Lawson, a Japanese convenience store chain, has announced plans to test yen-stablecoin payments at one of its Tokyo stores in August 2026. The proof-of-concept test will be limited to project participants, including employees of the companies involved.
The test is set to take place at Lawson's Takanawa Gateway City store and will examine checkout integration, payment time, and wallet usability. HashPort, a Tokyo-based blockchain company, has signed an agreement with KDDI and Lawson to run the test through a standard Lawson checkout system.
The participant-facing app will be a non-custodial wallet, while Wallet for Biz will provide the store-facing payment functions. The setup is designed to allow the store to accept payments without opening or managing its own wallet.