Chinese Bank Seals First-ever Cross-border CBDC-powered Precious Metals Deal
The Bank of China has completed the world’s first cross-border CBDC-powered precious metals deal – a gold transaction worth some $14.1 million.
Per the Shanghai Securities News and the China Securities Network, the deal involved the Shanghai Branch of the Bank of China, the same bank’s Hong Kong branch, and the Shanghai Gold Exchange.
The Bank of China is one of the Mainland’s biggest commercial banks. It was among the first banks to join the pilot.
The move comes just days after the Bank of China processed a $3.4 million digital yuan payment for iron ore.
The iron ore deal, the first cross-border commodity deal made using the e-CNY, also involved Hong Kong and mainland Chinese companies.
This year has seen China completely change its tack on the digital yuan’s use in the international arena.
Prior to 2023, the central People’s Bank of China (PBoC) had claimed that its coin was intended for domestic retail use.
But the PBoC and its partner banks have ended the year with a flurry of cross-border activity, including Hong Kong trade deals, as well as developments in Singapore and Taiwan.
The PBoC has also spoken of using the e-CNY to do business with Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) partner nations and Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) members.
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