Zhongchao Research Institute

Zhongchao Digital Information Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. (abbreviated as: Zhongchao Digital Technology Company) is a directly affiliated digital technology company of China Banknote Printing and Minting Group Co., Ltd., the legal tender printing enterprise of the country, with a registered capital of RMB 665 million. The company was formerly known as the Zhongchao Credit Card Factory, a national key project initiated by the former State Planning Commission and established in August 1997. In April 2004, it was renamed Zhongchao Credit Card Industry Development Co., Ltd., and in January 2025, it adopted its current name. Relying on the digital development of the banknote printing and minting industry, Zhongchao Digital Technology Company undertakes three major responsibilities: 'information technology research and development, financial technology innovation, and financial shared services.' It is responsible for the informatization construction and operation and maintenance tasks of China Banknote Printing and Minting Group Co., Ltd., the research on the theoretical system and forward-looking technology of financial technology centered on digital RMB, and the important duty of financial shared services for centralized financial accounting. It is committed to promoting the deep integration of new-generation digital information technology with the banknote printing and minting industry chain, and assisting China Banknote Printing and Minting Group Co., Ltd. and the industry in achieving transformation, upgrading, and innovative development. The company's headquarters is located in Beijing, with the Hangzhou Blockchain Technology Research Institute, Beijing Zhongchao Jinke Branch (Research Institute), and Zhongchao Huilian (Chongqing) Technology Co., Ltd. as subsidiaries. Zhongchao Digital Technology Company is a national high-tech enterprise and a Zhongguancun high-tech enterprise, and has obtained important qualifications such as ISO 9001 quality management system certification, ISO 27001 information security management system certification, and CSMM level 3 certification. The company's independently developed products and technologies have obtained nearly 100 patents and over 60 computer software copyrights. As the only specialized company affiliated with China Banknote Printing and Minting Group Co., Ltd. with digital information technology as its main business, it adheres to the fundamental purpose of 'serving China Banknote Printing and Minting Group Co., Ltd.' and continuously improves the intelligence level of RMB production and manufacturing and the digital level of comprehensive currency services; increases product research and development in the field of financial technology, explores technological innovation in financial technology; actively explores effective paths for financial digital transformation based on financial shared services, promotes innovation in sharing models, processes, and technologies, continuously improves sharing efficiency, and expands sharing boundaries. It continues to use forward-looking thinking and apply leading domestic and international technologies to create more advanced products and solutions, build new quality productive forces through digitalization and intelligence, and contribute to the high-quality development of China's banknote printing and minting industry.