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WEX controversies

Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.

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  1. 2021

    WEX agrees to SEC settlement over internal-control violations

    Settlement

    WEX agreed to pay $350,000 as part of a settlement with the SEC over violations of federal securities-law internal accounting control provisions. The SEC attributed accounting errors at WEX’s former Brazilian subsidiary to deficiencies in internal controls over financial reporting.

    Source excerpt

    • Deficiencies in WEX’s internal control over financial reporting (ICFR) led to accounting errors at the company’s former Brazilian subsidiary, WEX Brazil, according to the SEC.
    • Financial technology service provider WEX agreed to pay $350,000 as part of a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced Monday regarding violations of internal accounting control provisions in the federal securities laws.