BlockBeats news, October 2 — SBI Digital Trust Co., Ltd. signed a basic agreement on October 1 with South Korean payment service provider NICE Information & Telecommunication and South Korean blockchain infrastructure company DSRV to conduct joint verification on the commercialization of transfers and payments between Japan and South Korea using stablecoins.The verification will use the scenario of Japanese tourists traveling to South Korea making QR code payments at merchants affiliated with NICE Information & Telecommunication to explore cross-border stablecoin payment solutions. The three parties will focus on verifying fund flow methods, transfer and payment instruction mechanisms, and the connection methods between each party's systems, with verification expected to be completed by the end of December 2026.Among them, SBI Digital Trust will be responsible for advancing payment solution design by combining Japan's regulatory and financial sector experience; NICE Information & Telecommunication will be responsible for providing the merchant network and payment operations experience; DSRV will be responsible for research related to blockchain technology. The three parties stated that they will evaluate the direction of subsequent commercialization based on the results of this verification and, in light of changes in each country's regulatory systems, continue to explore stablecoin-related application scenarios.