POV: You Build Germany's Biggest Scam (Markus Braun - Wirecard)

He told the world his company had $2 billion sitting in a Philippine bank account. It didn't. This is the story of Markus Braun, the Austrian tech visionary who built Germany's most valuable fintech company, joined the DAX alongside BMW and Siemens, and constructed one of the largest corporate frauds in European history. The money was never real. But the damage was. ──────────────────────── 📚 DIG DEEPER If you want the full story: 📖 BOOK: "Money Men" by Dan McCrum → Book: https://amzn.to/4vgtJHS → Audiobook: https://amzn.to/4mfvlO0 🎬 WATCH: Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard (2022) by James Erskine → https://www.netflix.com/title/81404807 🎬 WATCH: Wirecard: The Billion Euro Lie (2021) by Benji Bergmann and Jono Bergmann → https://www.sky.com/watch/programme/d... ──────────────────────── ⏱️ CHAPTERS 00:00 - The $2 Billion That Wasn't There 00:15 - Vienna, 1969 03:57 - The First Compromise 04:51 - The DAX Listing 07:59 - The Unravelling 10:39 - The Fall 14:09 - Reflection ──────────────────────── As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Some links above are affiliate links. We earn a small commission if you purchase — at no extra cost to you. This video is a dramatisation inspired by real events. Internal thoughts and dialogue are fictionalised for storytelling purposes. Visual style is illustrative. All facts, figures, dates, and legal outcomes are sourced from public record.