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According to CoinDesk, Shinhan Card, a subsidiary of South Korea's Shinhan Financial Group, is collaborating with a subsidiary of Japan's SBI Holdings to explore the payment applications of a yen stablecoin between the two countries. Participants include the cryptocurrency exchange SBI VC Trade and the trade finance blockchain company SBI XDC Network APAC.The collaboration will study scenarios such as card-linked merchant payments for Japanese tourists visiting South Korea, wallet-to-wallet transfers, and cross-border trade settlements, and will include suspicious transaction monitoring and anti-money laundering compliance systems. Shinhan Card serves approximately 20 million cardholders and stated that it will connect this project with Shinhan Financial's broader digital asset strategy, which includes an agreement reached in August with Visa to explore stablecoin issuance, transfers, and card settlements.Currently, the project is still in its early stages, and the parties have not disclosed the types of stablecoins to be tested, nor have they set a timeline for testing or commercial rollout. SBI has previously issued the yen stablecoin JPYSC, launched by SBI Shinsei Trust Bank and introduced in collaboration with Startale Group, which had a circulation of approximately 20.1 billion yen (about 127 million USD) as of September 7. JPYSC is currently only available for use in SBI VC Trade accounts and cannot be transferred to external wallets. Its circulation on the public chain depends on legal and tax clarity and regulatory approval, and the parties have not indicated whether JPYSC will be included in this test.

According to a report by the Korean News Agency, Park Woo-yeol, the chief researcher at Shinhan Financial Investment, stated that the traditional "60% stocks + 40% bonds" strategy has weakened due to the rising correlation between stocks and bonds, and he recommends allocating 8% to alternative assets and 2% to digital assets.His analysis shows that a combination of gold and Bitcoin configured at an 8:2 ratio performs relatively well on a risk-adjusted basis.

According to a report by the Korea Herald, South Korea's Shinhan Financial Group announced that it has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Visa. The two parties will collaborate on digital assets and future financial services.Shinhan Financial plans to utilize Visa's stablecoin platform to verify core functions such as stablecoin issuance, transfer, and redemption, and to jointly design business models in conjunction with South Korea's local financial regulations and market environment. The two sides will also explore the application of stablecoins in financial services such as credit card bill settlements, promote AI-driven new payment models, and expand B2B and B2C payment businesses.

One of South Korea's largest credit card companies, Shinhan Card, announced that it has signed a cooperation agreement with the Solana Foundation to jointly build a stablecoin payment system on the Solana blockchain.As part of the collaboration, Shinhan Card is conducting a high-level proof of concept this year, focusing on simulating real-world payment scenarios between customers and merchants on the Solana testnet. Shinhan Card's Executive Vice President Kim Young-il stated, "Based on Solana, we plan to carefully examine the practical applicability of blockchain technology and actively explore next-generation financial models." One of the core elements of the proof of concept is to verify the security and stability of non-custodial wallets, so that Shinhan Card can deploy this technology on a large scale in the future. Both parties will also explore a "hybrid financial model" that combines the reliability of traditional finance with the efficiency of DeFi. Shinhan Card plans to utilize oracle technology to build its own DeFi service environment, deploying smart contracts while ensuring operational stability. Shinhan Card will assess the outcomes of these projects in conjunction with the evolving regulatory environment in South Korea and the Asia-Pacific region. Notably, South Korean lawmakers are currently drafting the "Basic Law on Digital Assets," which is expected to be finalized within this year. Under the anticipated legislation, several South Korean financial institutions, including KBank, have recently begun collaborating with global blockchain and cryptocurrency companies.

ChainCatcher news, according to Digital Asset, analyst Kang Jeon-hyuk from Shinhan Investment Corp. stated in a report released on August 14 that with the Korean National Policy Planning Committee announcing national policy topics for the next five years on August 13, stocks related to virtual assets are expected to benefit from favorable policies. Kang Jeon-hyuk pointed out that the national policy topic of "Leading the World with an Innovative Economy" is directly related to the stock market, and the 48th topic proposes the construction of a digital asset ecosystem, which will benefit stocks related to virtual assets.

ChainCatcher news, South Korea's IBK Industrial Bank and Shinhan Financial Group have applied for trademarks for the Korean won stablecoin. It is reported that IBK Industrial Bank applied for 10 trademarks such as "IBKKRW", "IBKRW", and "ONEIBK" on the 27th. These trademarks are intended for use in areas such as "stablecoin electronic transfer services" and "blockchain-based digital asset management services." Shinhan Financial Group applied for 21 trademarks related to stablecoins, including "KRWSHB", "SFGKRW", and "SHKRW" on the 26th, with application projects including "cryptocurrency financial trading services" and "cryptocurrency intermediary services."

ChainCatcher news, according to News1, KB Securities, NH Investment & Securities, and Shinhan Investment & Securities announced the signing of a business agreement regarding the overall "establishment of a token-based securities company consortium" to jointly enter the token securities market. The three companies have each developed systems for issuing token securities and have established a blockchain consulting organization, but due to their assessment of limited initial market expansion, they decided to launch a joint project to establish a consulting organization.The three major companies plan to establish a joint infrastructure and validate distributed ledgers, jointly address token securities policies and establish industry standards, and improve securities issuance and distribution services, among other initiatives.

ChainCatcher news, according to Money Today, three major Korean securities firms, Shinhan Investment Corp, KB Securities, and NH Investment & Securities, will sign a business agreement at the end of this month to form a "Securities Token Alliance" and begin building a joint infrastructure.After that, the three securities firms will detail the composition and operational plan of the alliance, reviewing various methods such as establishing joint ventures and multilateral contracts.

ChainCatcher news, Shinhan Bank has collaborated with SCB TechX, the technology innovation business unit of Siam Commercial Bank, and other financial institutions to complete a proof of concept (PoC) pilot for stablecoin remittances based on the open-source proof-of-stake blockchain Hedera. This pilot achieved real-time settlement of Thai Baht, New Taiwan Dollar, and Korean Won, as well as real-time exchange rate integration. Additionally, the PoC is EVM-compatible, meaning that any EVM-based stablecoin issuer can leverage this framework. (Source link)

ChainCatcher news, according to a report by Yonhap Infomax, a financial news department under the Korea Economic Daily, Shinhan Investment Corp. is set to establish a private agreement group related to Security Token Offerings (STO) as early as next week, possibly named the "STO Alliance." This group will include member companies directly or indirectly related to STO business, aiming to coordinate and communicate with authorities.ChainCatcher previously reported that South Korea will allow the issuance of security tokens, with the STO issuance and circulation guidelines expected to be announced earlier this month. (Source link)