South Korea’s KB Financial Completes Stablecoin Pilot for Offline Payments

May 18, 2026 - 14:15
South Korea’s KB Financial Completes Stablecoin Pilot for Offline Payments
KB Financial Group, the parent company of South Korea’s largest bank, KB Kookmin, completed a stablecoin pilot for offline payments and cross-border remittances through the Kaia blockchain. KB tested the lifecycle of a South Korean won-denominated stablecoin, including issuance, merchant settlement and remittances, with Kaia, electronic payments company KG Inicis and fintech firm OpenAsset, local...

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