Rich Turrin
Industry Leader in fintech and digital transformation
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 At the Silicon Valley Bank – $42 billion were withdrawn within 24 hours!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 …
Talking digital yuan with “Global Business” host Robyn Dwyer on CGTN Europe. I am always honored when CGTN Europe calls for commentary on the digital yuan! Thank you to the entire CGTN Europe team Natalia Scott, Juliet Errington Mann and Jamie Owen! Today’s interview was an update on e-CNY that followed their FTX crypto coverage. …
Although China has some legitimate economic issues, is the country's potential for long-term growth being overlooked by the West?
My thoughts on QR Codes: Past Present and Future with the incomparable Theodora Lau! This was so much fun because I got to work with my friend Theodra Lau, author of “Beyond Good.” She gets that there is far more to QR codes than meets the eye! This podcast was brought to you by the …
The European Central Bank (ECB) is doing a great job building the digital euro!
Turrin said there is no practical way for a criminal to effectively launder the digital yuan, as the authorities could track transaction history if they obtain a warrant.
It was fantastic talking with Edward Tse founder of Gao Feng Advisory Company to outline what our digital CBDC future has in store not just for China but for all of us. Ed is a globally acknowledged China expert and the “Father of Management Consulting in China” as the former head of China operations at …
National e-currencies aim to centralize money again Article: here “We have to be very careful in not ascribing superpowers to central bank digital currencies, when government has these powers over your existing bank accounts.” Rich Turrin, author and fintech consultant And it [the e-CNY] makes an interesting case study, says Rich Turrin, a Shanghai-based fintech …
Thank you to Mirela Ciobanu for this great video in “The Paypers.” “Payment digitalisation brought by COVID, the need to conduct cheaper, faster, and fraud-prone cross-border transactions, and the innovation brought by concepts such as stablecoins, crypto, and DeFi, are forcing financial institutions to modernise their infrastructure and adapt to a new way of conducting …
My presentation to the “Open Banking World Congress” on the Digital Yuan app! Article on OpenFuture.World: here “Richard highlights four key features of the app:” Don’t miss out! Subscribe to the Cashless Newsletter: Here
A very special podcast that covers lockdown in Shanghai as well as the latest developments in CBDCs!
Very proud of my interview on CNBC’s Squawk Box which was used for an article as well. Below are links to the article and some highlights: Key quotes: “What you’re going to see in the future is a rollback, a risk management exercise that seeks to slowly and maybe just slightly reduce the dependence on …
CBDC why should you care? Because it fundamentally changes the nature of money. And like it or not it uses cryptocurrency technology to achieve this. Thanks to Waheed Rahman of @EMPASCO the founder of the Innovation Civilization Podcast for this opportunity to chat about CBDC. Frankly this is my most in-depth interview in ages. Waheed …
“China’s CBDC Dominance” is the absolute best discussion I have ever had about CBDC, and I’ve had a lot of them! I am grateful to Brett King and JP Nicols of Breaking Banks Fintech Podcast for the opportunity to get the message on e-CNY out along with industry greats Henri Arslanian, David Birch, and Dr. …
Am excited to announce the Polish edition of Cashless! I am very grateful to Albert Borowiecki 岳比邻 for single-handedly taking on the project of translating and publishing a Polish-language edition of Cashless! Nothing makes me more proud than to see Cashless go around the world and help people understand CBDCs! Thank you so much Albert! …
Great to be picked up in this article in the Epoch Times! One key point to make is that none of these changes are going to happen quickly. Noone, especially China with its huge US dollar reserves, desires sudden movements in the composition of currencies used in global trade. Instead, look for a very slow …
