财联社·2025-12-31 07:59Core Viewpoint - The major Chinese banks, including Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Agricultural Bank of China, Bank of China, China Construction Bank, and Bank of Communications, announced that starting from January 1, 2026, they will pay interest on the balances of digital RMB real-name wallets at the same rate as their demand deposit rates, with interest calculation rules consistent with those for demand deposits [1][3][4][7][10]. Group 1 - Industrial and Commercial Bank of China will apply the demand deposit rate for interest on digital RMB wallet balances starting January 1, 2026 [3]. - Agricultural Bank of China will also implement the same interest payment policy for digital RMB wallets from January 1, 2026 [4][6]. - Bank of China will follow suit, applying the demand deposit rate for digital RMB wallet balances effective January 1, 2026 [7][10]. Group 2 - China Construction Bank will pay interest on digital RMB wallet balances at the demand deposit rate starting January 1, 2026 [10]. - Bank of Communications will apply the demand deposit rate for interest on various types of digital RMB wallets, except for the fourth category personal wallets, which will not earn interest [10].