Wirecard misses billions, EU investigates Apple, we interview the CEO of Parkwalk

This week, we talk about some of the biggest stories in European tech, like the EU's new investigations into some of Apple's practices and Wirecard's missing billions. Later in the show, you'll hear an interview with Moray Wright, CEO of UK-based Parkwalk Advisors.

Show Notes

EU vs. Apple

• EU launches antitrust probes into Apple’s App Store and Apple Pay (CNBC)
• Opinion: Apple deserves the EU antitrust scrutiny it’s getting (Bloomberg)
• Opinion: Apple’s antitrust issues won’t go away; the company should act now (9to5Mac)

Wirecard’s missing billions

• Wirecard, a Payments Firm, Is Rocked by a Report of a Missing $2 Billion (The New York Times)
• Wirecard’s disappearing $2.1 billion (Fortune)
• Wirecard and the Dangerous Allure of Lots of Cash: Opinion (Bloomberg Tax)

Highlighting two interesting acquisitions:

• Facebook acquires crowdsourced mapping company Mapillary (Reuters)
• Square Buys European P2P App Verse (PYMNTS.com)

Highlighting three interesting funding rounds:

• Swedish video game developer Stillfront raises €113 million (Tech.eu)
• Berlin’s Contentful raises $80 million Series E for omnichannel content platform (Tech.eu)
• Monzo value falls 40% in latest fundraising (FT)

 Moray Wright, co-founder and CEO of UK-based Parkwalk Advisors

• London’s Imperial College debuts ‘Innovation Fund’ to back startups founded by students and staff (Tech.eu)

What is Tech.eu?

The Tech.eu Podcast is a show discussing the most interesting stories from the European technology scene.