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Audit: Wirecard’s Payments, Card Issuance Businesses Have Been Bleeding Cash For Years

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While the rest of the company’s divisions have been touted as highly-profitable, it now appears to be just a show, the report found. But such profits did not exist, the Times reported. A special audit conducted late last year by KPMG and seen by the paper revealed the profits appear to have existed largely on paper.

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Is Robinhood Safe? – Good Financial Cents®

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But questions remain about how secure and reliable it is when compared to traditional brokerages. These protections help safeguard investors’ funds and securities in the event of a brokerage firm’s failure or other financial losses. SIPC stands for the Securities Investor Protection Corporation. Is Robinhood Safe to Use?

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3 Types of Nonprofit Fraud to Watch Out for Today

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Fraud losses in the charitable industry destroy an organization’s reputation, future financing opportunities, and capacity to carry out its mission. And in early 2021, the department labeled Feeding Our Future “seriously defective” due to incomplete financial audits and lapsed IRS nonprofit registration.

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What does a Forensic Accountant Do?

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Is your small business not making as much profit as you expect? Are you earning profits but always falling short on cash? But recently, business has not been as profitable as normal despite steady sales. Or maybe the P&L shows a profit, but cash keeps dwindling. Filing an insurance claim for fraud losses.

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Wirecard Exec Who Ran Unit At Heart Of Scandal In Custody In Munich

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According to documents seen by FT, Wirecard’s former second-in-command Jan Marsalek and Bellenhaus briefed KPMG about the arrangements with third parties during a special audit with EY, FT reported. In addition, Marsalek has not been located, and his whereabouts are currently unknown, according to FT.

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How Generative AI is Impacting the Digital Solutions Economy

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Fraud Detection and Security : AI and machine learning models are key for fraud detection in subscription-based services, protecting both businesses and customers from unauthorized access and financial losses. Two of the most important issues involve the security and timeliness of data used to train the AI models.

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European Lenders Announce 60K Job Cuts

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European banks have been forced to slash more than 60,000 jobs as they face falling profitability, The Financial Times reported on Saturday (Dec. The region’s struggling financial institutions are mostly comprised of investment banks suffering from a combination of revenue declines and market share losses to U.S. In the U.K.,