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Bank of China & E-commerce Giant Meituan Strike Digital Yuan Deal
5.9.2023
The Bank of China and the e-commerce heavy-hitter Meituan have signed a digital yuan collaboration deal, with both firms looking to step up their CBDC capabilities.
Per the Securities Times, via Stockstar, the two firms have sealed a “cooperation agreement” that will see them “deepen” their...
China Launches Smart Contract Functionality on Digital Yuan Through E-Commerce App Meituan
19.1.2023
Through the smart contract, users can win part of a daily prize of $1,312 for using the digital yuan
Chinese e-Commerce Titan Meituan Announces New Year Digital Yuan Giveaway
6.1.2023
The central People’s Bank of China (PBoC)’s digital yuan is set for another adoption drive as the Chinese New Year approaches: The domestic Chinese e-commerce giant Meituan has announced details of another token giveaway to celebrate the Year of the Rabbit.
Lunar New Year, one of the biggest...
City of Shenzhen airdrops 30M in free digital Yuan to stimulate consumer spending
30.5.2022
The move comes as part of a government effort-led to revitalize consumer spending as a zero-COVID policy has devastated the countries' economic hubs
Chinese Bank Employees Told to Entice 300 Customers to Use the Digital Yuan
7.7.2021
In mid-May, a report stemming from residents in Shenzhen, China explained that the digital yuan wasn’t seeing widespread participation, which the Chinese government has alluded to in many press releases. Now a handful of China’s state-owned banks have asked staff to recruit 200 to...
Another Chinese Giant, Meituan Dianping, Might Test Digital Yuan – Report
15.7.2020
The rollout of China’s much-discussed central bank digital currency (CBDC) is getting one step closer, as the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) – the country’s central bank – is said to have entered into discussions with a giant online food delivery platform for a trial of the digital yuan.
Citing...