Fiat currency · CNY

Chinese Yuan on U.CASH

The Chinese yuan moves inside two wallets: Alipay and WeChat Pay. A buyer scans or enters an ID and the yuan arrive in seconds. Hong Kong FPS clears yuan alongside HKD for the corridor trade.

Rails settle it at checkout; pegged tokens settle it on-chain. Both live on the same non-custodial U.CASH checkout.

Chinese Yuan at a glance

Code
CNY
Symbol
CN¥
Local rail
Alipay
Pegged tokens
0

Rails that settle CNY

Yuan checkouts can offer Alipay and WeChat Pay for mainland buyers, and FPS in CNY for the Hong Kong corridor. Crypto rails cover the rest.

Alipay

China. Manual rail, no processor account.

WeChat Pay

China. Manual rail, no processor account.

HK FPS

Hong Kong. Manual rail, no processor account.

Pegged tokens on U.CASH

No yuan stablecoin trades on U.CASH today. For on-chain settlement, USDT and USDC are the deepest pairs, convertible at the checkout's FX rate.

No CNY-pegged token trades on U.CASH today. Card rails and the crypto assets cover checkout settlement.

How to accept CNY at checkout

Step 01

Open a checkout

A store, a payment link, or an embedded checkout on U.CASH Pay lists what buyers can pay with. For Chinese Yuan, that includes the Alipay rail.

Step 02

Set your prices in CNY

Your prices stay denominated in Chinese Yuan. The checkout derives the crypto amount live at payment time when a buyer pays with a digital asset, and the CNY figure is what your ledger reconciles against.

Step 03

Get paid

Buyers in the rail's reach settle through Alipay. Each payment arrives with its reference and transaction detail in the record.

Step 04

Settle your way

Hold receipts, convert them on a schedule, or pay out through the rails that reach your bank. Nothing about the currency choice locks the treasury path.

The CNY rails compared

Reach, flow mode, and what each rail asks of the buyer, from the rail registry.

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Alipay · 1 country · Manual flows · Reference per order. U.CASH charges nothing on the Alipay rail. Wallet-level fees, if any, are shown to the buyer inside Alipay be…
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WeChat Pay · 1 country · Manual flows · Reference per order. U.CASH charges nothing on the WeChat Pay rail. Wallet-level fees, if any, surface inside WeChat before the bu…
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HK FPS · 1 country · Manual flows · Reference per order. U.CASH charges nothing on the FPS rail. Hong Kong banks send FPS payments free or near-free. Settlement is se…
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SWIFT · Essentially every banking system · For corridors the local rails do not cover

A practical composition for a Chinese Yuan merchant: the local rail wins domestic transactions on cost and speed, cards cover the buyers who reach for plastic, and cross-border settlement rides conversion or SWIFT depending on the corridor. Offer all of them from one checkout and let each payment find its natural path; the invoice stays in CNY whichever leg carries it.

The on-chain alternative

No CNY-pegged token trades on U.CASH today, so on-chain settlement for Chinese Yuan runs through conversion: the buyer pays a liquid crypto asset and the checkout converts at payment time, with the CNY amount carried as the invoice's denomination. The card rails cover buyers who prefer traditional payment; SWIFT covers the bank-to-bank path between accounts.

Where it settles

Countries served by the Chinese Yuan rails on U.CASH.

China

Chinese Yuan: FAQ

How do I accept yuan payments?
Publish an Alipay ID and a WeChat ID on your U.CASH checkout. Buyers pay from the wallet they already use and quote the payment reference.
Is there a CNY stablecoin?
No regulated yuan token trades on U.CASH. On-chain settlement in dollars (USDT, USDC) is the working alternative.
How do I price CNY when buyers pay crypto?
Price in Chinese Yuan and let the checkout derive: the invoice carries the CNY figure, the buyer's wallet sees the crypto equivalent at live rates, and your ledger reconciles against the CNY denomination. The currency of record never changes.
Can I settle CNY without a local rail?
Yes, two roads: cards through your own processor account for traditional buyers, or conversion settlement where the buyer pays a liquid crypto asset against a CNY-denominated invoice. SWIFT covers bank-to-bank between accounts.
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CNY, rails and chains

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