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NEWS: Wirecard lawsuit against EY claims €1.5BN in damages

Wirecard HQ in Aschheim, Germany

By Tom Sims

Accountancy firm EY is facing a new lawsuit claiming 1.5 billion euros ($1.66 billion) in damages over its role in auditing Wirecard’s books before the German payments company collapsed in 2020.

The suit was filed by Wirecard’s insolvency manager Michael Jaffe in a court in Stuttgart, a court spokesperson said on Friday.

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