MANILA, June 6 (Reuters): Philippine authorities investigating the multi-billion dollar fraud at Germany's Wirecard AG's have filed criminal complaints against the payment firm's former chief operating officer as well as others.
Wirecard collapsed last June, owing creditors almost US$4 billion, accused by its auditor of a sophisticated global fraud. At one point, it claimed it kept more than US$2 billion in two Philippine banks - claims that the Southeast Asian nation's central bank and the lenders have denied.
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