An online casino in Malta run by 'Ndrangheta, one of Europe's most dangerous mafia organizations, apparently had its payments processed by Wirecard right up to 2017, according to the Financial Times.
The revenues from CenturionBet, whose gaming license was suspended by the Malta Gaming Authority in 2017, comprised only a small fraction of Wirecard's worldwide operations. However the discovery raised several questions about the business model of the German company that was "once lauded as a pioneer of European fintech".
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