China News Service, Beijing, April 2 (Reporter Xia Bin) The People's Bank of China reported on the 2nd that the recently held digital renminbi research and development pilot work symposium revealed that the scope of the digital renminbi pilot will be expanded in an orderly manner, and Tianjin will be added to the existing pilot areas. City, Chongqing City, Guangzhou City of Guangdong Province, Fuzhou City and Xiamen City of Fujian Province, and 6 cities in Zhejiang Province that host the Asian Games are used as pilot areas. After the pilot is over, it will be transferred to a pilot area.
The meeting believes that at present, digital RMB has formed a batch of online and offline, replicable and popularized application models in the fields of wholesale and retail, catering, cultural tourism, and government affairs payment, and major pilots such as the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and Winter Paralympic Games. The project was a complete success, and the users, merchants and transaction scale participating in the pilot project have grown steadily, and the market has responded well.
The meeting emphasized that marketization must be adhered to. In the process of digital renminbi development, promotion, and popularization, policy design must fully stimulate the enthusiasm and creativity of financial institutions, technology companies, and local governments, and competition must be encouraged in the promotion and operation.
It is necessary to adhere to the rule of law, carry out various work in compliance with laws and regulations, carry out legal construction in a forward-looking manner, ensure the security of the digital renminbi system, grasp the relationship between privacy protection and crime prevention, and conduct in-depth research on the financial system and other aspects. potential impact.
A reporter from China News Agency learned that after the official launch of the new pilot cities for digital renminbi, Meituan took the lead in announcing the issuance of digital renminbi consumer subsidies to residents of 11 new pilot cities including Tianjin.
The consumption subsidy covers more than 200 types of daily livelihood consumption scenarios such as residents' online clothing, food, housing and transportation. Consumers can use digital renminbi for early adopters when dining in stores or ordering meals, grocery shopping, and watching movies.
Some analysts say that as the digital renminbi pilot enters the "third stage", which covers more regions and a wider range of people, Internet platforms with rich consumption scenarios are expected to play a better role in boosting the popularization and promotion of digital renminbi and stimulating various consumer demand for people's livelihood. important role.
(over)