[Shenzhen PBOC: Nearly 5,000 merchants signed up for prepaid consumption using digital RMB] The Shenzhen branch of the People's Bank of China and the Shenzhen branch of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange revealed at the Q3 2025 press conference held today (October 24) that Shenzhen has actively developed unique application scenarios for digital finance this year: 1. Promoting the digital RMB pilot program, with nearly 30 million digital currency wallets opened in the Shenzhen region, nearly 5,000 merchants signed up in the prepaid consumption sector, and approximately 4.7 billion yuan in prepaid funds managed; 2. Advancing the multilateral central bank digital currency bridge to maintain an "expansion" trend, with cumulative transaction amounts exceeding 10 billion yuan. (People's Financial News)