Several Chinese universities move salary payments for staff to digital yuan wallets

Several Chinese universities move salary payments for staff to digital yuan wallets

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2026-10-26 07:46:03
Several universities in China have issued notices saying salaries for on-staff employees will be paid through digital yuan wallets, according to a report by Cailian Press citing Southern Daily. Yangzhou University’s finance office said in a notice dated Oct. 20 that, following a preliminary notice from the provincial finance department, salaries for on-staff employees, including personnel agency staff, will be distributed through digital yuan wallets starting in November 2026. Affected staff were asked to complete wallet opening and upgrades by Oct. 23 based on their current payroll card arrangements. Nantong University said it had received a notice from the provincial finance department and will also begin paying salaries through digital yuan wallets from November 2026, with staff required to complete wallet opening and upgrades by Oct. 30. The university added that salary and performance pay are issued to two separate cards, and both must be opened. Jiangsu Normal University also said it will steadily advance digital yuan salary payments for employees under unified arrangements tied to the national digital yuan pilot program.

Several universities in China have issued notices saying salaries for on-staff employees will be paid through digital yuan wallets, according to Cailian Press, which cited Southern Daily.

Yangzhou University’s finance office said in a notice dated Oct. 20 that, after receiving a preliminary notice from the provincial finance department, the university will begin paying salaries through digital yuan wallets from November 2026. The arrangement applies to on-staff employees, including personnel agency staff. Those affected were asked to complete the opening and upgrade of their digital yuan wallets by Oct. 23, based on the status of their current payroll cards.

Nantong University’s finance office said it had received a notice from the provincial finance department and that, starting in November 2026, salaries for all on-staff employees and personnel agency staff will be paid through digital yuan wallets. Relevant staff must complete wallet opening and upgrades by Oct. 30. The notice also said salary payments and performance pay are issued through two separate cards, and both need to be opened.

Jiangsu Normal University’s finance office also issued a notice saying the school will steadily advance digital yuan salary payments for on-the-job staff, in line with national plans to promote digital yuan pilot programs and under unified arrangements from higher-level authorities.

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