中国人民银行副行长陆磊：跨境二维码支付互联互通取得重要进展

Core Insights - The 14th "China Payment and Clearing Forum" was held in Beijing, focusing on building a connected payment ecosystem and sharing the future of digital finance [1] - The People's Bank of China (PBOC) is committed to high-quality development of the payment industry, enhancing financial services, and supporting the construction of a strong financial nation [1] Group 1 - The PBOC has successfully constructed new pathways for interconnectivity in rapid payment systems, with the interconnection between mainland China and Hong Kong's rapid payment systems achieved in June this year [2] - Cross-border QR code payment interconnectivity has made significant progress, with the PBOC promoting payment service facilitation for foreign visitors to China, enhancing economic activity through retail payment interconnectivity [2] - As of September 11, the newly launched unified gateway for cross-border QR code payments processed 1.981 million transactions, amounting to 427 million yuan [2] Group 2 - China UnionPay and other clearing companies are actively promoting QR code interconnectivity with countries like Thailand, Vietnam, and Indonesia, aiming to enhance cross-border payment cooperation [2] - The domestic QR code payment interconnectivity is progressing in an orderly manner, with the payment clearing association and market entities collaborating to reduce barriers between different payment networks [2]