Lawson to Launch Japan's First POS-Integrated Stablecoin Payment Trial

Lawson will pilot Japan's first POS-integrated stablecoin payment trial in August using JPYC, a regulated yen-pegged stablecoin, at a Tokyo store with barcode scanning at checkout. The test—run by Lawson, HashPort, KDDI and Canal Payment Service—marks the first direct connection between stablecoin rails and retail POS systems in Japan rather than reliance on separate crypto apps.

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