A forensic financial expert broke down the numbers behind scandal-hit German fintech Wirecard, whose ex-CEO was just arrested

German payments group Wirecard is in the middle of a swirling scandal after over $2 billion went missing from its balance sheet.
The scandal intensified when ex-CEO Markus Braun — who only left the company on Friday — was arrested Monday night.
A financial forensics team at the Centre for Financial Research and Analysis (CFRA) noted that Wirecard's remaining balance is equivalent to about the same amount it lost.
Earlier, Wirecard stated that in case it was unable to publish its full