Finance Minister Katayama declares "social implementation": Stablecoins will surpass the "speed of remittances" and become the core of trade and securities settlement

On February 27, 2026, at the next-generation finance conference "MoneyX 2026," Minister of Finance and Minister of State for Financial Services Satsuki Katayama reportedly stated in a video message that the government and the Financial Services Agency (FSA) are committed to promoting the "social implementation" of stablecoins and tokenized deposits.

The key point is that, rather than simply "speeding up remittances," she clearly stated that trade finance (linking logistics and customs data with payments) and securities settlement (linking rights transfers on the blockchain with stablecoin payments) will be advanced through a three-pronged set of systems, demonstrations, and structures.

Meanwhile, Japan's system design also covers "issuing entities" and "registration required for intermediation (buying and selling/management)," with a system for electronic payment instruments (so-called stablecoins) launched in June 2023.

Once full-scale social implementation begins, the deciding factors will be KYC/AML, user protection, and limits and design constraints based on the "type of issuer" (bank, trust, or money transfer service provider).