Wirecard’s Downfall Blows Up $1 Billion Lifeline From SoftBank, Credit Suisse

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Wirecard’s Downfall Blows Up $1 Billion Lifeline From SoftBank, Credit Suisse
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Before Wirecard’s unraveling, two financial heavyweights set up an unusual $1 billion investment in the payments company. A structured product tied to that deal is now foundering, amplifying the damage.

Last year, before the unraveling of Wirecard AG, two heavyweight financial players set up an unusual $1 billion investment in the payments company. A structured product tied to that deal is now foundering, amplifying the damage from the fintech giant’s troubles.

In April 2019, Wirecard said an affiliate of Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp., one of the world’s largest technology investors, would buy €900 million in convertible bonds from the payments company and enter into a strategic partnership with it.

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