China's central bank digital currency comes to the country's largest messaging app WeChat Pay.
China’s central bank digital currency comes to the country’s largest messaging app WeChat Pay.
Alipay – WeChat’s main competitor in China – has also set its focus towards digital yuan settlements. Last year, the firm, run by Alibaba affiliate Ant Group, began trials to explore the possible adoption.
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