The People's Bank of China and five other departments: Encourage pilot areas to actively and steadily promote digital renminbi in the field of consumption.

The People's Bank of China and five other departments jointly issued the "Guiding Opinions on Financial Support to Boost and Expand Consumption", which points out the continuous optimization of payment services. It supports financial institutions to focus on key consumption scenarios such as "food, housing, transportation, shopping, entertainment, and healthcare", continuously promote the construction of convenient payment services, effectively enhance the compatibility of various payment methods such as cash, bank cards, mobile payments, and digital RMB, and provide consumers with a more efficient and convenient payment experience. It also aims to continuously improve the aging-friendly payment service level, optimize the acceptance environment for foreign cards in key areas, deepen cooperation between credit card consumption and various scenarios, and effectively meet the payment service needs of elderly people, foreigners residing in China, and other groups. Encouraging pilot areas to actively and steadily promote the use of digital RMB in the consumption field.