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 …
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How China’s Beating the West in Innovation
...with Richard Turrin FinTech expert, author of "Innovation Lab Excellence" and former head of IBM's Cognitive Studio Episode Summary To many people in the West, China is thought of as a copyer rather than an innovator. However, according to today's guest Richard Turrin, there are many areas in …
Financial innovation in China: leading the way and one eye on the future
In a wide-ranging interview, award-winning executive and fintech expert Richard Turrin spoke with Efma's Boris Plantier about the state of innovation in China and how the government there has been truly forward-looking in its technology promotion. Read Efma article in full …
Ep #294: Creating Digital – Ready Or Not! – with Richard Turrin
In this episode of the ShiftShapers Podcast, host and Chief Transformation Strategist David Saltzman sits down with Richard Turrin, independent fintech, AI consultant, and author of “Innovation Lab Excellence: Digital Transformation from Within” to discuss what an “Innovation Lab” is and how it …
Innovation Lab Excellence -Review by Simon Cocking
By @SimonCocking review of Innovation Lab Excellence: Digital Transformation from Within. Available from Amazon. Innovation Lab Excellence dives past the slick surface of espresso machines, youthful techies and creatively designed co-working spaces to examine, in detail, the conditions and …
Corporate Investment Times :Innovation Adds Value,“Innovation Theater” Does Not.
Rich Turrin featured in the Corporate Investment Times The article covers Rich's views on Innovation Adds Value,“Innovation Theater” Does Not. One of the most chronic afflictions for corporate innovation programs is something insiders commonly call “innovation theater”—where companies make a …
The Braintrust: Richard Turrin on COVID-19, China, and the Future of Neobanks
Richard Turrin, the international best-selling author of Innovation Lab Excellence: Digital Transformation from Within, spent two decades as an executive focusing on FinTech innovation. He now lives and works in Shanghai, where he consults clients in the AI and FinTech space. Turrin’s position in …
China DOA: “Digital On Arrival”
China is harnessing digital technology to screen arrivals to the country's airports. It is an impressive digital effort that illustrates how digital technology can be called to action to help the government control what is now acknowledged to be a global pandemic. I just returned to Shanghai …
Fintech’s Pawn in the Geopolitical Game, Thank China.
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 …
Pay Me! WeChat on Fire, While GAFA Stews
So, 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% …
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