A series of clandestine lunch meetings leads Sam\u2019s editor to send him off to Vienna in search of one man.<\/p>\n
#wirecard #bribe #investgation #espionage #janmarsalek #undercover #austria #vienna #fintech #russianspy #warlord #disinformation #europe #us<\/p>\n
Hot Money, the award-winning podcast series from the Financial Times and Pushkin Industries, is back with a third season.<\/p>\n
In 2020, the Financial Times exposed a \u20ac2bn fraud at Wirecard, a high-flying German fintech. Many thought that was the end of the story.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But for FT reporter Sam Jones, it was just the beginning. This season on Hot Money: Agent of Chaos, Sam investigates Wirecard\u2019s chief operating officer who vanished just as Wirecard collapsed \u2014 and who turned out to also be a Russian spy.\u00a0<\/p>\n
From an Ibizan sting operation to an attempted takeover of the Austrian intelligence service, his reporting spirals into a world of warlords, espionage and disinformation.\u00a0<\/p>\n
All in an attempt to answer two questions: who is the real Jan Marsalek? And what does his secret life reveal about the powerful forces he serves?<\/p>\n
New episodes of the eight-part season will drop every Tuesday.<\/p>\n
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