Original title: The digital renminbi pilot has been expanded to 15 provinces and cities
Our newspaper, Beijing, July 13 (Reporter Chen Guojing) Zou Lan, director of the Monetary Policy Department of the People’s Bank of China, introduced on the 13th that the digital renminbi pilot has expanded from the original “10+1” pilot area to 23 areas in 15 provinces and cities. Shenzhen, Suzhou, Xiong’an New Area, and Chengdu have lifted the whitelist restrictions and absorbed Industrial Bank as the new designated operating institution.
“Successfully completed the scene pilot of the Beijing Winter Olympics, so that the digital RMB has made a wonderful appearance at the Beijing Winter Olympics and Winter Paralympics as a technology business card.” Zou Lan said at the press conference of the State Council Information Office held on the same day that this year In the first half of the year, with the strong support of the pilot areas, the People’s Bank of China, together with the participating research institutions, steadily and steadily promoted the digital renminbi pilot test, steadily expanded the scope of the pilot test, continued to innovate characteristic application scenarios, and extended the digital renminbi service tentacles. Focusing on the overall situation of stabilizing the economic market, the digital renminbi plays an active role in safeguarding people’s livelihood, promoting consumption, expanding domestic demand, and stabilizing growth through smart contracts and other special functions.
According to reports, as of May 31, the pilot areas in 15 provinces and cities have accumulated a total transaction volume of about 83 billion yuan through digital renminbi, and the number of merchant stores supporting digital renminbi payment has reached 4.567 million.
Zou Lan said that in the next step, the People’s Bank of China will expand the scope of pilot projects in a steady and orderly manner, strengthen scenario construction and application innovation, conduct research on major issues, and continue to deepen international exchanges and cooperation.
[Editor in charge: Cao Jing]