The central bank's digital renminbi red envelope pilot has another success:
Suzhou citizens participate in "Double 12" and have 20 million more "live money"
Our reporter Cui Luping
After the Shenzhen Municipal Government and the People’s Bank of China launched a digital RMB (ie central bank’s digital currency) red envelope pilot in October this year, on the evening of December 4, the city of Suzhou also sent news of the pilot-the Suzhou Municipal Government and the People’s Bank of China launched The digital renminbi red envelope pilot work officially started appointment.
Combined with the "Double Twelfth Suzhou Shopping Festival", the pilot will issue a total of 20 million digital RMB red envelopes to all eligible Suzhou citizens. The total number of red envelopes is 100,000, and each red envelope is 200 yuan, and will be released on December 11th. ：It will take effect at 00:00.
According to Mu Changchun, director of the People's Bank of China's Digital Currency Research Institute, the digital renminbi is a digital form of legal tender issued by the People's Bank of China.
The designated operating agency participates in the operation and exchanges with the public. Based on the broad account system, it supports the loose coupling function of bank accounts, which is equivalent to banknotes and coins, has value characteristics and legal compensation, and supports controllable anonymity.
The People's Bank of China's digital currency pilot list has 4 locations, namely Suzhou, Xiongan, Chengdu and Shenzhen.
In October, the Shenzhen Municipal Government and the People's Bank of the People's Bank of China launched a pilot digital RMB red envelope. The Luohu District Government of Shenzhen invested 10 million yuan to issue digital RMB to 50,000 citizens in the form of lottery.
The digital renminbi, which debuted for the first time, has a face value of 200 yuan and is similar in design to a paper banknote. The "National Emblem" and the "People's Bank of China" are printed on the top and left sides.
According to the previous setting, the use period of the digital renminbi is as of 24:00 on October 18, and red envelopes that have not been used overdue will be taken back.
The data shows that as of 24:00 on October 18, 47,600 people had received digital RMB red envelopes, and the payment business volume reached more than 60,000, with a payment amount of 8,764,200 yuan.
The pilot digital RMB red envelope in Suzhou coincides with the "Double 12" e-commerce shopping festival.
According to a reporter from the People’s Political Consultative Conference, in order to cooperate with the pilot digital renminbi red envelope in Suzhou, JD.com supports citizens to use digital renminbi to pay when buying self-operated explosives, becoming the first online scenario to access digital renminbi in the pilot; Nearly 10,000 offline merchants within the jurisdiction of Suzhou City have no threshold for consumption, and offline scenes such as JD.com's Five Star Appliances, JD Home, and JD Convenience Stores all support the use of digital RMB.
In addition, JD.com and Xiangcheng District of Suzhou City have jointly created a digital renminbi payment scenario. Citizens whose delivery address is in Xiangcheng District can choose to use digital renminbi payment in the cash-on-delivery scenario of self-operated merchandise on JD.com, and experience digital renminbi without leaving home Convenient payment service.
It is also understood that Suzhou will officially launch the "Double Twelfth Suzhou Shopping Festival" on the evening of December 11, focusing on the six elements of food, accommodation, transportation, travel, shopping and entertainment and the two major economies of night economy and brand economy. Form, linking nearly 10,000 offline merchants and e-commerce companies to participate in digital RMB red envelope activities, and working with the six major banks of industry, agriculture, China, construction, transportation, and postal savings, as well as many commercial enterprises such as JD Digital, Huawei, and vivo to create Another innovative application scenario following the payment of party fees, smart parking, transportation subsidies, smart business district construction, and tax payment.
The relevant person in charge of JD Digital said that the company relies on technology + industry + ecological advantages, has long-term deep cultivation in the payment field, and continues to explore the development of industrial digitalization.
Participating in the Suzhou digital renminbi pilot project this time, JD Digital provides "technology + services", connecting operating agencies and the vast scene, and will continue to cooperate with the People’s Bank of Digital Currency Research Institute and the Suzhou Municipal Government to accelerate the construction of a digital renminbi wallet ecosystem and boost digital The economy and the real economy are integrated and developed.