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Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard

Upstart payment firm Wirecard wowed the financial industry with its runaway success — until a tenacious team of journalists exposed massive fraud.

Director

James Erskine

Year

Genre

documentary, crime

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N/A

Production

Passion Pictures

Awards

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Homepage

https://www.netflix.com/title/81404807

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Self - Member of German Parliament, FDP

Self - Journalist, Süddeutsche Zeitung Newspaper & WDR

Self - Wirecard Employee

Martin Osterloh

Self - Member of German Parliament, SDP

Cansel Kiziltepe

Self - Investigative Journalist, Financial Times Newspaper

Self - Head of Investigations, Financial Times Newspaper

Self - Short Seller, Munich

Self - Short Seller, London

Self - Short Seller, New York

Self - Short Seller, New York

Christina Clementi

Self - Editor, Financial Times Newspaper

Self - Chief Operating Officer, Wirecard AG

Self - Stock Market Trader

Self - Stock Market Trader

Self - Journalist, Financial Times Newspaper

Self - Head of Accounting, Wirecard Singapore

Self - Short Seller & Investor

Self - Journalist, Handelsblatt Newspaper

Felix Holtermann

Self - Head of Investigations, Süddeutsche Zeitung Newspaper

Self - Journalist, Financial Times Newspaper

Self - Member of Austrian Parliament, NEOS

Stephanie Krisper

Self - Former UN Migration Official

Kilian Kleinschmidt

Self - Former Head of Libyan Foreign Intelligence

Self - CEO, Wirecard AG

Self

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In Autumn 2019,
I got a call from a source. - Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard

In Autumn 2019, I got a call from a source.

Scandal involving a German - Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard

Scandal involving a German

Mr. Braun, reports about your business - Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard

Mr. Braun, reports about your business

The former COO, Jan Marsalek, is on the run. - Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard

The former COO, Jan Marsalek, is on the run.

It's unbelievable how something
like this can survive for so long. - Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard

It's unbelievable how something like this can survive f...

Wirecard was like the German PayPal. - Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard

Wirecard was like the German PayPal.

There's a company founder dressed - Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard

There's a company founder dressed

…who presents himself as a visionary. - Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard

…who presents himself as a visionary.

Wirecard is one of the fastest-growing - Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard

Wirecard is one of the fastest-growing

{\an8}Being a journalist,
you get to do all sorts of things - Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard

{\an8}Being a journalist, you get to do all sorts of things

The first time
I ever heard the word Wirecard, - Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard

The first time I ever heard the word Wirecard,

But this big pile of documents, - Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard

But this big pile of documents,

Outside of Europe, we see a growth of 25% - Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard

Outside of Europe, we see a growth of 25%

"We are a software company
which has a bank as a daughter." - Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard

"We are a software company which has a bank as a daught...

Wirecard always had the same playbook
each time it was criticized. - Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard

Wirecard always had the same playbook each time it was criti...

My name is Tobias Bosler, - Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard

My name is Tobias Bosler,

My name is Tobias Bosler, - Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard

My name is Tobias Bosler,

{\an8}We are short sellers. - Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard

{\an8}We are short sellers.

I investigated Wirecard for two years. - Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard

I investigated Wirecard for two years.

It was certainly
a big part of what we did, - Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard

It was certainly a big part of what we did,

Money laundering is taking the proceeds
of crime and cleaning the money. - Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard

Money laundering is taking the proceeds of crime and cleanin...

If you rob a bank
and have a big bag full of cash, - Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard

If you rob a bank and have a big bag full of cash,

The idea was that I would go away
and do my own work, - Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard

The idea was that I would go away and do my own work,

What I should have said is,
"Matt Earl is a short seller." - Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard

What I should have said is, "Matt Earl is a short selle...

We highlight
the wrongdoings of companies. - Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard

We highlight the wrongdoings of companies.

We were suddenly
under attack from all directions. - Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard

We were suddenly under attack from all directions.

Then occasionally, there'd be threats. - Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard

Then occasionally, there'd be threats.

There was a vehicle
that was parked outside my house - Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard

There was a vehicle that was parked outside my house

I had the license plates noted down, - Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard

I had the license plates noted down,

And then one day, Paul says
that somebody's been trying to listen in - Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard

And then one day, Paul says that somebody's been trying...

He spotted this person. - Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard

He spotted this person.

A few weeks
after I opened the short position, - Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard

A few weeks after I opened the short position,

What company sends a bunch of thugs
to an investor's office? - Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard

What company sends a bunch of thugs to an investor's of...

I'd been looking at Wirecard - Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard

I'd been looking at Wirecard

Immediately,
the stock price rebounded. - Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard

Immediately, the stock price rebounded.

My dear shareholders… - Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard

My dear shareholders…

{\an8}Jan was hyper-cool. - Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard

{\an8}Jan was hyper-cool.

Well, if I find a weak spot, but I'm… - Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard

Well, if I find a weak spot, but I'm…

Well, if I find a weak spot, but I'm... - Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard

Well, if I find a weak spot, but I'm...

It's not working. It's not cold enough. - Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard

It's not working. It's not cold enough.

Marsalek is a completely different type. - Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard

Marsalek is a completely different type.

A lot of investors believe in German values, - Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard

A lot of investors believe in German values,

Wirecard, at the time, - Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard

Wirecard, at the time,

-What's with the glasses? - Best without glasses. - Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard

-What's with the glasses? - Best without glasses.

Gary is a great, old mate,
very active trader. - Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard

Gary is a great, old mate, very active trader.

It would have been around 2017. - Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard

It would have been around 2017.

Basically, we wanted to see
whether Marsalek would offer me money - Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard

Basically, we wanted to see whether Marsalek would offer me ...

It ended in Jan saying,
"I'm very happy that Paul's listened." - Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard

It ended in Jan saying, "I'm very happy that Paul&...

I launched
Safkhet Capital Management - Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard

I launched Safkhet Capital Management

Over 20-plus years, we've emerged
as a leader in payment solutions - Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard

Over 20-plus years, we've emerged as a leader in paymen...

Wirecard's offices
were in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, - Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard

Wirecard's offices were in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania,

We saw the Wirecard signs, - Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard

We saw the Wirecard signs,

It was very large. - Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard

It was very large.

Fahmi wasn't
the only short seller who contacted me - Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard

Fahmi wasn't the only short seller who contacted me

{\an8}In Singapore,
Wirecard was just absolutely pervasive. - Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard

{\an8}In Singapore, Wirecard was just absolutely pervasive.

None of Wirecard's top brass
know anything about it. - Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard

None of Wirecard's top brass know anything about it.

As soon as I got back from Singapore,
we knew we had to think about security. - Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard

As soon as I got back from Singapore, we knew we had to thin...

We were very aware
that Wirecard was spying on us. - Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard

We were very aware that Wirecard was spying on us.

Six weeks of every day,
laptop out the safe, - Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard

Six weeks of every day, laptop out the safe,

Sticking keyword searches
into Outlook, like "India," "Marsalek." - Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard

Sticking keyword searches into Outlook, like "India,&qu...

I was also trying to get Jan Marsalek. - Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard

I was also trying to get Jan Marsalek.

I could sort of see
he was always at the edge of it. - Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard

I could sort of see he was always at the edge of it.

But what we can do is we can boil it
just down to Edo Kurniawan, - Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard

But what we can do is we can boil it just down to Edo Kurnia...

But if Wirecard had fired this guy,
Edo, then we didn't have a story. - Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard

But if Wirecard had fired this guy, Edo, then we didn't...

Edo was there,
and he was working on the audit. - Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard

Edo was there, and he was working on the audit.

It goes up online. - Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard

It goes up online.

I only heard about
the Financial Times' coverage secondhand. - Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard

I only heard about the Financial Times' coverage second...

I'm back in London in the bunker,
carrying on working. - Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard

I'm back in London in the bunker, carrying on working.

On paper, PayEasy was
this very important business to Wirecard. - Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard

On paper, PayEasy was this very important business to Wireca...

There were drivers coming in and out. - Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard

There were drivers coming in and out.

I ended up driving
three hours north of Manila - Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard

I ended up driving three hours north of Manila

And we finally find this address. - Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard

And we finally find this address.

This middle-aged man opened the door, - Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard

This middle-aged man opened the door,

I'd spent years trying
to solve this puzzle. - Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard

I'd spent years trying to solve this puzzle.

{\an8}They came up with this deepfake... - Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard

{\an8}They came up with this deepfake...

This financial thriller continues with the latest punch-up - Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard

This financial thriller continues with the latest punch-up

In February, there were new articles and allegations - Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard

In February, there were new articles and allegations

- Sound running. -Okay. Let's start. - Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard

- Sound running. -Okay. Let's start.

At the Frankfurt stock exchange, - Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard

At the Frankfurt stock exchange,

At that point with Dan,
I started discussing - Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard

At that point with Dan, I started discussing

The next day,
I get a letter from Wirecard saying, - Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard

The next day, I get a letter from Wirecard saying,

My first thought was,
"Okay. Uh, this has to be a setup." - Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard

My first thought was, "Okay. Uh, this has to be a setup...

I am Nick Gold. - Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard

I am Nick Gold.

Drink as much as you can take, here! - Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard

Drink as much as you can take, here!

I've now taken a huge short position
in Wirecard, - Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard

I've now taken a huge short position in Wirecard,

So what Wirecard did was...
The sheikh wasn't real. It was fake. - Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard

So what Wirecard did was... The sheikh wasn't real. It ...

Within hours, all this detail
is in the hands of the German press, - Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard

Within hours, all this detail is in the hands of the German ...

You know, I thought,
"Paul you're a brilliant reporter, - Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard

You know, I thought, "Paul you're a brilliant repo...

When the news came through - Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard

When the news came through

Vienna is sadly mostly an inviting terrain - Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard

Vienna is sadly mostly an inviting terrain

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Upstart payment firm Wirecard wowed the financial industry with its runaway success — until a tenacious team of journalists exposed massive fraud.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: James Erskine

Writer: N/A

Production: Passion Pictures

Genre: documentary, crime

Year: 2022

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 7.2

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 16 Sep 2022

Awards: N/A

Homepage: https://www.netflix.com/title/81404807

Also watch: Divine, Bean, Last Seen Alive, What Men Want, The Longest Yard, The Addams Family, Red, White & Royal Blue, Triangle of Sadness, Black Adam, Interstellar, Oppenheimer, Joker, Spider Man: No Way Home, Snowpiercer, John Wick: Chapter 3 Parabellum, Tenet, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Green Book