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Rich Turrin

Rich Turrin

Industry Leader in fintech and digital transformation

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Economic Times Interview: Asia is where its at! 7 of the top 10 CBDC projects are in Asia.

October 14, 2021 by Rich Turrin

Asia is where its at! The center of gravity for financial innovation is moving to Asia with 7 of the top 10 CBDC projects in Asia. 14:14 Great interview with the Economic Times “ETMarkets Cryptomeet” where we talk about #CBDC and why it matters. Grateful to Sharat Chandra a real crypto guru, who asked all …

Read moreEconomic Times Interview: Asia is where its at! 7 of the top 10 CBDC projects are in Asia.

CGTN BizTalk: The future of money

July 21, 2021 by Rich Turrin

Thank you to Guan Xin anchor of CGTN Biztalk!   This is a full half-hour program covering China’s new central bank digital currency. Delighted to share the program with my new friend Zhang Xiaoyan from Tsinghua University. In 2014, the People’s Bank of China set up a team to study digital currencies. After seven years, digital …

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Is China Ahead of the West? (Video)

July 21, 2021 by Rich Turrin

One of my most passionate interviews yet where the answers are fast, furious, and on occasion funny! Thanks so much to Abhiruk Bhattacharyya and TheCoinRepublic for the opportunity to talk about CBDC, cryptocurrency, and financial inclusion.  Big topics that will impact us all! What’s inside: 00:00  How did I get to China? 04:30  How did …

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Keynote: The innovation center of gravity moves east.

July 21, 2021 by Rich Turrin

Great to participate in SWIFT’s Inside Innovation Conference!  A big thank-you to SWIFT! My keynote “The big picture: Financial services in 2030” focused on one theme, how the innovation center of gravity is moving East. There can be no argument that fintech is huge in all of Asia, not just China.  This 20-minute presentation highlights …

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How did China, the largest nation in the World…Go Cashless? (Video)

July 21, 2021 by Rich Turrin

Great pleasure being interviewed by Rick Huckstep from Wiser!  “Two weeks of tech in a 10 minute read” Rick read “Cashless” from cover to cover and loved the book. Am grateful for his support and fabulous review in the Wiser Newsletter There is nobody better qualified to tell the story of how China moved the …

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China’s Digital Yuan will Change the World | Real Talk China Interview

May 29, 2021 by Rich Turrin

This fantastic interview conducted by Cyrus Janssen the host of “Real Talk China” is a deep dive into China’s CBDC and will undoubtedly answer many of your questions. The interview was lovingly edited by Cyrus to make both a long and short version. The long version below with a complete list of questions answered below …

Read moreChina’s Digital Yuan will Change the World | Real Talk China Interview

CGTN Interview: Connecting China’s Central Bank Digital Currency with Thailand and UAE’s

March 4, 2021 by Rich Turrin

Explainer: The “Multiple CBDC Bridge” is the final piece of the China CBDC puzzle and brings us one step closer to free and immediate CBDC transfer. Thank-you to CGTN’s Juliet Mann for this wonderful interview.  One of the very few where I laughed out loud! Hong Kong Monetary Authority, PBOC, Bank of Thailand and Bank …

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Chi­na’s Cen­tral Bank Dig­i­tal Cur­rency Won’t Be Blockchain-based or Ri­val to Ali­pay: Rich Tur­rin

June 24, 2020 by Rich Turrin

Shang­hai-based fin­tech vet­eran Rich Tur­rin says that de­spite the wide­spread as­so­ci­a­tion be­tween dis­trib­uted ledger tech­nol­ogy and cryp­tocur­ren­cies, Chi­na’s hotly awaited dig­i­tal ren­minbi will not be based on blockchain tech­nol­ogy. Shanghai-based fintech veteran Rich Turrin says that despite the widespread association between distributed ledger technology and cryptocurrencies, China’s hotly awaited digital renminbi will not be based …

Read moreChi­na’s Cen­tral Bank Dig­i­tal Cur­rency Won’t Be Blockchain-based or Ri­val to Ali­pay: Rich Tur­rin

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

November 20, 2019 by Rich Turrin

Something 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 moreFintech’s Pawn in the Geopolitical Game, Thank China.

Libra Tipping the Balance

July 10, 2019 by Rich Turrin

I 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 …

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Honored to be Selected for Lattice80’s Fintech Singapore 50 – Top Influencers

July 27, 2018 by Rich Turrin

http://www.lattice80.com/lattice80-fintech-50-singapore-top-influencers/ Click link to the left for article and list. From the Lattice80 Article: Singapore has long established itself globally as one of the most active hubs for fintech and innovation, a true Asian and global leader. This comes in addition to Singapore’s place as an important finance hub in Asia and the world. Massive …

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Crypto Theft and Credit Card Fraud Compared: Do you know what’s in your wallet?

June 24, 2018 by Rich Turrin

Another day, another crypto exchange hacked.   Maybe it’s just me but something is seriously wrong if the payment system of the future is being plundered with such frequency.   I needed to see for myself what these losses really meant in terms of my crypto trading and what I found was rather shocking.   So …

Read moreCrypto Theft and Credit Card Fraud Compared: Do you know what’s in your wallet?

Why AI is -Not- the New Blockchain

April 5, 2018 by efindlow

Two relatively recent technologies that are constantly cited as the new must-have business tools are AI and Blockchain. While radically different, they, along with the Cloud, are commonly lumped together as the so-called “Digital ABCs” which will revolutionise how transactions take place between companies, clients, and customers. But their frequent pairing as drivers of progress …

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