WIRECARD'S SUCCESS was once regarded in Germany as rivalling that of SAP, a software-maker and the country's most valuable firm. No longer. Felix Hufeld, the head of BaFin, the financial regulator, was blunt: the accounting scandal at the payment-processing firm is a "complete disaster", and a "shame for Germany". "We would have expected such a situation anywhere in the world, but not in Germany," said Peter Altmaier, the economy minister. Mr Altmaier may have unwittingly put his finger on a key point-that everyone with influence over the firm, from board members to auditors and regulators, seems to have been complacent. In a darker version of events, the actions of some may have been complicit, even criminal.
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机译：WireCard的成功曾经在德国被视为竞争对手，软件制造商和该国最有价值的公司。不再。 Felix Hufeld，Bafin负责人，金融监管机构，钝：支付加工公司的会计丑闻是一个“完全灾难”，“德国耻辱”。 “我们将在世界上任何地方预期这样的情况，但在德国，”经济部长彼得阿尔泰尔尔说。 Altimaier先生可能会让他的手指放在一个关键点 - 即在审计员和监管机构的董事会成员对公司影响的每个人都有自满。在更暗的事件版本中，一些可能的行为可能是同谋，甚至是罪犯。
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