# WeChat integrates digital yuan into its payment platform

# WeChat integrates digital yuan into its payment platform

” WeChat integrates digital yuan into its payment platform “ WeChat, China’s leading social networking and payment app, has added the country’s central bank digital currency (CBDC), to its payment services, according to reports in local media. The move aims to help broaden the appeal of the digital yuan. WeChat now supports the fast payment…

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# Pakistan banks agree on blockchain-based KYC system development

# Pakistan banks agree on blockchain-based KYC system development

” Pakistan banks agree on blockchain-based KYC system development “ Pakistan Banks’ Association (PBA) — a group of 31 traditional banks operating in Pakistan — signed off on the development of a blockchain-based platform for Know Your Customer (KYC) initiatives.  On March 2, PBA signed the project contract for developing Pakistan’s first blockchain-based national eKYC…

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# India explores offline functionality of CBDCs: RBI executive director

# India explores offline functionality of CBDCs: RBI executive director

” India explores offline functionality of CBDCs: RBI executive director “ India’s recently launched in-house central bank digital currency (CBDC), the e-rupi, is now being tested for offline functionality, revealed Ajay Kumar Choudhary, Executive Director at the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The RBI — India’s central bank and regulatory body — launched the wholesale segment…

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