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Rich Turrin

Rich Turrin

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RICH TURRIN

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Rich is one of the world’s leading experts on China’s Digital Yuan. His views on CBDC and China’s influential role in technology macro-trends are widely sought after by international media. Rich delivers gritty, hard-hitting commentary that avoids jargon and speaks to a diverse audience.

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Rich Turrin

BEST SELLING AUTHOR, INNOVATOR, CHINA FINTECH EXPERT.

Engaging speaker contributing top-level thought leadership on innovation, fintech, and China. Rich is a sought after expert on China’s new “central bank digital currency” CBDC with appearances on TV and major news outlets.

An award-winning executive previously heading fintech teams at IBM following a twenty-year career in investment banking. Living in Shanghai for the last decade, Rich has experienced China going cashless first-hand.

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An Interview with Richard Turrin

Central Banks Join the Cryptocurrency Gold Rush

Digital Yuan Update: The Latest Developments You Need to Know!

China’s Economic Slowdown: What CFOs Should Know

QR Codes: Past, Present, and Future

ECB’s CBDC investigation breaks new ground

TagsCBDC, Central Bank Digital Currency, Digital Euro

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richardturrin avatar; Richard Turrin @richardturrin ·
37m 1618995014654169092

#ASML Says #Chip Controls Will Push #China to Create Own #Technology

Ironic, #US #ChipWars creating a bigger competitor!

#china #techwars

@psb_dc @BrettKing
@lajohnstondr @baoshaoshan @thecyrusjanssen
@spirosmargaris
#fintech #technology #CashlessChina https://yhoo.it/3wyRgH0

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2h 1618977166221262849

#ECB Says Yes to #ProgrammablePayments, No to #Programmable #Money

Programmed through your #bank, not ECB.

#fintech #crypto #blockchain #tech #finserv

@psb_dc @BetaMoroney
@efipm @BrettKing
@spirosmargaris
@mikeflache
@enricomolinari
@jimmarous https://bit.ly/3Jgnkqo

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3h 1618957267524542465

#DEDOLLARIZATION DAILY:

#Saudi Central Bank Progresses #CBDC Plans

CBDC for oil is coming.

#fintech #USD #CNY #China #multipolar #finserv

@psb_dc @BetaMoroney
@spirosmargaris
@baoshaoshan
@thecyrusjanssen
@DOualaalou
@lajohnstondr
@davidpgoldman https://bit.ly/3R50jJ7

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richardturrin avatar; Richard Turrin @richardturrin ·
4h 1618951173708595203

🔥 MUST READ🔥 Asia rising as innovation and digitalization lay the foundation for the Asian century.

The IMF looks at Asia and sees that both innovation and digitalization are key to reversing the productivity losses brought by COVID to build what I see…https://lnkd.in/gWrPUuy9

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4h 1618942174749507584

#Techwar: #US tactics could come up short against #China’s long game

The irony is China learned #techfusion (military-civilian use) from the US's #DARPA!

#China #techwar #chips #tech #innovation

@baoshaoshan
@thecyrusjanssen
@DOualaalou
@lajohnstondr

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5h 1618927570497437697

Watch as #EU takes down #bigtech

#German cartel office initiates proceedings against #PayPal

#Italy and #France also fighting as #US comes after #Google

#fintech #tech #finserv
@psb_dc @BetaMoroney
@efipm @BrettKing
@spirosmargaris
@dinisguarda
@rwang0 https://reut.rs/3wzkaXr

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6h 1618918026476150785

#Amazon deepens #payments tie-up with #Stripe

Big win for Stripe. Amazon’s strong #ecommerce business can boost Stripe’s processing volume.

#fintech #blockchain #tech #finserv
@psb_dc @BetaMoroney
@efipm @BrettKing
@spirosmargaris
@mikeflache
@jimmarous
https://www.insiderintelligence.com/content/stripe-scores-big-with-expanded-amazon-partnership

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7h 1618901418374565888

The State of #DigitalFinance | #Fintech Roundup 2022

Kudos @sanjeevk_k @afshan__d @WhiteSight_

Thanks @BetaMoroney

#tech #finserv
@psb_dc
@efipm @BrettKing
@spirosmargaris
@mikeflache
@jimmarous

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7h 1618898884968808450

#DigitalYuan update! Four new features you need to know about

Subscribe to Cashless!

#fintech #finserv #Money #Bitcoin #CashlessChina #crypto #CBDC #business #blockchain #tech

https://richturrin.substack.com/p/cbdc-update-digital-dollar-hopelessly

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8h 1618881632639012866

The State of #Embedded #Finance | #FinTech Roundup 2022

Kudos @sanjeevk_k @afshan__d @WhiteSight_
Thanks @BetaMoroney
#tech #finserv
@psb_dc
@efipm @BrettKing
@spirosmargaris
@mikeflache
@jimmarous

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https://www.whitesight.net/post/the-state-of-embedded-finance

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richardturrin avatar; Richard Turrin @richardturrin ·
9h 1618875480576229376

🔥#ECB #digitaleuro speech a MUST READ!🔥

-#Digitaleuro a public good.

-Never be #programmable.

-2023 decision!

#fintech #crypto #CBDC #tech #finserv #EU
@psb_dc @BetaMoroney
@efipm @BrettKing
@spirosmargaris
@mikeflache
@kiffmeister
@joshualipsky

https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/key/date/2023/html/ecb.sp230123~2f8271ed76.en.html

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10h 1618858887184277506

#DigitalID: Can #TradFi and #Crypto #collaborate?”

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#fintech #finserv #Money #Bitcoin #CashlessChina #crypto #CBDC #DID #business #blockchain #tech

https://richturrin.substack.com/p/cbdc-update-digital-dollar-hopelessly

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10h 1618851574016524288

Today's top stories covering #fintech #china #cbdc #crypto with a focus on #Asia

#bitcoin #blockchain #tech #btc #finserv #business
@psb_dc @BetaMoroney
@efipm @BrettKing
@spirosmargaris
@enricomolinari
@mikeflache
@Khulood_Almani
@chidambara09
@jasuja https://bit.ly/3jlSfab

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26 Jan 1618573718044680192

📌 #SEA 's #Underbanked Consumers & Businesses Embrace Alternative Financing Platforms - @FintechSIN #fintech #lending

https://buff.ly/3XTZ41n

✍️ Great insights in this article/report

@davidjmaireles @richardturrin
@nafisalam @psb_dc @UrsBolt

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26 Jan 1618590085901094914

The inside story of #ChatGPT

@FortuneMagazine https://fortune.com/longform/chatgpt-openai-sam-altman-microsoft/?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=fortunedaily&tpcc=nlfortunedaily #marketing #finserv #fintech @richardturrin @JimHarris @rshevlin @JimMarous @LedaGlyptis @SpirosMargaris @barbmaclean @KirkDBorne @mikulaja @pdeepa @sallyeaves @YuHelenYu @magicveronique @cgledhill @FGraillot

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26 Jan 1618589335414263808

The best #AI writers➡️#ChatGPT & other interesting alternatives to try

https://zd.net/3Ddw7pA#ftag=COS-05-10aaa0j

#MachineLearning #NLP #tech #innovation #technology #web3 #metaverse #blockchain #IoT #Analytics #MWC23 #MWC2023 #bigdata #DataScientists #robots #Robotic #smartcities #digitalhealth

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richardturrin avatar; Richard Turrin @richardturrin ·
20h 1618701594937139228

#CBDC UPDATE!
-#DigitalDollar HOPELESSLY behind,
-#DigitalEuro NO to programmability,
-#DigitalYuan four new features,
-#DigitalID can #TradFi and #Crypto collaborate?

Subscribe to Cashless!

#fintech #finserv #Money #Bitcoin #business #blockchain #tech https://bit.ly/3Hmr1tv

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21h 1618692810999210008

#DigitalEuro Will Never Be Programmable, #ECB’s Panetta Says

I think this key functionality will be added on, rather than built in.

#fintech #crypto #CBDC #blockchain #tech #finserv

@psb_dc @BetaMoroney
@efipm
@spirosmargaris
@JoshuaLipsky
@kiffmeister https://bit.ly/3iVIwYj

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