China’s e-CNY app adds WeChat Pay as ‘express payment’ option after Alipay, as sovereign digital currency’s adoption remains slow

By Ann Cao

Getting both WeChat Pay and Alipay as express payment options on the e-CNY app shows the People’s Bank of China’s increased effort to spur adoption of the country’s sovereign digital currency.

Source: China’s e-CNY app adds WeChat Pay as ‘express payment’ option after Alipay, as sovereign digital currency’s adoption remains slow