江苏多所高校通知：2026年11月起工资将通过数字人民币钱包发放

江苏省扬州大学、南通大学等多所高校收到省财政厅通知，自2026年11月起，在职在编人员及人事代理人员的工资将通过数字人民币钱包发放1。此举反映了中国人民银行推进数字人民币从现金定位向存款货币转变的政策实施进展1。

根据各高校财务处发布的通知，相关人员需在规定期限前完成数币钱包开立与升级。扬州大学要求员工于10月23日前完成上述事项1。南通大学明确全校在编人员及人事代理人员需于10月30日前完成钱包开立，且工资、绩效将分两张卡发放1。

作为背景数据，截至2025年11月末，数字人民币累计处理交易34.8亿笔，累计交易金额16.7万亿元1。数字人民币App个人钱包已开立2.3亿个，单位钱包已开立1,884万个1。此外，多边央行数字货币桥（mBridge）累计处理跨境支付业务4,047笔，交易金额折合人民币3,872亿元，其中数字人民币占比约95.3%1。

Multiple universities in Jiangsu Province, including Yangzhou University and Nantong University, have received official notices from the Provincial Department of Finance regarding a significant change in payroll distribution methods. 1 According to these directives, salaries for active staff members will be disbursed through digital RMB wallets beginning in November 2026. 1 This initiative marks a specific application of digital currency in public sector compensation, reflecting the broader policy implementation by the People's Bank of China (PBOC) to transition digital RMB from a cash equivalent to a deposit money instrument. 1

Specific procedural requirements vary slightly between institutions as they prepare for this transition. 1 The finance office at Yangzhou University has notified employees that they must complete the opening and upgrading of their digital currency wallets by October 23. 1 Meanwhile, Nantong University’s financial department stated that salaries for all permanent staff and personnel agents will be paid via digital RMB wallets starting November 2026, with the additional detail that wages and performance bonuses will be distributed across two separate cards. 1 Employees at Nantong University are required to finalize their wallet setup by October 30. 1

The shift aligns with statements from PBOC Governor Pan Gongsheng, who emphasized that the positioning of digital RMB is switching from cash to deposit money. 1 Recent data highlights the growing scale of the digital currency ecosystem; as of the end of November 2025, digital RMB had processed a cumulative total of 3.48 billion transactions amounting to 16.7 trillion yuan. 1 In terms of user base, 230 million personal wallets and 18.84 million corporate wallets have been opened within the digital RMB App. 1 Additionally, the multi-central bank digital currency bridge (mBridge) has facilitated 4,047 cross-border payment transactions worth approximately 387.2 billion yuan, with digital RMB accounting for about 95.3% of this volume. 1