Great discussing the recent launch of China's new digital yuan app with Forkast.News! The app launched and promptly went number one in China's app stores for about a week! This is a great vote of confidence for the new e-CNY. Still, there aren't a lot of places to use the e-CNY so be patient …
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Respect! CBDC owes its existence to Crypto!
Great talk with Greg Canavan of Fat Tail Investment Research! Thank you Greg! In this episode, we discuss CBDC and crypto and I highlight how crypto tech is behind our current CBDCs. This has nothing to do with the price of Bitcoin or whether you love or hate crypto Acknowledging the debt is …
Proud to be an Onalytica Top 100 Fintech Influential Voice
Onalytica is like the "Oscars" for fintech and I'm exceedingly proud to be a Top 100 voice in the community. Onalytica has been creating Top 100 Influencer lists for the past 10 years, connecting brands with influencer communities. The marketplace is now looking to understand who is influential …
“Digital Tomorrow Podcast” Great discussion about China’s CBDC
Fun podcast with Dr. Oriol Caudevilla who studies fintech, lives in Hong Kong and gets China! We had a very natural and flowing conversation that really was fun! I know you'll enjoy it, I did! Note: audio quality gets better a few minutes in. Time stamp: 1:50 Why is Cashless your book …
Why the Alipay Headlines Get it Tragically Wrong
There is a real cost to the sensational reporting of all things happening on China's tech front. Front and center in the reporting is Ant Group and its Alipay subsidiary. It seems that not a day goes by without a headline claiming that China is nationalizing or destroying Ant. Frankly, what many …
Digital Payment: Bringing back financial inclusion with Dr. Diane Hamilton on “Take the Lead”
“Digital payment systems bring financial inclusion to those who have less, are unbanked, or underbanked.” I am grateful to @Dr. Diane Hamilton, for the opportunity to talk about Cashless on her nationally syndicated radio show “Take the Lead.” Diane is a behavioral expert, author, speaker and …
A decidedly ‘Made in Asia’ digital currency disruption
Very proud to have the last word in my favorite newspaper the Financial Times. Gillian Tett is the chair of the editorial board and a fabulous columnist. In a wonderful article that you really should read "Financial cartels face digital currency shake-up" Tett wrote: "It seems unlikely that …
Economic Times Interview: Asia is where its at! 7 of the top 10 CBDC projects are in Asia.
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 …
Geopolitics in Conflict Show: China’s Plan For Technology Dominance
“Assuming that China can’t do something is a really bad bet to make” Rich Turrin 9:02 This interview is simply the best I have ever done if you want to learn about modern China and where it’s going. It is less focused on CBDC but covers geopolitical issues and what life in modern China is …
Interviewed by Forkast.News: Digital yuan could come to overseas users to challenge dollar dominance
“China’s CBDC will give users large and small access to a digital ecosystem for global trade, making transacting with China as easy as buying on Amazon or Alibaba,” Richard Turrin, a Shanghai-based fintech consultant who recently published “Cashless: China’s Digital Currency Revolution,” told …
Cashless Review: “a book that needed to be written……the right person to write it.”
Grateful to Simon Cocking and the Irish Tech News for this beautiful review of Cashless! Irish Tech News Review of Cashless Cashless: China’s Digital Currency Revolution, Richard Turrin, reviewed An important and fascinating new book by Richard Turrin, who has been doing a great job of …
Old friends Theodora Lau and Bradley Leimer asked the toughest questions yet!
It was a joy to be on the Unconventional Ventures “One Vision” Podcast with my dear friends Theodora Lau and Bradley Leimer! They asked "killer questions!" Our discussions on control and financial inclusion are very much worth your time. Who controls your money? That’s a big question and the …
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