Wirecard

insolvent German financial services provider
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Wirecard

Summary

Wirecard is a business[1]. Wirecard has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Wirecard is in the country of Germany[3].
  • Wirecard is in the country of DE[4].
  • Wirecard's instance of is recorded as business[5].
  • Wirecard's instance of is recorded as public company[6].
  • Wirecard's headquarters location is recorded as Aschheim[7].
  • Wirecard's chief executive officer is recorded as James H. Freis, Jr.[8].
  • Wirecard's chief executive officer is recorded as Markus Braun[9].
  • Wirecard's child organization or unit is recorded as So1 GmbH[10].
  • Wirecard's child organization or unit is recorded as Wirecard Bank AG[11].
  • Wirecard's child organization or unit is recorded as Wirecard Card Solutions Ltd[12].
  • Wirecard is part of DAX[13].
  • Wirecard is part of TecDAX[14].
  • Wirecard is part of CDAX[15].
  • Wirecard's Commons category is recorded as Wirecard[16].
  • Wirecard's stock exchange is recorded as Frankfurt Stock Exchange[17].
  • Wirecard's industry is recorded as financial services[18].
  • Wirecard's chairperson is recorded as Thomas Eichelmann[19].
  • January 1, 1999 marks the founding of Wirecard[20].
  • Wirecard was dissolved in September 3, 2020[21].
  • Wirecard's location of formation is recorded as Munich[22].
  • Wirecard's significant event is recorded as Wirecard scandal[23].
  • Wirecard's official website is recorded as https://www.wirecard.com/[24].
  • Wirecard's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Wirecard[25].
  • Wirecard's product or material produced is recorded as e-commerce payment system[26].
  • Wirecard's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+5154'}[27].

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Founding

January 1, 1999 marks the founding of Wirecard[20]. Wirecard's location of formation is recorded as Munich[22].

Identity

Part of include DAX[13], a stock market index[28], in Germany[29], founded in 1988[30], headquartered in Frankfurt[31]; TecDAX[14], a stock market index[32], in Germany[33], founded in 2003[34]; and CDAX[15], a stock market index[35], in Germany[36], founded in 1993[37].

Leadership

Chief executives include James H. Freis, Jr.[8], a lawyer[38], b. 1970[39], of United States[40] and Markus Braun[9], a manager[41], b. 1969[42], of Austria[43]. Wirecard's chairperson is recorded as Thomas Eichelmann[19]. Board members include James H. Freis, Jr.[44], a lawyer[45], b. 1970[46], of United States[47]; Jan Marsalek[48], a manager[49], b. 1980[50], of Austria[51]; Alexander von Knoop[52]; and Susanne Steidl[53], a manager[54], b. 1971[55], of Austria[56].

Operations

Wirecard's headquarters location is recorded as Aschheim[7]. Subsidiaries include So1 GmbH[10], Wirecard Bank AG[11], and Wirecard Card Solutions Ltd[12].

Industry

Wirecard's industry is recorded as financial services[18].

Ownership

Wirecard's stock exchange is recorded as Frankfurt Stock Exchange[17]. Wirecard's product or material produced is recorded as e-commerce payment system[26].

Dissolution

Wirecard was dissolved in September 3, 2020[21].

Why It Matters

Wirecard has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

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  29. [53] . wirecard.com. wirecard.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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