Art Direction & Animation: Ekin Akalin
Executive Producer: Gabriela Sperl
Directors: Jono & Benjamin Bergmann
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Exploration & Development
Early stages of the project.
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In 2020, Wirecard, a German start-up that became an online payment giant, collapsed following revelations of fraud on an unprecedented scale. A look back at the rise and fall of a black sheep of fintech.