Bank of China Uses Digital Yuan for Cross-Border Settlement

The Bank of China’s Shanghai branch has successfully executed its first cross-border settlement using China’s digital currency, the e-CNY, for a gold transaction worth 100 million yuan ($14 million) through the Shanghai Financial Exchange International Board. This significant move underscores the branch’s active role in the pilot tests and application of the digital yuan, having previously utilized it for iron ore imports and collaborating with international banks like France’s BNP Paribas to enhance its global usage. China’s e-CNY is one of the most advanced central bank digital currency (CBDC) initiatives globally, with an initial domestic focus gradually expanding to cross-border trials, including in Hong Kong.