COVID-19 Sparks a Steep Deterioration in Small Business Attitude

Mercator Advisory Group’s new Insight “Summary Report, 2020 Small Business PaymentsInsights, COVID-19 and B2B Payments & Cards - The Result of the Pandemic”, reveals that U.S. small businesses have a much less positive view of the future than in previous years.

6 Features Merchants Need from Payment Gateways for Transaction Processing

A new research report from Mercator Advisory Group, “Gateways Become Rising Force in U.S. Payments Industry, Part 1: A Market Overview”, provides analysis and insight on the current state of the U.S. payments gateway market, supported by a Mercator Advisory Group e-commerce sales data forecast.

 

Wirecard Execs may have hidden $1billion before collapse

In anticipation of its collapse in June, Wirecard AG executives may have raided the German payment company and deposited $1 billion in partner companies while it fought allegations of accounting fraud, the Financial Times reported. 

FCPA Resource Guide, 2nd Edition

From J D Supra, a look at the recently published 2nd edition of the FCPA Resource Guide

Covid-19: what will happen to the global economy? The Economist answers your questions....

The covid-19 pandemic has caused economic chaos and uncertainty. Zanny Minton Beddoes, editor-in-chief, and Edward Carr, deputy editor of The Economist, answer your questions about the global economy

The Wirecard Story

In just a decade, Wirecard went from a little-known German payment processing company to one of the most valuable financial services firms on the stock market with a valuation of 17.5 billion dollars. The company was so hyped by the investors, that they ignored the allegations of fraud made by the press. However, it all unraveled last week when its former CEO, Markus Braun, was arrested. This is the biggest financial scandal since the collapse of Enron in early 2000s so buckle up, it's going to be a bumpy ride.

Wirecard and the missing €1.9bn

Surveillance, spear phishing and missing billions. 'At times I thought I was going crazy.' Journalist Dan McCrum explains the twists and turns behind the massive fraud.