1:05:34 "Be open minded, I get that people don't all like CBDCs. I get it from Bitcoin maximalists on one side and bankers on the other." A very special podcast that covers lockdown in Shanghai as well as the latest developments in CBDCs! A big thank you to Darren Lee for inviting me back to the …
Digital Transformation
China’s Digital Yuan App Goes Live in Trial Cities!
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 …
A “phygital” customer experience is the gold standard! Thank you G+D!
Thank you Giesecke + Devrient for a wonderful opportunity to talk to your clients about digital banking! Digital alone won't deliver a customer experience you can be proud of! If you're not combining digital with physical for a "phygital" experience your missing out on the gold standard. Need …
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 …
The Bankless Podcast: “CBDCs owe their existance to crypto”
Respect! That’s what the fans of both #CBDC and #cryptocurrency need to have for one another. Grateful to Ryan Sean Adams and David Hoffman for this great podcast! I loved doing this podcast because it brought me fully into the crypto world whose innovators and innovations I genuinely …
Keynote: The innovation center of gravity moves east.
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 …
CGTN Interview: Connecting China’s Central Bank Digital Currency with Thailand and UAE’s
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 …
AI Implementation in China A Day in the Life of Shanghai
Aug 20, 2020: AI Implementation in China: A Day in the Life of Shanghai held at the 6th Fintech & Financing Conference FFCON20 DIGITAL RISE co-hosted by NCFA, TFI and partners; a virtual and interactive 8 week curated online event series taking place from July 9 through to August 27 every …
5G: A world divided in digital spheres of influence Richard Turrin
Both China and the United States are widely believed to be at the forefront of the 5G technology, causing anxiety in the U.S. about losing its unique leadership. Richard Turrin, author of the best-selling "Innovation Lab Excellence," who previously headed IBM's Fintech Innovation Lab in Singapore …
China’s 5G lead, a ‘Sputnik moment’ for U.S.
"5G is the foundation technology of our digital future [encompassing] all the countries in the planet. China is clearly adopting 5G before any other country and has a tremendous lead. This is like the Sputnik moment for the West," Richard Turrin, the author of the best-selling "Innovation Lab …
CGTN Interview: Innovative China drives the global AI revolution
To understand the dynamics of the global AI industry and the role both China and the U.S. are playing in this highly contested sector, CGTN Digital's International Editor Abhishek G Bhaya spoke with Richard Turrin, the author of the best-selling "Innovation Lab Excellence" and soon to be published …
China’s New Digital Currency Will Foster Hi-tech Internationalisation of the Renminbi: Rich Turrin
Shanghai-based fintech veteran Rich Turrin says that the launch of China’s new central bank digital currency (CBDC) will serve to greatly expedite the internationalisation of the renminbi. In an interview with China Banking News, Turrin said that one of the chief …
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