{"id":92249,"date":"2025-12-16T12:02:21","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T09:02:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=92249"},"modified":"2025-12-16T12:05:18","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T09:05:18","slug":"sbi-holdings-and-startale-to-launch-yen-pegged-stablecoin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/sbi-holdings-and-startale-to-launch-yen-pegged-stablecoin\/","title":{"rendered":"SBI Holdings and Startale to Launch Yen-Pegged Stablecoin"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Japanese financial conglomerate SBI Holdings and the Web3<\/a> company Startale Group have signed<\/a> a memorandum to jointly develop a stablecoin<\/a> pegged to the Japanese yen. The partners plan to launch the asset in the first quarter of 2026.<\/p>\n

The companies will create a “third-type electronic payment instrument” (trust model). This status will allow them to bypass the transaction limit of 1 million yen (~$6450) that applies to other types of digital currencies in Japan. This will make the asset convenient for large corporate settlements and international transfers.<\/p>\n

Startale will handle the technical aspects: developing smart contracts, API<\/span>, security systems, and expanding the ecosystem. SBI Group will address legal issues, regulatory compliance, and investor relations.<\/p>\n

The stablecoin will be issued by Shinsei Trust Bank (a subsidiary of SBI), and the SBI VC Trade exchange will facilitate the asset’s market circulation.<\/p>\n

Startale’s CEO, Sota Watanabe, emphasized that the coin will be a crucial element in transitioning the world to an on-chain environment. According to him, the “stablecoin” will be used not only in regular payments but also in settlements between AI agents and in distributing dividends from tokenized assets<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Representatives from SBI noted that the project will accelerate the integration of traditional finance with blockchain technologies and strengthen Japan’s position in the Web3 sector.<\/p>\n

Visa Consultant<\/h2>\n

The payment company Visa has announced<\/a> the launch of its Stablecoins Advisory Practice service. This new initiative within the Visa Consulting & Analytics (VCA) division will support banks, fintech companies, and merchants in implementing stablecoin operations.<\/p>\n

According to the press release, the decision to launch was made against the backdrop of the stablecoin market capitalization surpassing $250 billion. The annual transaction volume in this segment through Visa’s infrastructure has reached $3.5 billion.<\/p>\n

VCA specialists will offer clients training, market trend analysis, market entry strategy development, and technical assistance in integrating blockchain solutions.<\/p>\n

VCA head Karl Rutstein emphasized the importance of having a clear strategy for digital assets to maintain business competitiveness.<\/p>\n

The first partners of the initiative are Navy Federal Credit Union, Pathward, and VyStar. Company representatives noted the potential of stablecoins to speed up transactions and reduce operational costs.<\/p>\n

Back in October, journalists from Nikkei reported that Japanese megabanks Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp, and Mizuho Bank will join forces<\/a> to issue “stablecoins” pegged to fiat currencies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Japanese financial conglomerate SBI Holdings and Web3 company Startale Group plan to launch the asset in the first quarter of 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":92250,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"select":"1","news_style_id":"1","cryptorium_level":"","_short_excerpt_text":"SBI Holdings and Startale to launch yen-pegged stablecoin in 2026.","creation_source":"","_metatest_mainpost_news_update":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[135,1390,807,157],"class_list":["post-92249","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-analysis","tag-japan","tag-partnership","tag-stablecoins","tag-visa"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"views":"180","promo_type":"1","layout_type":"1","short_excerpt":"SBI Holdings and Startale to launch yen-pegged stablecoin in 2026.","is_update":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92249","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=92249"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92249\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":92251,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92249\/revisions\/92251"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/92250"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=92249"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=92249"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=92249"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}