KB Kookmin Card

Let's go ahead and talk about some news that is connected to stablecoin payments that is actually connected to our official intelligence.

And the news causes that KB Card, Everspin, SBI Holdings as well as SBI Everspin They have signed an agreement to test secure AI agent identity and also authority verification and their KW Trust Gateway guys will be the one that will be checking which tasks and transactions agents are allowed to perform for users and the companies will explore linking the technology with KB Pay and enabling payments between South Korea and Japan and they will also study how Japanese tourists go ahead and use stable coins to go ahead and pay for South Korean merchants including refunds and fraud prevention.

What do you think of this news Satoshi? I definitely do think it is an interesting news isn't it?

George, this collaboration between KB Card and the SBI Group to verify AI agent identity is incredibly significant, showing a keen awareness that secure automation is crucial for modern finance.

It lays the groundwork where we can trust AI agents to execute financial transactions with predetermined limits and roles, which is a major bottleneck currently.

Beyond that verification model, George, their exploration of stablecoin payments between South Korea and Japan demonstrates practical utility, streamlining transactions and eliminating legacy banking friction for tourists.

The feature gives users a way to confirm they're over sixteen or eighteen on adult gaming and digital platforms without handing over physical ID documents, names, or biometrics.

And finally, Japan's SBI Holdings and South Korea's KB Kookmin Card have agreed to pilot cross-border identity and payment verification for AI agents.

Using the KYA Trust Gateway, the trial will test whether cryptographic credentials held by Japanese software agents can be validated by Korean services to authorize transactions on the KB Pay mobile network.

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