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Going Cashless With CBDC: Do Not Pine or Weep for Cash

February 23, 2025 by Rich Turrin

It’s always a pleasure to talk with my dear friend Paolo Sironi! In this episode of Paolo’s Bankers’ Bookshelf, we discuss how CBDCs are poised to change our world. To keep it relevant for bankers, we examine the opportunities and threats CBDCs pose to banks and the profound societal changes they could bring. Now, to …

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Cashless No. 4 on BookAuthority Best Digital Currency Books List

February 23, 2025 by Rich Turrin

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 …

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MAIN STAGE AT ASIA’S PREMIER INVESTOR CONFERENCE!

April 8, 2024 by Rich Turrin

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 …

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CBDCs Will Change Banking in 2023!

August 19, 2023 by Rich Turrin

CBDCs Will Change Banking in 2023! CBDCs will not destabilize banks. Nonsense! SWIFT and dollar use are a matched pair, and CBDCs will disrupt both within the next year due to BRICS nations. Sanctions will be impossible to enforce! De-dollarization, yes! Toppling the dollar, no!

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Taking on the Top 10 LIES about CBDC!

August 17, 2023 by Rich Turrin

🔥 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 …

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ECB’s CBDC investigation breaks new ground

December 10, 2022 by Rich Turrin

The European Central Bank (ECB) is doing a great job building the digital euro!

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Cashless Newsletter

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

Every week, 60,000+ executives, investors and policymakers read Cashless to understand what Asia’s technology revolution means for Western markets. Not theory. Not hype. Real insight from someone living it.

If you want to know where Western finance and technology are heading, the answers are already visible in China and Asia today. Cashless connects the dots from the geopolitics of digital currency and the stablecoin versus CBDC battle for monetary sovereignty, to AI adoption, FinTech innovation and the trends that Western analysts won’t see coming until they’re already here.

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RICH TURRIN

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