The central bank will expand its digital yuan testing to include Guangdong, Jiangsu, Hebei and Sichuan in their entirety.
September 22, 2022The e-CNY has built-in functionality to enable self-executing payments via smart contracts. The PBOC aims to fully launch the CBDC by the 2022 Winter Olympics.
September 20, 2021The PBOC will guide pension funds, insurance, social security and asset managers towards investing in ESG products, officials said at a recent forum.
August 2, 2021PBOC governor Fan Yifei says stablecoins are increasingly being used as a tool for illegal activities and money laundering.
July 12, 2021The platform was built by ICBC, China Construction Bank and other FIs, to improve industry cyber defences and prevention capabilities.
December 9, 2020Over 113,300 personal and 8,000 corporate digital wallets have been opened as part of the ongoing DC/EP tests, according to PBOC deputy governor Fan Yifei.
October 8, 2020The new high-security data centre will be built in Guian New Area and become a key component of the PBOC's new financial infrastructure.
August 25, 2020Payments industry stakeholders are directed to strengthen customer identification, report suspicious transactions, and improve surveillance.
June 16, 2020The requirement to obtain PBOC approval for opening a corporate bank account will be scrapped nationwide by year-end, starting from 25 February.
February 13, 2019