Press release content from Accesswire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation. Sale of Wirecard Core Assets Completed - Around 500 Employees Switch to Getnet Platform January 28, 2021 GMT MUNICH and ASCHEIM, GERMANY / ACCESSWIRE / January 28, 2021 / Another important success has been achieved in the insolvency proceedings concerning the assets of Wirecard AG and Wirecard Technologies GmbH: Despite the challenging circumstances the sale of the Wirecard core assets to Banco Santander group was closed today. Around 500 employees will become part of Santander’s Getnet platform. Thereby, almost all of the remaining jobs at the Aschheim site near Munich are preserved. Mid-November 2020, Banco Santander and insolvency administrator Dr. Michael Jaffé had signed a contract with respect to the sale of the European technology platform of the insolvent payment service provider and highly specialized technological assets.