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This episode we're talking with fintech expert Michael Sung about China's upcoming national launch of its central bank digital currency (CBDC). Michael is the founding co-director of the Fudan Fanhai Fintech Research Center at Fudan University and the chairman of the cross-border technology-transfer company CarbonBlue Innovations.  Michael and I discuss China's motivation to launch one of the world's first CBDCs, and how it will work alongside WeChat Pay and Alipay. We also chat about what the transition to digital currency will be like for businesses, and finally, how China's use of digital currency could be the beginning of a global trend in favor of the "digitization of value."

This episode we're talking with fintech expert Michael Sung about China's upcoming national launch of its central bank digital currency (CBDC). Michael is the founding co-director of the Fudan Fanhai Fintech Research Center at Fudan University and the chairman of the cross-border technology-transfer company CarbonBlue Innovations.  Michael and I discuss China's motivation to launch one of the world's first CBDCs, and how it will work alongside WeChat Pay and Alipay. We also chat about what the transition to digital currency will be like for businesses, and finally, how China's use of digital currency could be the beginning of a global trend in favor of the "digitization of value."

China's Digital Currency Rollout with Michael Sung

Prof. Michael Sung is a technology venture builder and investor, having founded various companies in diverse high-tech industries ranging from AI, blockchain, semiconductor, and new materials industries. In this new interview series, host Dinis Guarda and Michael Sung go through worldwide challenges and opportunities in the Fintech space and how new 4IR technologies like blockchain and AI can be seen as drivers of innovation for the future. Michael Sung also tells us about his CarbonBlue project, a tech-transfer and commercialisation platform that is focused on rapidly commercialising and scaling internationally-sourced high-tech innovation. INTERVIEW FOCUS1. Biography, professional background2. Academic background and research focus as Director of the Fintech Research Center at the Fanhai International School of Finance at Fudan University3. About Fintech: Trends, Challenges and Opportunities4. Dynamics of innovation in the Fintech space5. 4IR Technologies: blockchain - decentralized systems6. 4IR Technologies: blockchain and AI applied to cities and smart city projects7. About CarbonBlue projectBIOGRAPHYProf. Sung is an expert on blockchain and crypto-finance innovation, as founding co-director of the Fintech Research Center at the Fanhai International School of Finance at Fudan University. In addition, Prof. Sung is faculty at the Chinese Institute of Economics and Finance, a national-level think tank focused on developing finance innovation policy for central government. He is also a venture partner for FinNX, cross-border investment bank platform for Fundamental Labs, one of Asia’s top blockchain funds.He has a strong background in cross-border technology transfer, strategic industry engagement, commercialisation strategy, business model innovation, and hi-tech entrepreneurship.Prof. Sung has served in numerous advisory roles over the years for the HK, Taiwan, and China governments on international tech transfer, innovation ecosystem building, AI, blockchain, and Fintech policy for various top city and ministry-level officials. Prof. Sung was also the chairman of the steering committee for MIT Tech Review’s Emtech HK Conference. He has received various awards for technology entrepreneurship, including MIT Enterprise Forum’s Most Visionary Technology Award and Google’s Solve for X Prize. Prof. Sung received his Ph.D. in EECS at the MIT Media Lab/Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory as well as a graduate financial engineering degree from MIT Sloan Business School. https://www.citiesabc.com/https://twitter.com/citiesabc_https://www.instagram.com/citiesabc/Support the show

Prof. Michael Sung is a technology venture builder and investor, having founded various companies in diverse high-tech industries ranging from AI, blockchain, semiconductor, and new materials industries. In this new interview series, host Dinis Guarda and Michael Sung go through worldwide challenges and opportunities in the Fintech space and how new 4IR technologies like blockchain and AI can be seen as drivers of innovation for the future. Michael Sung also tells us about his CarbonBlue project, a tech-transfer and commercialisation platform that is focused on rapidly commercialising and scaling internationally-sourced high-tech innovation. INTERVIEW FOCUS 1. Biography, professional background 2. Academic background and research focus as Director of the Fintech Research Center at the Fanhai International School of Finance at Fudan University 3. About Fintech: Trends, Challenges and Opportunities 4. Dynamics of innovation in the Fintech space 5. 4IR Technologies: blockchain - decentralized systems 6. 4IR Technologies: blockchain and AI applied to cities and smart city projects 7. About CarbonBlue project BIOGRAPHY Prof. Sung is an expert on blockchain and crypto-finance innovation, as founding co-director of the Fintech Research Center at the Fanhai International School of Finance at Fudan University. In addition, Prof. Sung is faculty at the Chinese Institute of Economics and Finance, a national-level think tank focused on developing finance innovation policy for central government. He is also a venture partner for FinNX, cross-border investment bank platform for Fundamental Labs, one of Asia’s top blockchain funds. He has a strong background in cross-border technology transfer, strategic industry engagement, commercialisation strategy, business model innovation, and hi-tech entrepreneurship. Prof. Sung has served in numerous advisory roles over the years for the HK, Taiwan, and China governments on international tech transfer, innovation ecosystem building, AI, blockchain, and Fintech policy for various top city and ministry-level officials. Prof. Sung was also the chairman of the steering committee for MIT Tech Review’s Emtech HK Conference. He has received various awards for technology entrepreneurship, including MIT Enterprise Forum’s Most Visionary Technology Award and Google’s Solve for X Prize. Prof. Sung received his Ph.D. in EECS at the MIT Media Lab/Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory as well as a graduate financial engineering degree from MIT Sloan Business School. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.citiesabc.com%2F&amp;event=video_description&amp;v=5yMaj9fwPjA&amp;redir_token=bTVkUUjdohnFlkI_QsvDab6PTEZ8MTU5MzE5MTk2NEAxNTkzMTA1NTY0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.citiesabc.com/</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fcitiesabc_&amp;event=video_description&amp;v=5yMaj9fwPjA&amp;redir_token=bTVkUUjdohnFlkI_QsvDab6PTEZ8MTU5MzE5MTk2NEAxNTkzMTA1NTY0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/citiesabc_</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fcitiesabc%2F&amp;event=video_description&amp;v=5yMaj9fwPjA&amp;redir_token=bTVkUUjdohnFlkI_QsvDab6PTEZ8MTU5MzE5MTk2NEAxNTkzMTA1NTY0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/citiesabc/</a><a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1032388/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a>

citiesabc interview: Michael Sung, Fintech/AI/Blockchain Expert And Founder of CarbonBlue