{"id":194124,"date":"2023-09-25T13:39:31","date_gmt":"2023-09-25T13:39:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tokenstalk.info\/?p=194124"},"modified":"2023-09-25T13:39:31","modified_gmt":"2023-09-25T13:39:31","slug":"digital-yuan-app-adds-prepaid-mastercard-visa-top-ups-for-tourists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tokenstalk.info\/crypto\/digital-yuan-app-adds-prepaid-mastercard-visa-top-ups-for-tourists\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital Yuan app adds prepaid Mastercard VISA top-ups for tourists"},"content":{"rendered":"
Tourists planning on visiting the People’s Republic of China can now pre-charge Digital Yuan wallets using VISA and Mastercard payment options as the nation continues to update the mobile app powering its CBDC pilot.<\/p>\n
The e-CNY app, which is still in its pilot version, is available to iOS and China-based Google Play Store users. The application serves individual users, allowing them to open digital renminbi wallets to make use of e-CNY. <\/p>\n
As per the latest iOS app update published on Sept. 22, version 1.1.1 includes the support of its top-up service with international card options. <\/p>\n
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According to a number of local Chinese news outlets, the latest version of the e-CNY app coincides with the start of the Asian Games. <\/p>\n
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China had extensively trialed the use of the digital renminbi as a payment option for foreigners visiting the country. According to Yicai, the Beijing Winter Olympics in 2022 marked the beginning of the CBDC pilot being open for tourists as a means to transact with local merchants using e-CNY.<\/p>\n
Inbound tourists are reportedly able to make use of overseas mobile numbers to register and open e-CNY wallets and make use of the recharge wallet feature which now supports VISA and Mastercard payments.<\/p>\n
As Cointelegraph recently reported, China is making moves to ensure that the Digital Yuan is available as a payment option for all retail payment scenarios. This would make the e-CNY a ubiquitous payment method in China between retail users and merchants.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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