One of the biggest stories in European fintech in the past five years is the Wirecard scandal.
Analysis
September 5, 2023
Wirecard’s whistleblower plots new startup to avoid Wirecard 2.0
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Amy O'Brien is a freelance reporter covering Italian tech. She was previously Sifted's fintech reporter

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