Sony Bank Explores Direct Integration With Yen Stablecoin JPYC

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Sony Bank has signed a memorandum of understanding with JPYC Inc. to explore linking the yen-pegged stablecoin JPYC directly to the bank’s deposit rails. The companies said they will study enabling real-time account transfers, allowing customers to instantly purchase JPYC from their Sony Bank accounts via the JPYC EX platform, eliminating the need for manual bank transfers.

Sony Bank’s Web3-focused subsidiary, BlockBloom, will help design how the bank connection and stablecoin infrastructure would function in practice. The initiative comes as Japan formalizes stablecoin issuance under its revised Payment Services Act, with financial institutions increasingly testing deposit-layer integration rather than limiting stablecoin access to crypto exchanges.

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