Lawson, the Japanese convenience store chain, will begin a JPYC payment pilot at its Tokyo Gateway City store in early August, according to FN News, as cited by ChainCatcher. The trial is being carried out with digital asset wallet provider Hashport and is designed to let shoppers pay with a smartphone wallet. FN News said the test marks Japan’s first experiment linking stablecoin payments to a point-of-sale system. By connecting the payment flow to the POS system, purchase data such as item counts and payment timing can be managed through Lawson’s existing store management system. The company plans to use the pilot to check the stability of the integration and measure the time required for real-world payments before deciding whether to roll out the system more broadly.
Lawson sets JPYC pilot for Tokyo Gateway City store
Lawson will start a JPYC payment pilot at its Tokyo Gateway City store in early August, according to FN News, as cited by ChainCatcher. JPYC is a yen-pegged stablecoin.
The pilot is being conducted with Hashport, a digital asset wallet provider, and is intended to let consumers make payments with a smartphone wallet.
Test links stablecoin payments to a POS system
FN News said this is the first trial in Japan to connect stablecoin payments to a point-of-sale system. With that link in place, purchase data including the number of items bought and payment timing can be integrated into Lawson’s existing store management system.
Lawson said it will use the experiment to verify the stability of the POS integration and the time needed for actual payments before deciding whether to fully introduce the system.
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