<![CDATA[<figure class="image"><img src="https://cimg.co/news/126041/332813/adobestock-462365079.jpeg" alt="Flags of the People&rsquo;s Republic and Hong Kong hang in a public street." srcset="https://cimg.co/news/126041/332813/responsive-images/adobestock-462365079___media_library_original_1500_999.jpeg 1500w, https://cimg.co/news/126041/332813/responsive-images/adobestock-462365079___media_library_original_1200_799.jpeg 1200w, https://cimg.co/news/126041/332813/responsive-images/adobestock-462365079___media_library_original_900_599.jpeg 900w, https://cimg.co/news/126041/332813/responsive-images/adobestock-462365079___media_library_original_720_480.jpeg 720w, https://cimg.co/news/126041/332813/responsive-images/adobestock-462365079___media_library_original_600_400.jpeg 600w, https://cimg.co/news/126041/332813/responsive-images/adobestock-462365079___media_library_original_300_200.jpeg 300w" width="1500" class="content-img"><figcaption>Source: James Jiao/Adobe</figcaption></figure><a href="https://cryptonews.com/tags/china/">China</a> has taken another step forward in its <a href="https://cryptonews.com/tags/digital-yuan">digital yuan</a> pilot &ndash; connecting its <a href="https://cryptonews.com/tags/CBDC">CBDC</a> platform to <a href="https://cryptonews.com/tags/hong-kong">Hong Kong</a>&rsquo;s Fast Payment System (FPS).The move will speed up cross-border digital yuan transactions and boost interoperability between the Mainland&rsquo;s CBDC and international payment networks.The FPS is the brainchild of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, the territory&rsquo;s central bank and chief financial regulator.The authority uses the FPS as an inter-bank connection tool, and <a href="https://www.hkma.gov.hk/eng/smart-consumers/faster-payment-system" rel="nofollow">in its own words</a> &ldquo;allows customers to make person-to-person transfers, top up e-wallets, and shop online anytime, anywhere, thereby making payments simpler and faster.&rdquo;According to the People&rsquo;s Daily (via <a href="https://tech.huanqiu.com/article/4EoVahZtF0d">Huanqiu</a>), the breakthrough was masterminded by the authority, in conjunction with the Digital Currency Research arm of the central People&rsquo;s Bank of China (PBoC).The solution lets Hong Kong residents top up digital yuan accounts from the Mainland when they are traveling.<figure class="image"><img src="https://cimg.co/news/126041/332818/ag0.jpg" alt="Commemorative &ldquo;hard&rdquo; (offline) digital yuan wearable wallets at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China." srcset="https://cimg.co/news/126041/332818/responsive-images/ag0___media_library_original_1098_819.jpg 1098w, https://cimg.co/news/126041/332818/responsive-images/ag0___media_library_original_900_671.jpg 900w, https://cimg.co/news/126041/332818/responsive-images/ag0___media_library_original_720_537.jpg 720w, https://cimg.co/news/126041/332818/responsive-images/ag0___media_library_original_600_448.jpg 600w, https://cimg.co/news/126041/332818/responsive-images/ag0___media_library_original_300_224.jpg 300w" width="1098" class="content-img"><figcaption>Commemorative &ldquo;hard&rdquo; (offline) digital yuan wearable wallets at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. (Source: <a href="https://weibo.com/2015135187/Nmsszsos7" rel="nofollow">Ifeng Travel/Weibo</a>)</figcaption></figure>The media outlet explained that the solution is available for Hong Kong residents who use ICBC (Asia), Bank of China (Hong Kong), Hang Seng Bank, and HSBC HK dollar and yuan accounts.The solution has been rolled out in time for the <a href="https://cryptonews.com/news/chinese-banks-firms-make-digital-yuan-smart-contract-progress.htm">Asian Games.</a>And the state-run media outlet was keen to explain that Hong Kong team athletes at the games were already making use of it. &nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://cimg.co/news/126041/332817/news-report.jpg" alt="A screenshot of a news report explaining how Hong Kong Asian Games team members can use the FPS payment platform to top up digital yuan wallets." srcset="https://cimg.co/news/126041/332817/responsive-images/news-report___media_library_original_1435_873.jpg 1435w, https://cimg.co/news/126041/332817/responsive-images/news-report___media_library_original_1200_730.jpg 1200w, https://cimg.co/news/126041/332817/responsive-images/news-report___media_library_original_900_548.jpg 900w, https://cimg.co/news/126041/332817/responsive-images/news-report___media_library_original_720_438.jpg 720w, https://cimg.co/news/126041/332817/responsive-images/news-report___media_library_original_600_365.jpg 600w, https://cimg.co/news/126041/332817/responsive-images/news-report___media_library_original_300_183.jpg 300w" width="1435" class="content-img"><figcaption>A screenshot of a news report explaining how Hong Kong Asian Games team members can use the FPS payment platform to top up digital yuan wallets. (Source: <a href="https://tech.huanqiu.com/article/4EoVahZtF0d">People&rsquo;s Daily/Huanqui</a>)</figcaption></figure>The media outlet noted that the e-CNY-FPS solution makes &ldquo;transaction links shorter,&rdquo; and &ldquo;reduces transaction cost.&rdquo;Team Hong Kong members were quoted as stating they found digital RMB wallets &ldquo;simple and convenient to use.&rdquo;They said that could &ldquo;directly top up&rdquo; their wallets using the FPS, &ldquo;making life and spending&rdquo; in the athletes&rsquo; village &ldquo;easy and convenient.&rdquo;<figure class="image"><img src="https://cimg.co/news/126041/332816/ag1.jpg" alt="A Chinese news reporter speaks about how she has used a commemorative Asian Games &ldquo;hard&rdquo; (offline) digital yuan wallet to pay her fare on a bus." srcset="https://cimg.co/news/126041/332816/responsive-images/ag1___media_library_original_1042_776.jpg 1042w, https://cimg.co/news/126041/332816/responsive-images/ag1___media_library_original_900_670.jpg 900w, https://cimg.co/news/126041/332816/responsive-images/ag1___media_library_original_720_536.jpg 720w, https://cimg.co/news/126041/332816/responsive-images/ag1___media_library_original_600_447.jpg 600w, https://cimg.co/news/126041/332816/responsive-images/ag1___media_library_original_300_223.jpg 300w" width="1042" class="content-img"><figcaption>A Chinese news reporter speaks about how she has used a commemorative Asian Games &ldquo;hard&rdquo; (offline) digital yuan wallet to pay her fare on a bus. (Source: <a href="https://weibo.com/2015135187/Nmsszsos7" rel="nofollow">Ifeng Travel/Weibo</a>)</figcaption></figure>The move follows the PBoC&rsquo;s announcement late last month that overseas cardholders <a href="https://cryptonews.com/news/foreign-travelers-can-now-use-chinas-digital-yuan-app.htm">can now use the bank&rsquo;s app to top up digital yuan accounts when traveling in China</a>.
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China Connects Digital Yuan to Hong Kong’s Fast Payment System

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