Visits｜Shenzhen digital RMB red envelopes are launched tonight, some shopping malls have been testing low-key for several months
The countdown to the use of digital RMB red envelopes issued by the Shenzhen United Central Bank has entered the countdown, and all merchants participating in the test are ready.
On the afternoon of October 12, The Paper reporter stepped on some shopping malls in Luohu District, Shenzhen that participated in the digital RMB red envelope test.
After 3 days of appointment registration and lottery drawing, digital RMB red envelope winners can receive the red envelope at 18:00 tonight and go to 3389 merchants in Luohu District that have completed the digital RMB system transformation.
A total of 50,000 digital renminbi red envelopes were issued this time at 200 yuan each, while the number of applicants previously exceeded 1.9 million, and the winning rate was only 2.6%.
Unlike the fanciful publicity in imagination, The Paper reporters found in the step-by-step that the merchants participating in the pilot program were quite low-key in the display of digital RMB red envelope signs and prompts.
Merchants and shopping malls participating in the red envelope pilot did not set up promotional posters at the door, but placed small signs on the cashier counter in the store, or posted digital RMB stickers on the cashier desk.
Moreover, in shopping malls, in addition to the merchant staff participating in the pilot, many merchant staff told The Paper that they had never heard of digital renminbi or digital renminbi red envelopes.
In the China Resources Center Vientiane City, a merchant attendant who participated in the digital renminbi red envelope pilot told The Paper that its sign had been placed a week or two ago, and a group of nurses and other special workers have used digital renminbi in the store.
"We have received more than a dozen orders." The waiter said.
In order to realize digital renminbi payment, all merchants participating in the pilot have received a new POS device, which is specially used to brush digital renminbi.
The waiter said: “For us, it’s definitely not as convenient and fast as mobile payment.” Another waiter said: “The experience is similar to cloud QuickPass.”
A total of more than 100 merchants in Vientiane City of China Resources Center participated in the test. The attendants of the above-mentioned merchants said that the quota is allocated by the central bank and will be restricted by specific thresholds such as scale.
It is understood that the bank that the merchant connects to is the Bank of China, and the Bank of China sends special personnel to check whether the system and equipment are working properly every day.
Some other merchants participating in the pilot program in the mall also told The Paper that the pilot is the Bank of China.
In fact, the reporter found that the content and form of the pilot will be different for different banks that merchants connect with.
Rainbow Department Store (Dongmen Store) has been cooperating with Industrial and Commercial Bank of China. A merchant in the mall told The Paper that all merchants in the mall have participated in the digital RMB and its red envelope pilots. The system has been replaced a few months ago. Still use the original cash register and code scanner to collect payments.
According to the supermarket cashier at this mall, digital renminbi can be used in the mall in April or May after the outbreak period, and a group of people have already used it in the mall.
In addition, another staff member of the service station also told The Paper that the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China had sent special personnel to train cashiers in the use of digital renminbi.
On October 8, the Shenzhen Municipal Government announced the joint People’s Bank of China to launch a digital renminbi red envelope pilot program to distribute 10 million yuan of "Luohu digital renminbi red envelopes" to individuals in Shenzhen. Each red envelope amounted to 200 yuan and the number of red envelopes totaled 50,000.
In addition, the pilot project is funded by Luohu District, Shenzhen. A certain amount of funds will be distributed to the personal digital RMB wallet in Shenzhen in the form of digital renminbi red envelopes through lottery. The digital renminbi red envelopes issued by the public can be issued to designated merchants in Luohu District within the validity period Make consumption.
The four major state-owned banks have participated in the digital RMB red envelope test.
From 18:00 on October 12th, the successful applicants will receive the successful SMS. According to the SMS guidelines, download and install the "Digital RMB APP", register and log in and open the "Personal Digital Wallet" of the bank selected when making an appointment. Enjoy the Luohu digital RMB red envelope "200 yuan.
After receiving the red envelope, the winner can use it in 3389 merchants that have completed the digital RMB system transformation within the jurisdiction of Luohu District.
The red envelope is valid from 18:00 on October 12th to 24:00 on October 18th. Red envelopes that have not been used beyond the valid period will be recovered by the system.
The Paper, News Reporter Ye Yinghe