Shinhan, SBI make Japan-Korea tourist spending a test case for yen stablecoins

Cointelegraph21 October 2026, 10:22 UTCSouth Korea

The companies will assess safeguards for travelers and whether stablecoins can speed up trade settlement between South Korea and Japan.

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