BERLIN—German Chancellor Angela Merkel promoted Wirecard AG to Chinese officials final topple, even when her high aides were aware about probes into imaginable irregularities on the now insolvent German firm, authorities officials mentioned Wednesday, in the most modern signal of the scandal spilling over into German politics.
Ms. Merkel introduced up Wirecard’s plans to construct Beijing-basically based AllScore Funds Techniques staunch by a divulge visit to China in early September 2019, in step with her spokesman. Two months after her visit, Wirecard launched…