A staff demonstrates how to pay with e-CNY at a cafe in Beijing. China’s central bank is hiring a tech director to lead its digital currency initiative. Photo: Simon Song
A staff demonstrates how to pay with e-CNY at a cafe in Beijing. China’s central bank is hiring a tech director to lead its digital currency initiative. Photo: Simon Song
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China digital currency institute to hire tech lead as e-CNY trial expands

  • The digital currency institute under the People’s Bank of China is offering up to 100,000 yuan a month for a technology director
  • The central bank aims to expand the trial of China’s sovereign digital currency to Chongqing, Tianjin, Guangzhou and Guangzhou

Tracy Qu
Tracy Qu in Shanghai

Updated: 8:40pm, 26 Apr, 2022

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A staff demonstrates how to pay with e-CNY at a cafe in Beijing. China’s central bank is hiring a tech director to lead its digital currency initiative. Photo: Simon Song
A staff demonstrates how to pay with e-CNY at a cafe in Beijing. China’s central bank is hiring a tech director to lead its digital currency initiative. Photo: Simon Song
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