Writings from Rich
Interview: ‘A crisis of vision’: Richard Turrin takes aim at the Fed’s CBDC report
Thank you to Finextra and Paige McNamee for this great opportunity to talk about the Fed’s digital dollar report. The Fed report I critique can be found here in PDF …
China’s e-CNY pilot to boost Hong Kong as offshore yuan trading center
Thank you to Timmy Shen from Forkast.news! China’s e-CNY pilot to boost Hong Kong as offshore yuan trading center “The link between the e-CNY and HK’s FPS system provides our …
Article: China’s digital yuan is not death knell for Alipay and WeChat Pay
Delighted to contribute this article to the South China Morning Post. Link here: China’s digital yuan is not death knell for Alipay and WeChat Pay China’s digital payment market is …
The Digital Yuan Goes for Gold at the Olympics
Interest in China’s digital yuan peaked at the Olympics with much of the world taking a detailed look for the first time. As you can see from the different geographies …
China Big Tech’s “New Normal” is no “Wild West”
China big tech’s “new normal” is no “Wild West” and those days are never coming back with the launch of China’s new “State Anti-Monopoly Bureau.” In this interview on CGTN …
The Caribbean “America’s Backyard” Will use the Digital Yuan
The Caribbean used to be called “America’s backyard” now it’s China’s so don’t be surprised when they use the #digitalyuan! “The dollar is the largest currency used in trade there’s …
Olympics: “There are Zero Security Risks to Using China’s Central Bank Digital Currency”
The Olympic games are upon us and China’s digital yuan is increasingly in the news. This is all part of the PBOC’s “coming out party” for the digital yuan. An …
China’s CBDC will Impact Australia’s Trading Partners
Great honor to speak with Australia’s leading financial newspaper the Financial Review! There is a sense in Australia that a CBDC isn’t necessary. This may be true, but there is …
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 …
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 …
Respect! CBDC owes its existence to Crypto!
Great talk with Greg Canavan of Fat Tail Investment Research! Thank you Greg! In this episode, we discuss CBDC and crypto and I highlight how crypto tech is behind our …
“Digital Tomorrow Podcast” Great discussion about China’s CBDC
Fun podcast with Dr. Oriol Caudevilla who studies fintech, lives in Hong Kong and gets China! We had a very natural and flowing conversation that really was fun! I know …
Crime with the digital yuan doesn’t pay!
Thanks to Forkast for this interview on some early digital yuan scams! As you may have guessed the results were predictable! The police nabbed the criminals quickly. Richard Turrin, a …
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 …