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I don’t believe in coincidences: Saudi Arabia joins mBridge days after their US security pact lapses. Then, a bit over four months later, the BIS abandoned mBridge! Coincidences? I don’t think so! This is an interview I did with CGTN on June 14, 2024, in which we discussed Saudi Arabia joining mBridge. The timing of …
Thank you to Brendan le Grange for having me on the “How to Lend Money to Strangers” Podcast. We had a great discussion that eventually hit upon how China is a decade ahead of the West in using data to provide credit underwriting. China invented this technology. Amazon Music: Here Apple Music: Here How to …
Great to be with my old friend David Oualaalou and Elizabeth on the Geopolitics in Conflict podcast. This is a lively podcast and as always I get a ton of emails from listeners after the show!
I am immensely proud to be a major contributor to this Harvard Business Review paper with no less than eleven quotes explaining why Asia will have an edge over the West in AI, even if the US has the smartest AI. APAC’s edge starts with the money and shows why DeepSeek should not have been …
Thanks to Financial Sense for having me on this podcast! The written text can be found on this link, which nicely sums up our discussion: HERE Sadly the podcast has a paywall, the best I can do is this great 3 minute snippet which is a great summary of what’s happening with the dollar.
Always delighted to get an article published. This one in Modern Diplomacy with a decidedly more geopolitical tone. My article in full: A The Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) revolution is beginning in earnest as Saudi Arabia becomes a full member of the mBridge project. Saudi Arabia joining the platform will give it access to …
I understand that this is not the New York Times best seller list but I am delighted to have “Cashless” make No. 4 on the BookAuthority list! Sometimes, you get small gifts like this, and I’m very proud of this honor. About BookAuthority: BookAuthority is the world’s leading site for book recommendations, dedicated to helping …
Oh its always fun to do candid videos where I can shake things up a bit! Here with my “truth bomb” about how crypto is now a zombie. The reality is that crypto has been brought into the mainstream, which means despite claims of decentralization, crypto has the same KYC and AML as banks. Tell …
I don’t dwell on it much, but at 62, I’ve racked up quite a few careers, and this podcast with Naqsh Haque of Machinelab Ventures got me thinking of them. How many will you have with AI disrupting work? I’ve had at least five so far, and I bet many of you will have just …
I was delighted to present on the main stage at the CITIC CLSA Investors forum! This is Hong Kong’s premier investor conference and getting the main stage on day 1 was a major thrill for me! Here are some photos from the event: Sadly I can’t post my video as the content is under license …
On this podcast I talk quite a bit about how CBDCs are a game changer and why banks and card companies don’t like them! The reality is that, as a society, we pay absurd amounts to transfer money. We have to think of credit card merchant fees as the blood, sweat, and tears of the …
This is a full article on the recent purchase of one million barrels of oil on the Shanghai Petroleum and Natural Gas Exchange using digital yuan! The digital yuan is coming after the petrodollar and with the recent entry of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates into BRICS, the likelihood of a petroyuan is …
Thank you to Timmy Shen for interviewing me for this “THE BLOCK” article on the digital yuan. The headline about “digital yuan hype fading” is partially true. The launch at the Olympics did garner a lot of attention, even with Covid, Now, the People’s Bank of China has settled into the hard work phase! It …
This is a great video with another digital yuan expert! Oriol and I talk about key technical features of the digital yuan including the most recent developments. I then close off with a big discussion on “fearmongering” arguments against CBDC. Time stamp: 00:00 Introduction.02:01 Since last time we spoke (December 2021), what are the major …
“From MBA professor to IBM innovator to bestselling author, Richard Turrin is shaping Fintech and democratizing financial markets.” This is one of the more personal articles written about me, and I quite enjoyed it! Thanks to Naqsh Haque for asking the big questions, some of which were personal. “I literally arrived with two duffel bags, …
Dedollarization is a hot topic! BRICS+ put it on the map this year as a top story worthy of following! I cover dedollization on Twitter (aka X) in a daily tweet (now post) called “Dedollarization Daily!” The purpose of this daily column is to review the best articles that don’t sensationalize dedollarization. To look at …
Thanks to Andy Mok for the kind words about my book “Cashless” in Wharton Magazine: here “In his book Cashless: China’s Digital Currency Revolution, Richard Turrin weaves together monetary policy, Chinese political history, technology, and an understanding of the global payments system to argue that China’s launch of the digital yuan (a central bank digital currency, …
Great to be included in “Cashless Talk” a special report by “The Economist.” I confess that while I am delighted to have made it into the esteemed publication, I was somewhat surprised that over two hours of interviews were distilled into about four lines! Still, it is a great honor to be included as one …
In this episode, our guest is the incredible Richard Turrin, who helps demystify the concept of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC). Based out of China, Richard has a ringside seat on how China is transforming into a cashless society – a theme picked up in his latest book Cashless. He talks us through what a …
China continues to forge ahead with its central bank digital currency, notching up millions of transactions through giveaways and lottos. But beyond the consumer headlines lies a long-term strategy that could disrupt both banks and international trade. We speak with two experts, ‘Cashless’ author Richard Turrin, Singapore Management University professor, and China economic law scholar Heng …
CGTN: The most stunning, and shocking, aspect of the current crisis is the speed at which the banks fell. At the Silicon Valley Bank – $42 billion were withdrawn within 24 hours! Are Americans losing trust in the banking system? Richard Turrin: This is the most important thing for people to understand. The nature of a …
Will Twitter be a super-app? Musk certainly does know how to pull off hard things, like launching a new car company and rockets. So while I don't count Musk and Twitter out, there is a long, hard road ahead of them to become a super-app.
Digital Yuan needs WeChat and Alipay to Succeed
🔥 I’M GOING ON THE ATTACK🔥 In this podcast I take on the TOP 10 LIES about CBDC with the ever-fantastic Efi Pylarinou! Timestamp: 🔹3:00 Anti-CBDC attack theme! Retail vs wholesale CBDC. People are only concerned with retail CBDC. 🔹5:50 NO 1, An account with the Central Bank! You will not have an account at …
