By Martin Woods2020-06-30T15:58:00
Reeling from a $2 billion accounting scandal, Wirecard has turned to its would-be chief compliance officer as its interim CEO. It’s the first smart move the company has made in a while, writes Martin Woods.
2020-08-28T16:51:00Z By Martin Woods
How we came to learn about the fraud allegedly perpetrated by Wirecard offers important lessons in compliance and corporate governance, writes financial crime expert Martin Woods.
2020-08-17T18:45:00Z By Jaclyn Jaeger
Staff members of Germany’s financial regulator, BaFin, were reportedly buying and selling Wirecard shares at a suspiciously higher rate leading up to the collapse of the FinTech firm.
2020-07-23T17:55:00Z By Aaron Nicodemus
German prosecutors arrested three Wirecard executives, including the former CFO and head of accounting, as an investigation into the company’s inflated balance sheet and a missing $2 billion continues to expand.
2025-10-09T15:24:00Z By Brett Erickson, CW guest columnist
Banks emphasize risk-based compliance in their AML programs, citing it to regulators and embedding it in policy, yet many institutions still handle risk very differently in practice.
2025-10-07T16:21:00Z By Charles Thomas, CW guest columnist
On a gray Tuesday morning, the audit seemed routine. A stack of binders sat on the table, the compliance officer was confident, and the regulator’s tone was cordial. Then came the question that changed everything.
2025-09-26T15:15:00Z By Kristy Grant-Hart guest columnist
When people ask me why I chose to be a compliance and ethics officer, my answer is simple: because what we do changes the world.
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