<p>Standard Chartered Bank has joined the advanced stages of China’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) pilot trials, making it one of the world’s largest multinational banks to partake in such an initiative.</p><h2 id="header-0">Enabling e-CNY exchange</h2><p>China initiated its CBDC pilot trials over a year ago, with it being much further ahead of other CBDC initiatives internationally in terms of development. It has now expanded its trials to include more lenders, with Standard Chartered China becoming the latest participant.</p><p>This development means that Standard Chartered Bank’s users in the Asian nation will soon have access to the digital version of the Chinese yuan by seamlessly integrating its platform with China’s dedicated CBDC app. According to an <a href="https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/5DGXMboiUOlJlHJUBqTaqw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">announcement</a> by Standard Chartered Bank (China) Ltd. on Monday, the bank will be enabled, through partner firm City Bank Clearing Services Co., to offer its clients the ability to purchase, exchange or redeem e-CNY.</p><p>In its announcement, Standard Chartered China’s President, Zhang Xiaolei, stated:</p><p>“As an international bank rooted in the Chinese market for 165 years, Standard Chartered is optimistic about the development prospects of digital renminbi.”</p><h2 id="header-1">Joining e-CNY testing program</h2><p>The e-CNY pilot testing program in China has been extended to 26 cities and provinces. Standard Chartered’s Chinese subsidiary will involve itself with supply chain financing, trade financing and cross-border merchant payments as part of that pilot program.</p><p>The adoption of CBDCs is anticipated to reduce reliance on physical currency notes while ensuring transparent and tamper-proof transaction histories. China’s CBDC, known as the digital yuan or e-CNY (digital renminbi), has garnered international attention for its progressive approach to digital currency.</p><h2 id="header-2">Broader digital assets sector involvement</h2><p>Standard Chartered’s involvement in China’s CBDC pilot marks a milestone, emphasizing the bank’s commitment to digital innovation. However, the British banking conglomerate has had a broader approach to digital assets beyond this CBDC collaboration. A <a href="https://medium.com/&#64;coinness.gl/standard-chartered-muscling-into-asian-crypto-space-3a26f2c5b03e" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">report</a> by Nikkei Asia last month suggested that the banking group was making a concerted effort to develop its digital assets-related business within the Asian region through its Singapore-based investment arm, SC Ventures.</p><p>Earlier this month, SC Ventures <a href="https://medium.com/&#64;coinness.gl/libeara-gears-up-to-offer-tokenized-singapore-dollar-government-bonds-8e9ca08920e5" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">unveiled</a> Libeara, a platform which plans to offer the first-ever tokenized Singapore dollar government bond fund. Subsidiary companies include digital asset custodian Zodia Custody and institution-first digital asset marketplace Zodia Markets.</p><p>China has been at the forefront of CBDC experimentation, with initiatives like testing offline payment systems integrated with SIM cards. This innovative approach allows users to initiate CBDC payments by simply bringing their phones close to sale terminals. The trials, initially launched in major cities such as Shanghai, Beijing and Shenzhen, have encouraged residents to embrace e-CNY for everyday transactions.</p><p>While China’s advancements in CBDC trials are noteworthy, other nations, including India, Japan and the U.S., are also actively engaged in the advanced phases of CBDC-related research and development. These global efforts seek to diversify financial settlement options, providing individuals with a broader range of choices in the evolving landscape of digital currencies.</p>

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