{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6441623c34dc2b00115abc20/650ae0f23bf49b0011c4cdfa?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"When Regulation Fails: Journalism & the Fight Against Financial Crime","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6441623c34dc2b00115abc20/1695211622066-680746f5a71f470e4cc7fb9c81eda3e5.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In this episode, we spoke to the Financial Times’ <a href=\"https://www-ft-com.ezp.lib.cam.ac.uk/dan-mccrum\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Dan McCrum</a> about the risk of taking on the regulator to expose the world’s most infamous fintech fraud: Wirecard.</p><p><br></p><p>The rise and fall of “Germany’s PayPal” is just one of many examples of the crucial role whistle blowers and journalists play in fighting financial crime, corruption, and fraud.</p><p><br></p><p>In this interview, Dan McCrum explains how the ‘skandal’ eventually unfolded, the opposition he faced in exposing Wirecard’s fraud, and the red flags regulators and governments alike failed to flag.</p><p>---</p><p>Subscribe to<a href=\"https://resources.fenergo.com/podcasts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> the Fenergo FinTalks podcast</a> wherever you get your podcasts.</p>","author_name":"Fenergo"}