Wirecard files for insolvency, becoming first DAX member to fail

Wirecard said on Thursday it was filing for insolvency after disclosing a US$2.10 billion financial hole in its accounts, becoming the first sitting member of Germany's blue-chip share index to go out of business.[BERLIN] Wirecard said on Thursday it was filing for insolvency after disclosing a US$2.10 billion financial hole in its accounts, becoming the first sitting member of Germany's blue-chip share index to go out of business.

Shares were suspended by the Frankfurt Stock Exchange before the news. They have lost more than 90 per cent since auditor EY refused to sign off on the 2019 accounts last week, leading to the resignation of long-time chief executive officer Markus Braun. Wirecard said in a two-paragraph statement that its new management had decided to apply for insolvency at a Munich court"due to impending insolvency and over-indebtedness".The Munich-based fintech collapsed less than two years after it won admission to Germany's prestigious DAX blue-chip index. At its peak worth US$28 billion, the company becomes the first sitting member of the DAX to collapse.

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