HONG KONG -- Hong Kong has become the first city outside mainland China to allow local residents to open digital wallets with e-CNY, or digital yuan, marking another step in the internationalization of China's digital currency.
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Hong Kong is the first place outside mainland China to use digital yuan services. (Photo by Kenji Kawase)
HONG KONG -- Hong Kong has become the first city outside mainland China to allow local residents to open digital wallets with e-CNY, or digital yuan, marking another step in the internationalization of China's digital currency.