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e-RMB: China gears up for digital payment 2.0

November 3, 2020 by Rich Turrin

To find out what difference will the e-RMB make to the lives of people in China who are already used to digital transactions through Alipay and WeChat pay, CGTN’s International Editor Abhishek G Bhaya spoke with Shanghai-based American FinTech expert Richard Turrin.  

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Fin­tech Played Crit­i­cal Role in Chi­na’s Con­tain­ment of COVID-19: Rich Tur­rin

June 30, 2020 by Rich Turrin

Shang­hai-based fin­tech vet­eran Rich Tur­rin says that the wide­spread adop­tion of dig­i­tal pay­ments in China has played an in­stru­men­tal role in the coun­try’s ef­forts to con­tain the spread of COVID-19 through­out the first quar­ter of 2020. In an in­ter­view with China Bank­ing News Tur­rin said the surg­ing pop­u­lar­ity of Ali­Pay and WeChat Pay last decade …

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Financial Innovation Labs Can Solve COVID-19 Challenges

May 28, 2020 by Rich Turrin

If your bank or credit union has a financial lab or an innovation officer on the payroll, the coronavirus challenge is one where their ‘out of the box’ thinking could help. Ask them to turn their own digital and other tech resources and those of their contacts to solving your pandemic-related tasks. Read the Full …

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The Braintrust: Richard Turrin on COVID-19, China, and the Future of Neobanks

May 11, 2020 by Rich Turrin

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 has given him one of the most interesting vantage points …

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Cashless Newsletter

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

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