German payments firm Wirecard's SoftBank ties come under scrutiny

German payments firm Wirecard's SoftBank ties come under scrutiny

Two Wirecard AG branded red cubes rest between computer cables in this arranged photograph at the Wirecard headquarters in Munich, Germany, on Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018. Photographer: Matthias Doering/Bloomberg

An ongoing accounting scandal at German payments company Wirecard is putting its ties with Japan’s SoftBank Group under fresh scrutiny 14 months after the companies announced a “large-scale strategic partnership.”

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