WeChat, owned by Tencent Holdings, which is among the most popular payment platforms in China, said that it will start accepting digital yuan payments through its digital wallet, WeChat Pay.
WeChat, which is managed by Tencent Holdings and has more than 1 billion monthly active users, will support the digital yuan with its payment services, WeChat Pay. This move could benefit the popularity of CBDC initiatives that have been slow so far.
With this CBDC integration, WeChat Pay now allows the use of digital yuan for certain things like ordering food from McDonald’s and paying bills.