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Print & Podcasts from Rich

Latest Articles

My Twitter series "Dedollarization Daily" catches GlobalData's eye, it should catch yours too!
Dedollarization is a hot topic! BRICS+ put it on the map this year as a top story worthy of following! I cover dedollization on Twitter Read more
Ant Group’s rollout of its Alipay+ is a prime example of an innovative strategy based on ancient foundations.
Thanks to Andy Mok for the kind words about my book "Cashless" in Wharton Magazine: here "In his book Cashless: China’s Digital Currency Revolution, Richard Turrin Read more
Interviewed by "The Economist" for "Cashless Talk"
Great to be included in "Cashless Talk" a special report by "The Economist." I confess that while I am delighted to have made it into Read more

China Updates

The mBridge Saga: Saudi Arabia Enters, BIS Exits
I don't believe in coincidences: Saudi Arabia joins mBridge days after their US security pact lapses. Then, a bit over four months later, the BIS Read more
How to Lend Money to Strangers: The Chinese Model
Thank you to Brendan le Grange for having me on the "How to Lend Money to Strangers" Podcast. We had a great discussion that eventually Read more
Geopolitics in Conflict: China's Digital Yuan and Multipolarity
Great to be with my old friend David Oualaalou and Elizabeth on the Geopolitics in Conflict podcast. This is a lively podcast and as always Read more
Going Cashless With CBDC: Do Not Pine or Weep for Cash
It’s always a pleasure to talk with my dear friend Paolo Sironi! In this episode of Paolo’s Bankers’ Bookshelf, we discuss how CBDCs are poised Read more
MAJOR CONTRIBUTOR TO HBR's "APAC'S AI EDGE"
I am immensely proud to be a major contributor to this Harvard Business Review paper with no less than eleven quotes explaining why Asia will Read more
My Article: The Petroyuan is Born
Always delighted to get an article published. This one in Modern Diplomacy with a decidedly more geopolitical tone. My article in full: A The Central Read more
The Man Writing the Future of Money in a Cashless Era
I don’t dwell on it much, but at 62, I’ve racked up quite a few careers, and this podcast with Naqsh Haque of Machinelab Ventures Read more
MAIN STAGE AT ASIA'S PREMIER INVESTOR CONFERENCE!
I was delighted to present on the main stage at the CITIC CLSA Investors forum! This is Hong Kong's premier investor conference and getting the Read more
My Article: China's Digital Yuan is Coming for the Petrodollar!
This is a full article on the recent purchase of one million barrels of oil on the Shanghai Petroleum and Natural Gas Exchange using digital Read more

Whats New in Fintech

The mBridge Saga: Saudi Arabia Enters, BIS Exits

How to Lend Money to Strangers: The Chinese Model

Geopolitics in Conflict: China’s Digital Yuan and Multipolarity

MAJOR CONTRIBUTOR TO HBR’s “APAC’S AI EDGE”

MBridge and the Petroyuan: A New Era of De-dollarization

My Article: The Petroyuan is Born

Cashless No. 4 on BookAuthority Best Digital Currency Books List

Crypto isn’t Dead but “Zombified” with Taxes, KYC and AML (fun clip)

Cashless Newsletter

Writing about Asia’s FinTech revolution from Shanghai, 16 years and counting.

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If you want to know where Western finance and technology are heading, the answers are already visible in China and Asia today. Cashless connects the dots from the geopolitics of digital currency and the stablecoin versus CBDC battle for monetary sovereignty, to AI adoption, FinTech innovation and the trends that Western analysts won’t see coming until they’re already here.

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RICH TURRIN

The go-to voice on Asia’s FinTech revolution. Fintech speaker, consultant and author — based in Shanghai, available worldwide.

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