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CNBC Interview on the Digital Yuan and De-Dollarization
The digital yuan has a role to play in reducing China's dependence on the US dollar.
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AI Inequality: 70% Of Nations Left In The Dust
Will AI's dubious legacy be increasing economic inequality?
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Why Banks and Big Tech Won't Crack the Superapp Code
Superapps require a degree of openness that banks and big tech can't offer.
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2025 Tech & Fintech Trends: AI The New Creator of A Modern World
China's AI fever, and why the digital yuan CBDC is banks' "last chance."
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Top 10 FinTech Trends to Watch in 2025
Juniper labs puts FinTech under the spotlight and calls out AI hype!
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Top 10 FinTech Trends to Watch in 2025
Juniper labs puts FinTech under the spotlight and calls out AI hype!
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Digital RMB: Cheap At Any Cost And Chinese Banks' Last Chance
Chinese banks lost the US$76 tn mobile payment market; the digital RMB is chump change.
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Deloitte's Top 5 US Payment Trends To Watch In 2025
Unlike the rest of the world, instant payments don't even make the list in the US!
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CBDCs Make Progress: Thickening Smoke, But No Raging Fire!
Good progress is being made on CBDC but patience is a virtue.
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Smart Contracts Explained: What You Need to Know
They are neither smart nor contracts!
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Asia & China Focus

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AI Inequality: 70% Of Nations Left In The Dust
Will AI's dubious legacy be increasing economic inequality?
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Rich Turrin
Why Banks and Big Tech Won't Crack the Superapp Code
Superapps require a degree of openness that banks and big tech can't offer.
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Rich Turrin
Driving Open Banking Growth: Regulations Or Leave It To The Market?
The answer will surprise you!
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China Is More Excited About AI Than Any Other Nation In The World
China's social media makes AI exciting and helps make it welcome in the workplace!
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Digital RMB: Cheap At Any Cost And Chinese Banks' Last Chance
Chinese banks lost the US$76 tn mobile payment market; the digital RMB is chump change.
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Artificial Intelligence

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AI Inequality: 70% Of Nations Left In The Dust
Will AI's dubious legacy be increasing economic inequality?
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Rich Turrin
Top 10 FinTech Trends to Watch in 2025
Juniper labs puts FinTech under the spotlight and calls out AI hype!
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Top 15 Tech Trends to Watch in 2025
CB Insights annual tech trend report puts AI front and center!
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China Is More Excited About AI Than Any Other Nation In The World
China's social media makes AI exciting and helps make it welcome in the workplace!
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FSB's AI Warning: Amplifies Vulnerabilities Despite its Benefits
Remember programmatic trading induced "flash crashes?"
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