Germany investigates Wirecard’s fraud case

Prosecutors are investigating one of the largest accounting fraud cases in the country’s recent history after the online payment services company crumbled into insolvency last month, admitting that $2.2bn was missing.

German prosecutors are investigating one of the largest accounting fraud cases in the country’s recent history.

Wirecard was an online payment services company which crumbled into insolvency last month, after admitting that $2.2bn was missing.

Al Jazeera’s Dominic Kane has more from Berlin.

By Dominic Kane