Rich Turrin

Speaker Author & Consultant
Fintech innovation & digital transformation

Rich is the author of Innovation Lab Excellence…

a hard-hitting look at innovation labs that dives past the slick surface of espresso machines, youthful techies and creatively designed co-working spaces to examine, in detail, the conditions required for innovation to thrive in your lab.

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The Insurtech Book

Co-author of the definitive compendium for the Insurance Digital Revolution. This global bestseller presents the insights, the current thinking and the actionable strategies from a wide range of international contributors who are experts on the topic.

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Fintech & digital transformation

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Innovation, AI, Blockchain, Fintech and China's Fintech Tech

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Consulting Services

Bespoke C-level consulting services tailored to your specific needs in the following areas:

Innovation Lab Consulting Services

Workshops: AI, Analytics, and Blockchain

Digital Transformation Training

China Fintech Advisory and Consulting

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Richard Turrin is an independent fintech and AI consultant,

helping clients navigate the uncharted waters associated with the latest cognitive technologies.

Rich headed fintech for IBM Cognitive Studios Singapore (IBM’s Innovation Lab) where he led a team that built innovative AI and analytic solutions. He also worked in IBM China where he led his team to win the prestigious “Risk Technology Product of the Year” award for his unique hybrid-cloud solution to risk analytics.

Rich was a banker for almost 20 years and a serial innovator throughout his career. Specializing in the design and innovation of new fixed-income products, he saw firsthand how technology, finance, and regulation come together to impact innovation. He made his career by thinking “out of the box” and uses his experience now as a Consultant to put fintech and AI to work for his clients.

As a consultant he focuses on people, not just tech, since in his experience people’s relation to tech is the key to innovation.

Rich is the author of Innovation Lab Excellence which dives past the slick surface of espresso machines, youthful techies and creatively designed co-working spaces to examine, in detail, the conditions and practices necessary for a lab and innovation to initiate and thrive. He is a co-author in the recently launched “InsurTech” book, and enjoys spreading the message of digital transformation through conferences and blog posts. Most of all, he enjoys building teams and systems that solve real problems.

What they say…

Kenneth J. Bock

Co-Founder at SaKe Capital Partners

A thoughtful leader in fintech, insurtech. Honest and ethical

Dr Chris Marshall

Risk and Finance Analytivcs SME at IBM's Watson Financial Services division

Richard is engaging, candid, insightful and authoritative, especially in the fields of cognitive tech and AI where he and I have worked most closely with a wide variety of Asian financial institutions. In a world where everyone seems to think they are an expert, he is a genuine thought leader, and one with that even rarer and more valuable quality - that of personal integrity.

J. Scott Turner

COO at GMA Fund & COO at Pursuit Management

I started my career at AIG with Rich and we have been friends ever since. He is energetic, capable, and very international (nearly fluent in Italian, French & German). At AIG, we designed new products; Rich has a knack for problem solving and sales. A nice guy, Rich is definitely a people person. Rich has proven himself to be a loyal friend.

Steven Scheurmann

Financial Crimes, Watson FSS, Asia Pacific at IBM

February 19, 2019, Richard worked with Steven in the same group
I had the pleasure of presenting with Rich at client and industry events and saw him in front of audiences many times. On every occasion, Rich showed his expertise in fintech and AI not just as a subject matter expert, but a real practitioner. He engages his audience and overcomes their uncertainty about technology by giving practical, realistic and pragmatic insights to ensure they understand how it works and how to use it. The event circuit has become an industry in itself and it is often difficult to separate the self promoters from the experienced practitioners. Rich is the latter, who puts his audience first and delivers real insights every time. Attending Rich's presentations is always time well spent, very few speakers are so relevant or authoritative

Linas Beliūnas

Reinventing Finance 1% at a Time | FinTech | Digital Innovation | Payments | Banking | Cryptocurrency | Blockchain
December 11, 2018, Linas worked with Richard in different groups
I am always impressed by Richard's knowledge and expertise in FinTech, WealthTech, InsurTech and Artificial Intelligence. He always manages to spark meaningful and engaging discussions about the most acute and hot topics, primarily in terms of FinTech and AI. I am really happy I know Richard a bit more than just a LinkedIn connection.

Fabien Ghys

Founder of ER Founder – Director at ExcellenceResumes, Personal Branding Agency

October 23, 2018, Richard was a client of Fabien Ghys’
It’s rare that you come across standout talent like Richard. I had the pleasure of recently crossing his paths, and I’ve been impressed by his knowledge and expertise in Fintech, Wealthtech and Artificial Intelligence. Richard would be a great choice to any company eager to grow its business gaining a competitive advantage over the other players from the same industry. I would recommend anyone to get in touch with him. Feel free to contact me if you’d like to know more, I’d be happy to provide further details. Fabien Ghys

Vievian Ghoh

Training Course Producer at Infopro Digital

June 25, 2018, Vievian was a client of Richard’s
I have had the pleasure of booking Rich for a number of conferences organised by Asia Risk. He is a great speaker on AI and fintech and really knows how to engage an audience. He has also done longer format workshops on AI in finance with great results. He's an asset to any conference and a professional on-stage and off.

Writings from Rich

Fintech’s Pawn in the Geopolitical Game, Thank China.

November 20, 2019No CommentsSomething amazing has happened in the fintech domain – and it seems to have occurred with little fanfare. It’s almost as though the industry would prefer to ignore it rather than celebrate its arrival. To back up a bit, fintech is celebrated as the driving force in providing banking to the unbanked, lowering brokerage fees, generating… Read More

Do Neobanks Spark Joy in their Users? AI Gives us the Answer

November 19, 2019No CommentsIt’s a good time to take a hard look at neobank apps. Is the new banking revolution all that it’s made out to be? And what about the traditional banking incumbents – are they making good on their promise to exploit digital opportunities and catch up? I believe that the next wave is upon us,… Read More

Libra Tipping the Balance

July 10, 2019No CommentsI have been relatively silent on Facebook’s plans for its game-changing Libra currency. In part due to summer holiday, but also because I wanted the dust to settle a bit before commenting. Libra is certainly a massive undertaking and whether you like Facebook or not, you have to at least give them credit for thinking… Read More

A look inside Innovation Lab Excellence

June 2, 2019No CommentsPeople are asking, “What’s inside “innovation Lab Excellence?” Here is a chapter by chapter overview of what’s in the book. Read this and there will be no surprise what’s inside. What will surprise you is how easy it is to make your lab and digital transformation more productive. 💥 I am grateful for the messages… Read More

Learning to Love Innovation Labs. What would you do without them? (Video)

March 15, 2019No CommentsI’ll give it to you straight: Innovation labs are necessary to promote digital adoption in your company. Yes, I criticize them now and again, but that is solely intended to temper—to moderate—the attitude toward them. I am not a proponent of the over-hyped claims of digital nirvana that some consultants shill with a lab’s start-up.… Read More

Pay Me! WeChat on Fire, While GAFA Stews

December 19, 2018No CommentsSo, GAFA (Google, Amazon, Facebook, Apple) payment systems are back in the news again with Amazon’s pending entry into the market. Much like a trendy restaurant opening, the anticipation is palpable. And tables will book, given that one-third of Generation Z consumers (projected to account for 40% of all consumers in the USA by 2020)… Read More