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The Knowledge Vault: Artificial Intelligence 2026
Become an expert with 1000+ pages of focused best-in-class knowledge to outpace your peers
Feb 6
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The Knowledge Vault: 2026 Forecasts & Trends
Stay ahead of the curve in 2026 with predictions and insights, including my "Top 6."
Feb 2
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Rich Turrin
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The Knowledge Vault: Stablecoins 2026
Become an expert with 500+ pages of focused best-in-class knowledge to outpace your peers
Jan 31
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Rich Turrin
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The AI Trust Gap: Why China Will Win the AI War
People cannot be forced to use AI, trust drives mass adoption
Nov 22, 2025
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Tokenized Deposits: Banks' Answer to Stablecoins
Banks won't go down without a fight!
Nov 8, 2025
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Stablecoins: Clean Up or Miss Out on the Future
Mar 9, 2025
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Chinese New Year Shockers: DeepSeek Innovations and X’s Superapp Goals
Feb 2, 2025
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Why Agentic AI ROI Isn’t Just Revenue – Look Wider or Miss Real Wins
Feb 1
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The Quantum Threat: Trillion-Dollar Risk That Could Break Every Bank & Crypto Wallet in a Decade
Jan 25
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The U.S. Dollar Goes Digital: Stablecoins' Moment Of Truth
Mar 30, 2025
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CBDC, Stablecoins and Related Topics
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The "Banks Must Go On-Chain or Die" Narrative is Straight Out of the 2017 ICO Boom
Remember when blockchain was the solution to all problems?
Feb 7
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The Digital Euro and Monetary Sovereignty: Visa and Mastercard Can “Pull the Plug” on Europe
The digital euro will pass the EU Parliament in May, spurred by Trump’s Greenland threat.
Jan 31
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Visa's Push for Citizen Wallets Makes the Case for CBDCs & Stablecoins Not Cards
Thank you Visa for making the best case ever for CBDC and stablecoins!
Jan 30
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Deloitte’s 5 Payments Trends for 2026: Only 3 Make the Cut
This is my daily post.
Jan 27
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China’s Digital Yuan Now Pays Interest and Goes Green — Why It Matters and Poses No Threat to US Stablecoins
The comparison with US stablecoins paying interest is dead wrong
Jan 24
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Asia & China Focus
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AI in Banking: SEA, LatAm & MEA Follow Different Paths to AI Profits
SEA's digital natives and fintech integration make the region a global leader
Feb 13
GenAI in APAC Banks: 70% of Value Comes from Just 4 Use Cases
Half of APAC banks are AI laggards
Feb 12
China’s Digital Yuan Now Pays Interest and Goes Green — Why It Matters and Poses No Threat to US Stablecoins
The comparison with US stablecoins paying interest is dead wrong
Jan 24
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Sovereign AI: Go It Alone and Fall Behind, or Master Interoperability and Thrive
US AI or Chinese AI? Smart nations are choosing both and staying agnostic.
Jan 22
Asian Banks Lead Agentic AI Surge: Targeting Operations — 70% of Overall Costs
Forget the flashy front-office hype — 75% of AI’s value lives in operations
Jan 16
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Artificial Intelligence
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AI in Banking: SEA, LatAm & MEA Follow Different Paths to AI Profits
SEA's digital natives and fintech integration make the region a global leader
Feb 13
FinServ’s AI Turning Point: 96% Adoption Sounds Great — But It’s Already Too Late for Many
Payment modernization is now part and parcel of the customer experience
Feb 12
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GenAI in APAC Banks: 70% of Value Comes from Just 4 Use Cases
Half of APAC banks are AI laggards
Feb 12
AI in FinServ Transitions from Pilots to Proven ROI as 89% See Higher Revenue and Lower Costs
29% said revenue increased by more than 10%
Feb 9
Why Board Responsibility for AI Is Long Overdue, And Why It Won’t Happen
Boards are still in hiding when it comes to AI
Feb 9
Banks
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Banks
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AI in Banking: SEA, LatAm & MEA Follow Different Paths to AI Profits
SEA's digital natives and fintech integration make the region a global leader
Feb 13
FinServ’s AI Turning Point: 96% Adoption Sounds Great — But It’s Already Too Late for Many
Payment modernization is now part and parcel of the customer experience
Feb 12
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GenAI in APAC Banks: 70% of Value Comes from Just 4 Use Cases
Half of APAC banks are AI laggards
Feb 12
AI in FinServ Transitions from Pilots to Proven ROI as 89% See Higher Revenue and Lower Costs
29% said revenue increased by more than 10%
Feb 9
The "Banks Must Go On-Chain or Die" Narrative is Straight Out of the 2017 ICO Boom
Remember when blockchain was the solution to all problems?
Feb 7
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