Welcome to Season 3 of Lies, Spies & Corporate Crimes: The Wirecard Saga. The Wirecard Saga, has become of the world’s leading sources on all things Wirecard. In The Wirecard Saga; Lies, Spies & Corporate Crimes, host Mikhail Reider-Gordon, Managing Director of Institutional Ethics & Integrity at Affiliated Monitors looks at the biggest financial scandal in post-war Germany from a variety of angles. On this episode, our host analyses the series of events connected to the company's downfall and the trial dates, as well as the Singaporean Police Force's investigation. In addition, the podcast examines other entities connected to the Wirecard scandal, including the German Ministry of Defense. Tune in to The Wirecard Saga for all the latest updates!

Key Highlights

Trial dates set in Singapore

Why won’t Germany take up Singapore’s offer?

Braun as Captain of the Titanic 

He’s not a joiner

Second guessing CEO’s decisions

Judge Frodisch just can’t understand

TPA’s were firewalls

CEO of only some departments

Another loan to an off-shore entity

EY gets pulled back in

Wirecard Card Solutions’ legacy

PayRNet and RailsR ‘historic’ problem

Lietuvos Bankas says PayRNet engaged in gross TF

From Bad to Worse

Procurement Corruption

4Strat and the Austrian-Russian connection

Notable Quotes

1.     "I have never been a gang member or even their leader. I had no personal relationship with any of these people." 

2.     "I didn't believe for a single second that the business wasn't there." "We said very clearly, we regard the third party partners as an intermediate step. The TPA is reviewed as a form of firewall, essentially, intercessors who create a distance between Wirecard and dealers, that is a layer to appear to reduce risk." 

3.     "I am convinced that the business existed, but obviously significant parts did not flow into the escrow account."" 

4.     "You couldn't run everything, the Wirecard Bank. And remember, all those illicit charges on cards needed to be recoded to get past Visa, Mastercard, Wirecard, Amex. And the intermediary banks, don't forget them. There were a lot of moving parts." 

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