Japanese convenience store chain Lawson will run what was described as Japan’s first proof-of-concept trial for stablecoin payments directly at POS checkout counters on Aug. 6 and Aug. 17 at two stores in Tokyo. The test will support three stablecoins — JPYC, USDC and USDT — and process payments through HashPort Wallet and MetaMask. Settlement will be handled by PAYTREE, a multi-code payment gateway provided by Canal Payment Service, with no dedicated payment terminal required. The Aug. 6 trial will take place at the Takanawa Gateway City store using HashPort Wallet and JPYC. The Aug. 17 trial will be held at the Osaki Atrium store using MetaMask together with USDC, USDT and JPYC.
Lawson, one of Japan’s major convenience store chains, will conduct what was described as the country’s first proof-of-concept trial for stablecoin payments made directly at POS checkout counters at two Tokyo stores on Aug. 6 and Aug. 17.
The trial will use three stablecoins: JPYC, USDC and USDT. Payments will be made through HashPort Wallet and MetaMask, while settlement will be processed through PAYTREE, a multi-code payment gateway provided by Canal Payment Service. No dedicated payment terminal will be required.
The Aug. 6 test will be held at the Takanawa Gateway City store and will use HashPort Wallet and JPYC. The Aug. 17 test will take place at the Osaki Atrium store and will use MetaMask along with USDC, USDT and JPYC.
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