he was arrested again. In March 2022, Munich public prosecutors charged him with fraud, breach of trust and accounting manipulation. If found guilty on all these charges, he could face up to 15 years in prison. Braun maintains that he is innocent and himself a victim of fraud. Positions Braun has more than 15 years of experience in the digital payment industry and was a regular speaker at industry related events as well as different national and international media. According to Braun, in the next decade, the entire retail payment infrastructure will be replaced by technology merging all payment streams into a single, fully digital system. Braun stated, that digitalization, if done right, would generate an increase in sales for the brick and mortar business similar to the expanding online commerce. He considers cash to become an exception and says, that technology can never be justified by itself and can only be successful when it delivers visible value-added for customers and merchants. References External links Living people TU Wien alumni Austrian billionaires 1969 births Austrian chief executives