The Laundry7 Aug 2025

Greatest Hits: A European fintech exposed as a billion dollar fraud

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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