

News

Germany Probing Possible Insider Trading of Wirecard Shares

The company is already facing litigation in multiple jurisdictions.

Tuesday, 14/07/2020 | 11:33 GMT by Arnab Shome

Payments

Police Raid Irish Wirecard Office

Wirecard’s Dublin offices searched as fraud probe widens.

Friday, 10/07/2020 | 15:11 GMT by Finance Magnates Staff

Payments

Head of Wirecard's Dubai Operations Arrested in Germany

German media have identified the executive of Cardsystems Middle East FZ-LLC as Oliver Bellenhaus.

Monday, 06/07/2020 | 19:02 GMT by Aziz Abdel-Qader

News

NetCents Plans European Expansion with Growing Local Clients

The company aggressively entered the European markets and saw a surge in the client base.

Monday, 06/07/2020 | 06:59 GMT by Arnab Shome

Payments

Germany Wants to Give BaFin More Responsibility Amid Wirecard Scandal

The Finance Minister said he wants to overhaul the oversight system for Germany’s financial industry.

Monday, 06/07/2020 | 05:06 GMT by Celeste Skinner

FinTech

German Fintech NAGA Continues Strong Growth Path

The number of new customers and trading volumes has grown significantly with an increase of over 50% since Q1.

Tuesday, 30/06/2020 | 10:35 GMT by Finance Magnates Staff

News

BaFin to Takeover Financial Probe Following Wirecard Collapse

The regulator already appointed a probe on Wirecard last year, but that did not see any progress.

Monday, 29/06/2020 | 07:21 GMT by Arnab Shome

News

Philippino Lawyer Claims He’s Being Framed for Wirecard Scandal

Mark Tolentino said he is being set up the missing €1.9 billion, but did not provide proof.

Monday, 29/06/2020 | 01:12 GMT by Celeste Skinner

Regulation

Wirecard UK: Customer Funds Frozen After FCA Imposes Requirements

The firm filed for insolvency after revealing more than $2bn in cash missing from its balance sheet did not exist.

Friday, 26/06/2020 | 11:00 GMT by Finance Magnates Staff

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