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A German court announced on Thursday that it will hear a test case brought by former shareholders of the failed Wirecard payment service provider against former chief executive Markus Braun and 10 other defendants in November. The Bavarian Supreme Court set a date for the case on November 22. Wirecard collapsed in the summer of 2020 after €1.9 billion ($2.1 billion) allegedly held in South East Asian escrow accounts could not be traced, resulting in hundreds of civil lawsuits in addition to criminal proceedings. The majority of the lawsuits are claims for damages brought by former shareholders…

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