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Dan McCrum is an investigative journalist at the Financial Times, known for uncovering financial fraud and corporate corruption. His reporting on Wirecard earned him multiple international journalism awards.
Known for: Money Men: A Hot Startup, A Billion Dollar Fraud, A Fight for the Truth
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Money Men: A Hot Startup, A Billion Dollar Fraud, A Fight for the Truth
Money Men is the true story of the Wirecard scandal, a German digital payments company that rose to become Europe’s tech darling before collapsing in one of the biggest financial frauds of the 21st century. Financial Times journalist Dan McCrum recounts his investigation into how the company deceived investors, auditors, and regulators, and how his reporting ultimately exposed the truth behind the collapse.
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Early Investigations
The first time I looked at Wirecard’s accounts, what struck me wasn’t the success—it was the inconsistency. A company reporting explosive profits but producing little clarity on where they came from. When I started comparing its statements across different years and regions, anomalies appeared: marg...
From Money Men: A Hot Startup, A Billion Dollar Fraud, A Fight for the Truth
The Rise of Wirecard
To understand Wirecard’s eventual collapse, you must appreciate its meteoric rise. Founded as a modest payment processor in Munich, it lived through the internet boom and crash, reinventing itself as the backbone of digital payments. Markus Braun, its chief executive, became the face of German tech ...
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About Dan McCrum
Dan McCrum is an investigative journalist at the Financial Times, known for uncovering financial fraud and corporate corruption. His reporting on Wirecard earned him multiple international journalism awards.
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