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Asian Banks Expand Blockchain Payment Services
South Korean and Japanese financial institutions are advancing their cross-border and domestic payment capabilities through blockchain platforms and strategic acquisitions. KB Kookmin Bank is launching a service on JPMorgan's Kinexys platform, while SoftBank is acquiring Japan-based payments firms to strengthen its settlements business.
This is a long-running storyline that has developed over 10 days. The homepage highlights its most recent activity, so the outlet count there reflects the latest wave. The totals above cover the full run.
KB Kookmin BankJPMorganSoftBankJapanSouth Korea
2026-08-05
- Marex invests in Digital Prime to expand institutional crypto lending
- Nomura’s Laser Digital backs ZIGChain for onchain private credit push in UAE
- BlackRock brings tokenized money market funds to Europe via JPMorgan
- MiCA list expands with 12 companies in fourth post-deadline update
- AllianzGI to Buy UOB Asset Management to Grow in Southeast Asia
- Bybit’s EU payments arm secures Austrian e-money license
2026-08-04
- Asset Manager 3iQ to Manage Bhutan’s Bitcoin Reserves
- Wells Fargo joins JPMorgan and Citi in the race to tokenize Wall Street’s settlement rails
- BNY to add crypto staking to digital asset custody platform
- BlackRock Tokenizes $311B of European Money Market Funds With JP Morgan's Kinexys
- BlackRock debuts tokenized access to $311 billion of money market funds in Europe