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【Multiple universities to issue salaries via digital CNY yuan】

According to a report by Nanfang Daily cited by Cailian Press, several universities recently issued notices stating that salaries for their on-staff personnel will be paid through digital CNY yuan wallets. The Finance Office of Yangzhou University October 20 issued a notice stating that, according to a preliminary notice from the Provincial Department of Finance, starting from 2026,November salaries for the university’s on-staff personnel (including personnel agency employees) will be paid through digital CNY yuan wallets, and relevant personnel must, based on the status of their current salary cards, complete the opening and upgrade of their digital yuan wallets by October 23. The Finance Office of Nantong University issued a notice stating that, according to a notice from the Provincial Department of Finance, starting from 2026,November salaries for all regular employees and personnel agency employees will be paid through digital yuan wallets. Relevant personnel must complete the opening and upgrade of their digital yuan wallets by October 30, with salaries and performance pay issued through two separate cards, both of which must be opened. The Finance Office of Jiangsu Normal University also issued a notice stating that, to implement the national deployment for advancing digital CNY yuan pilot programs and in accordance with the unified deployment of the competent authorities, the university will steadily advance the digital CNY yuan salary payment work.