South Korea's KB Financial Applies for Stablecoin Credit Card Payment Patent

By: theblockbeats.news|2026/01/14 13:30:14

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BlockBeats News, January 14th: South Korea's largest financial group KB Financial Group's subsidiary, "KB Kookmin Card," has applied for a patent for innovative payment technology, allowing users to make payments with a stablecoin using their existing credit cards. This hybrid payment system links the user's blockchain wallet to the credit card, prioritizing the use of the stablecoin in the wallet for payments and automatically supplementing any insufficient balance with the credit card.

KB Financial Group stated that this technology preserves the existing card payment infrastructure and user experience, while lowering the barrier for digital asset payments, thereby driving stablecoins towards mainstream finance.

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