The first multilateral central bank digital currency bridge cross-border transaction business between Beijing and Macau has been successfully launched.

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12/08/2026
On August 12, according to the official WeChat account of the People's Bank of China Beijing Branch, in July 2026, under the overall guidance of the People's Bank of China Beijing Branch, the Postal Savings Bank of China Beijing Branch successfully implemented the first cross-border transaction business using the central bank digital currency (CBDC) bridge for the Beijing market aimed at the Macao Special Administrative Region. This business relies on the currency bridge to pay a transport card settlement amount to a company in the Macao Special Administrative Region, achieving a new breakthrough in the cross-border application of digital Renminbi in the capital's livelihood scenarios.