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AmCham Shanghai Insights Magazine

April 5, 2022 by Rich Turrin

 

Great to write for my “home town” press!

I’m a member of the Financial Services Committee for Amcham and its always great to share my book “Cashless” with the committee!

The article is from the Insight Magazine Sep/Oct 2021 and can be found here:

Insight Magazine | Going Cashless with CBDCs and Stablecoins

China and the US are taking different approaches to digitize payment. China is moving quickly to launch its second generation digital payment, while the US is on its first. China will enjoy a first-mover advantage with CBDCs, but it does not guarantee the international demise of the dollar, as some may speculate. That said, complacency is ill-advised and digitizing the dollar is necessary to preserve its reign as the reserve currency.

Read on for more!

 

By the way, due to COVID Cashless never got an official book launch.  This presentation at AMCHAM (pictures below) was essentially the one and only live presentation I’ve been able to make for Cashless!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Category: Fintech
Rich Turrin

About Rich Turrin

Rich Turrin is the international best-selling author of “Cashless – China’s Digital Currency Revolution” and “Innovation Lab Excellence.” He is an Onalytica Top 100 Fintech Influencer and an award-winning executive previously heading fintech teams at IBM following a twenty-year career in investment banking. Rich is a leading media commentator and advisor on China’s digital currency and tech scene. Living in Shanghai for more than a decade, Rich experienced China going cashless first-hand.

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