The fall of the German payment processor Wirecard is the biggest financial scandal in Europe. For years it was a chronicle of an announced mega-fraud. Now, the German government is coming under pressure and the affair drifts into propaganda narratives.

Perhaps Wirecard, in its understanding of a cashless payment provider, misinterpreted the meaning of "cashless." Are the missing 2 billion Euros the peak of an iceberg?

Short Seller haben einen schlechten Ruf. Dabei gibt es unter ihnen auch Überzeugungstäter. Die Geschichte einer klandestinen Gruppe. Unter normalen Umständen sind es häufig Short Seller, die Missstände in Unternehmen aufdecken.