Lawson tests yen stablecoin payments at Tokyo store
Lawson will run a limited August pilot that integrates JPYC, a regulated yen-pegged stablecoin, into the point-of-sale system at its Takanawa Gateway City store in Tokyo. HashPort, KDDI and Canal Payment Service are collaborating, with customers in the trial using HashPort Wallet barcodes scanned at the register and JPYC balances updated per transaction. The companies will assess POS integration needs, checkout operations, payment processing time and wallet usability. The test is a technical verification, not a national rollout, and serves as a real-world example of regulated stablecoins entering retail payments.
Lawson will pilot JPYC stablecoin payments at a Tokyo store.
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Japan set clearer rules for stablecoin issuance and JPYC was registered under the Payment Services Act in 2025. Lawson will run a focused pilot in August at one Tokyo store. The companies will evaluate results to decide potential next…
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