Six major state-owned banks announced that starting January 1st, interest will be paid on the balance of digital yuan real-name wallets.

[Six Major State-Owned Banks Announce: Digital RMB Real-Name Wallet Balances Will Calculate Interest Starting January 1] According to Mars Finance, on December 31, the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Agricultural Bank of China, China Construction Bank, Bank of China, Postal Savings Bank of China, and Bank of Communications successively issued announcements stating that starting January 1, 2026, the balances of digital RMB real-name wallets opened with the aforementioned banks will accrue interest at the banks' current deposit rate, with the interest calculation and settlement rules being consistent with those for current deposits.