SBI Digital Trust and Korean companies launch Japan–South Korea stablecoin cross-border payment validation
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SBI Digital Trust and NICE Information and Communications, and DSRV will jointly validate a Japan–South Korea stablecoin cross-border transfer and QR-code payment solution.
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SBI Digital Trust advances Japan–South Korea stablecoin cross-border payment validation
BlockBeats news,October 2，SBI Digital Trust Co., Ltd. on October 1 and South Korean payment service provider NICE Information and Communications, South Korean blockchain infrastructure company DSRV signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly validate the commercialization of transfers and payments between Japan and South Korea using stablecoins.
The validation will use QR-code payments at NICE Information and Communications-affiliated merchants when Japanese tourists travel to South Korea as the application scenario, exploring a stablecoin cross-border payment solution. The three parties will focus on validating fund-flow methods, transfer and payment instruction mechanisms, and the connection methods between their systems, with validation expected to be completed by the end of 2026 December.
Specifically,SBI Digital Trust will be responsible for advancing payment-solution design by drawing on its experience in Japan’s regulatory and financial sectors;NICE Information and Communications will provide merchant-network and payment-operations experience; and DSRV will conduct research related to blockchain technology. The three parties said they will assess subsequent commercialization directions based on the results of this validation and continue exploring stablecoin-related application scenarios in line with changes to the regulatory systems of each country.
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Key points
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BlockBeats reported that SBI Digital Trust Co., Ltd. on October 1 entered into a memorandum of understanding with NICE Information and Communications, and DSRV signed a memorandum of understanding.
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The three parties will jointly validate the commercialization of transfers and payments between Japan and South Korea using stablecoins.
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The validation scenario is Japanese tourists traveling to South Korea and using QR-code payments at NICE Information and Communications-affiliated merchants.
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The validation will focus on fund-flow methods, transfer and payment instruction mechanisms, and the connection methods between the parties’ systems.
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The report expects validation to be completed by the end of 2026 December.
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SBI Digital Trust will advance payment-solution design by drawing on its experience in Japan’s regulatory and financial sectors,NICE Information and Communications will provide merchant-network and payment-operations experience, and DSRV will conduct research related to blockchain technology.
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The three parties said they will assess subsequent commercialization directions based on the validation results and continue exploring stablecoin application scenarios in line with changes to the regulatory systems of each country.
AI-assisted interpretation
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The three companies are preparing to test a Japan–South Korea cross-border payment process: after Japanese tourists scan a QR code at an affiliated merchant in South Korea, they complete a transfer or payment through a solution involving stablecoins. The current focus is confirming how funds flow, how payment instructions are transmitted, and how the three parties’ systems connect.
Why it matters to readers
The validation places stablecoin use in the specific scenario of Japanese tourists making QR-code payments at merchants in South Korea, with the validation results serving as a basis for assessing subsequent commercialization directions.
This remains at the joint validation stage and does not mean that the relevant payment service has officially launched. Beginners can follow which stablecoin is used, the validation results, and whether the project is commercialized later.
Risks and unknowns
The evidence is a report relayed by BlockBeats; the full text of an official announcement from the three parties was not provided.
It has not yet been specified which stablecoin will be used for verification.
The specific settlement process, fees, participation scale, and compliance arrangements have not been disclosed.
It cannot be confirmed whether the verification will be completed on schedule, what the results will be, or whether it will enter the commercialization stage.
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Stablecoin
An asset that seeks to track a reference value and is subject to risks including depegging, reserves, and redemption.
