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BackChinese state banks and Ant International trial cross-border digital yuan transfers
Chinese state banks and Ant International trial cross-border digital yuan transfers
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Chinese state banks and Ant International trial cross-border digital yuan transfers

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Two Chinese state-owned banks, ICBC and CCB, facilitated cross-border digital yuan transfers worth hundreds of millions of yuan for Ant International to their Hong Kong subsidiaries, completing transactions in seconds versus days via traditional channels, as part of China's push to internationalize the digital currency.

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China has been piloting the digital yuan (e-CNY) domestically since 2020 and is now expanding trials to cross-border use to improve settlement efficiency and challenge the dominance of traditional payment systems in international finance.

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Two Chinese state-owned banks and Ant International have trialled cross-border digital yuan transfers worth hundreds of millions of yuan, marking the latest step in Beijing’s efforts to streamline settlements and promote wider international use of the digital yuan.

The Shanghai branch of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) facilitated its first digital yuan transfer for Ant International to ICBC Asia, its Hong Kong subsidiary. The transaction from Shanghai to Hong Kong was completed within seconds, compared with the several days typically required for large cross-border transfers through traditional channels, domestic media outlet Financial News reported on Tuesday.

Ant International is the Singapore-based arm of China’s Ant Group, an affiliate of Alibaba, which owns the South China Morning Post.

Similarly, the Shanghai branch of China Construction Bank (CCB) also facilitated a digital yuan transfer worth hundreds of millions of yuan for Ant International to CCB Asia, the bank’s Hong Kong subsidiary, state-owned China Business Journal reported on Friday.

What to Watch

AI outlook — possibilities, not facts

  • More Chinese state-owned banks will join cross-border digital yuan trials in the coming months.

    Likely · Within months

  • Ant International will expand digital yuan usage to other subsidiaries and corporate clients.

    Possible · Within months

Open Questions

  • What are the exact transaction amounts in the trials?
  • When will broader cross-border digital yuan services be available to other corporate clients?
  • How will regulatory approvals in Hong Kong and other jurisdictions affect rollout?

Related Topics

digital yuan
OrganizationsIndustrial and Commercial Bank of ChinaChina Construction BankAnt InternationalICBC Asia
PlacesShanghaiHong KongChinaSingapore
Topicscross-border paymentsicbcccbant internationalhong kongshanghai
This article was originally published by SCMP Economy.

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