Multiple universities to distribute salaries via digital RMB starting in 2026

ChainCatcher report, according to Southern Daily, cited by Caixin, several universities have recently issued notices that salaries for current staff members will be disbursed via digital RMB wallets. On October 20, Yangzhou University’s Finance Office announced that, following a preliminary notice from the Provincial Finance Department, starting November 2026, salaries for all current staff members (including those under personnel agency arrangements) will be paid through digital RMB wallets; relevant personnel must open and upgrade their digital RMB wallets by October 23 based on their current salary card details. Nantong University’s Finance Office issued a similar notice, stating that, in accordance with notification from the Provincial Finance Department, starting November 2026, salaries for all full-time staff and personnel agency employees will be disbursed via digital RMB wallets, and relevant personnel must complete the opening and upgrading of their digital RMB wallets by October 30; salaries and performance bonuses will be paid separately onto two different cards, both of which must be opened. The Finance Office of Jiangsu Normal University has also issued a notice stating that, in implementation of the national initiative to advance the pilot program for digital RMB and in accordance with unified directives from higher authorities, the university will steadily promote the disbursement of salaries to current staff via digital RMB wallets.