According to the unified¹ regulation of PBC, the following businesses must be handled at banks through the personal settlement account:
-Accepting inward fund transfer from any other person or unit （such as agency salary payment account, accepting remittance² from any other person or unit）;
-Money transfer from any other account under its own name （including its own current saving account and settlement account）;
-Outward account transfer and remittance （money transfer to any other person or unit）;
-Credit card consumption （consumption and online shopping through Peony Money Link Card or "Elite³ Club" account card）;
-Payment of charges （for telephone fee and mobile phone fee）;
-Investment （T-bond, funds, insurance and securities purchase）;
-Loan （the granting and repayment⁴ of various loans including housing loan, auto⁵ loan and unsecured loan）;
-Handling credit card or personal check.

按人民银行统一规定，您在银行办理如下业务时须通过结算账户办理：

　　

－接受他人或单位的资金转入（如代发工资账户、接收他人或单位的汇款）

－给本人名下的其他账户转帐汇款（包括本人的活期储蓄账户和结算账户）

－对外转账/汇款（给他人或单位转账汇款）　　

－刷卡/消费（通过牡丹灵通卡/理财金账户卡刷卡消费或网上购物）
　　

－缴费（缴纳电话费、手机费等）

　　

－投资（购买国债、基金、保险，证券投资等）

－贷款（住房贷款、汽车贷款、信用贷款等多种贷款的发放和偿还）　　

－办理信用卡、个人支票