The Wirecard Story: Espionage, Foreign Interference, and the Anatomy of a Financial Scandal
The story (so far) of Wirecard and its role in international intrigue
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In 2020, Germany’s fastest-growing technology company (sometimes described as Germany’s answer to PayPal) announced that nearly €2 billion was missing from the company’s accounts. The financial scandal that led to this, and ultimately the collapse of the company, is worth reading, but today we’re here to talk about the espionage & foreign interference angle of the case. Because the story of Wirecard is not just one of fraud: it’s one about international intrigue, spies, Russian private military corporations, and how those threats get financed.
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