Beijing: Subway accepts digital yuan | Cointelegraph

“China continues to expand the scope of its digital central bank currency (CBDC). Now you can pay for transport services with the digital yuan for the first time.

According to an official announcement on Wednesday, the Beijing subway launched a pilot program in which passengers can pay for the use of 24 subway lines and four subway stations with the digital yuan (e-CNY for short).

The new service is only available to customers with a bank account at the Chinese industrial and commercial bank. The big bank is involved in China’s CBDC testing. “You need to download a mobile app that is linked to your bank account to use the service,” said a spokesman for the Beijing Railway Network.”

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Hong Kong launches pilot program with digital yuan | Crypto Valley Journal

“Hong Kong’s finance minister firmly spoke of the need for digital transformation and confirmed that the region will conduct technical tests on China’s digital central bank currency (CBDC) in the form of a digital yuan in 2022.

Hong Kong Finance Minister Paul Chan Mo-po said in an essay posted on the ministry’s website on June 27 that the organization would begin technical testing of the digital yuan. Guided by the idea of “keeping up with the times”, Mo-po began his essay by saying that he was aware of how enthusiastically the Chinese public used consumer vouchers and discounts with e-wallets. This motivated him to reflect on the impact of the digital yuan, which he believes will increase the public’s interest in digital systems, as mentioned earlier.“”

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China: First blockchain payment of wages in digital yuan | Cointelegraph

“China is making progress in testing its central bank digital currency (CBDC) and introducing blockchain payments for the first time to get your salary in digital yuan.

According to the official website of the Xiong’an New Area, the Chinese central bank PBoC has paid out wages on-chain in digital yuan for the first time.

On Saturday, Xiong’an authorities said the pilot project was led by the Shijiazhuang-based PBoC branch and supported by the Bank of China Hebei in Xiong’an and the National Development and Reform Commission.”

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