Huawei's Mate 40 Phone to Ship With Digital Yuan Wallet

The upcoming Mate 40 line of devices will feature a built-in hardware wallet for China's central bank digital currency.

AccessTimeIconOct 30, 2020 at 10:36 a.m. UTC
Updated May 9, 2023 at 3:12 a.m. UTC
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China's digital yuan looks closer than ever to launch with the news that Huawei will be supporting the central bank digital currency (CBDC) on an upcoming range of phones.

  • Announced on Huawei's Weibo channel Friday, the Mate 40 line of devices will feature a built-in hardware wallet with "hardware-level security, controllable anonymous protection, and dual offline transactions," the tech giant said.
  • It's the latest sign that the CBDC, developed by the People's Bank of China, is likely to be technically ready for launch.
  • In recent weeks, a public trial in the city of Shenzhen saw 10 million digital yuan given away to residents in a kind of lottery.
  • Users could spend any winnings with a smartphone app at thousands of stores already set up with point-of-sale devices that can handle the digital currency.
  • The Mate 40 was announced in October and will be the latest flagship from Huawei, along with the Pro and Pro Plus models, according to TechRadar.
  • A release date is still unclear, but prices are expected to start at just over $1,000.
  • It's also not clear if devices shipped to other regions will sport the CBDC wallet.
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