JD.com Introduces Third-party Merchants to Digital RMB System

On Friday, Chinese telecom giant JD.com revealed the application of third-party access to the digital RMB system on its platform The relocation follows the existing push towards the government-backed implementation of the e-CNY by tech giants such as Tencent and Meituan

As an innovation service provider of the digital RMB, JDT, a subsidiary of JD.com, has actually linked its service user interfaces relating to digital currency research study with those of individuals’s Bank of China and 6 other operating organizations.

At present, JD.com‘s money collection items, both online and offline payment systems, have access to the digital RMB. A significant part of offline merchants with an existence on JD.com‘s payment platform have actually likewise released the digital RMB service.

Someone in charge of JD.com‘s e-CNY rollout discussed the implementation, stating: “We incorporated the digital RMB wallet function from our partner, the Bank of Communications, with our existing settlement system. In the future, we will continually keep an eye on the security, stability and compliance of the integrated system.”

According to JD.com, from December 2020 to December 31, 2021, more than 2 million digital RMB sub-wallets have actually been released on its App, while more than 1 million users have actually utilized the service to finish over 3 million deals, with a cumulative usage quantity surpassing 200 million yuan.

Considering that the “e-CNY (Pilot) App” was released on significant web application shops, WeChat and Meituan have actually considering that revealed their access to the digital RMB service.

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