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[2] [3] The digital RMB is legal tender [4] and has equivalent value with other forms of renminbi, also known as the Chinese yuan (CNY), such as bills and coins. [2] The digital yuan is designed to move instantaneously in both domestic and international transactions. [2] [5] It aims to be cheaper and faster than existing financial transactions. [2]
The patents reveal the extent of China's digital currency plans. The patents, seen and verified by the Financial Times, include proposals related to the issuance and supply of a central bank digital currency, a system for interbank settlements that uses the currency, and the integration of digital currency wallets into existing retail bank ...
Today, the term "yuan" usually refers to the primary unit of account of the renminbi (RMB), the currency of the People's Republic of China. [1] RMB banknotes start at one Yuan and go up to 100 Yuan. It is also used as a synonym of that currency, especially in international contexts – the ISO 4217 standard code for renminbi is CNY, an ...
Since 2014, China's central bank has been working on a project called DCEP (Digital Currency Electronic Payment) or digital renminbi, [8] often also referred to as the "digital yuan" as it would be backed by the yuan. [9] At the end of 2017, the China's central bank organized a number of banks and institutions to jointly develop the DCEP system.
Lianlian DigiTech, in partnership with American Express, established a joint venture, Express (Hangzhou) Technology Services Company Limited (“LianTong”), in China. [5] [6] LianTong is the first sino-foreign joint venture bankcard clearing institution in China to be granted a bank card clearing business license by the People's Bank of China.
A central bank digital currency (CBDC; also called digital fiat currency [1] or digital base money [2]) is a digital currency issued by a central bank, [3] rather than by a commercial bank. It is also a liability of the central bank and denominated in the sovereign currency, [ 4 ] as is the case with physical banknotes and coins.
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Digital RMB or digital Yuan is a centralized digital currency issued by the People's Bank of China (PBOC) in order to facilitate transactions as a supplement of a physical national currency, however, the government does not plan on replacing cash or other mobile payment apps with digital renminbi. [98]