What the Wirecard story tells us about red flags, healthy skepticism
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Martin Woods2020-08-28T16:51:00
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.
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