The essence of Alipay is digital money

1. digital currency generally refers to bitcoin, Puyin, Leyte, dogcoin and other encrypted digital currencies
the three party payment tools such as digital currency and Alipay and WeChat payment are different. The payment of Alipay and WeChat is a well-known third party payment tool in China. Digital money is also possible in theory, but the market share of digital money in the field of payment is still very low.

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Digital currency is abbreviated as digiccy, which is the abbreviation of "digital currency" in English. It is an alternative currency in the form of electronic currency. Both digital gold coin and cryptocurrency belong to digiccy

digital currency is an unregulated and digital currency, which is usually issued and managed by developers and accepted and used by members of a specific virtual community. The European Banking authority defines the virtual currency as the digital representation of value, not issued by the central bank or the authorities, nor linked to legal tender. But because it is accepted by the public, it can be used as a means of payment, and can also be transferred, stored or traded in electronic form.

Alipay (China) Network Technology Co., Ltd. is the third party payment platform in China. Committed to providing "simple, safe and fast" payment solutions. Since its establishment in 2004, Alipay has always regarded "trust" as the core of procts and services. It has two independent brands: "Alipay" and "Alipay wallet". Since the second quarter of 2014, it has become the largest mobile payment manufacturer in the world

3. Alipay and WeChat are only third well-known domestic payment tools, Alipay has also entered the international payment market.
digital currencies are generally developed based on blockchain technology, such as bitcoin, lightcoin, Puyin and other cryptocurrencies.

4. Alipay is the way of electronic payment. The money used in the transaction is from bank account. That is to say, the money in Alipay actually corresponds to a banknote, and the digital money is money. Jinfu fortune editor thinks that in the actual use experience, digital currency may feel similar to electronic payment, but there is still a big difference between them in essence.

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digital currency compares with Alipay: digital currency is equivalent to RMB with legal compensation. Digital currency is more perfect and convenient01 and the central bank say there is no competition between digital money and Alipay. p> On October 12, digital currency was tried in a district of Shenzhen. It is precisely because of this that digital currency officially came into people's sight. Digital currency has appeared before, but it is not digital RMB, but in other ways

many people speculate whether the arrival of digital money will have an impact on WeChat and Alipay payment. Mu Changchun, director of the digital Monetary Research Institute of the Chinese people's Bank of China, on 25 June, said that there was no competition between digital money and Alipay 10.

but if the transaction amount is relatively large, it needs identity verification , and it is more secure, for every money, the central bank can find out where it is going, know who the other party is , and put an end to some unidentified transactions and some scams