The PBOC released Q2 2026 payment-system data. As of end-Q2 China had 115.66 bln
bank accounts; 125.0 mln corporate accounts (86.80 mln basic deposit accounts)
and 15.53 bln personal accounts. In Q2 banks processed 2.1684 tln non-cash
transactions worth 1,698.40 tln yuan. Bills activity totaled 26.82 mln
transactions, value 22.22 tln yuan — checks 8.91 mln, 10.32 tln yuan;
commercial-paper actual settlements 17.87 mln, 11.86 tln yuan. Shanghai Bills
Exchange e-commercial draft system recorded 3.84 mln acceptances worth 12.96 tln
yuan and 6.07 mln discounts worth 10.95 tln yuan.
