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China Testing Digital Currency in Major Cities, Including Beijing and Hong KongUsers in the trial can use the digital wallet to top up accounts, withdraw money, make payments, and transfer money after registering with their mobile phone number. The banks are also testing a scenario where users can transfer money without internet.
On this article there is no mention of Yuanpay group and that the only group that are testing this implementation are stated on this quote.
As news.Bitcoin.com reported, companies that have reportedly been testing the PBOC-backed digital currency include Chinese vehicles for hire company Didi Chuxing, McDonald’s, Starbucks, Subway, JD Supermarkets, Tencent, and Ant Financial.
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