Greatest Hits: A European fintech exposed as a billion dollar fraud
Marit Rødevand is joined by investigative reporter Dan McCrum
The Laundry · Lars Lunde Birkeland
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As a summer treat, we're bringing you some of the *top performing* episodes of The Laundry to date!
This is a story about the wild rise and crushing fall of the tech giant, Wirecard, that was exposed as a billion dollar accounting fraud.
It raises big questions about corporate fraud, money laundering and the need for strong financial regulations.
In this episode (originally aired July 2022) your expert hosts, Marit Rodevand and Fredrik Riiser, are joined by Dan McCrum, investigative reporter and author of Money Men, to discuss: how a European fintech was exposed as a billion dollar fraud
The panel break down: Dan's investigations into Wirecard, the rollercoaster impact on his life, and what lessons have been learned from this case.
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