科技赋能金融开放创新 2025中国国际金融展开幕

Group 1 - The 2025 China International Financial Expo opened in Shanghai with the theme "Open Innovation, Technology Empowerment, Co-creating a New Future for Finance," highlighting the industry's focus on financial technology development [1] - The expo attracted nearly 300 domestic and foreign institutions, covering an exhibition area of over 50,000 square meters, marking the largest scale and widest range in its history [1] - A digital finance development forum was held concurrently, featuring 18 cutting-edge topics, including global financial development and technology innovation, and the digital transformation of regional financial institutions [1] Group 2 - The focus of the opening ceremony was on the Cross-Border Interbank Payment System (CIPS), which signed agreements with six foreign institutions, including Standard Bank and Abu Dhabi First Bank [1] - CIPS announced the global launch of the Renminbi international letter of credit business, with participation from major Chinese banks and foreign banks like Standard Chartered and HSBC [1] - As of May 2025, the CIPS system had 174 direct participants and 1,509 indirect participants, covering over 4,900 legal banking institutions in 187 countries and regions, supporting the digital transformation of cross-border settlement and trade finance for the Renminbi [2]