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Korea's payment settlement institute to build AI and digital asset infrastructure

  • —KFTC to build infrastructure for AI agents and tokenized payment rails
  • —KFTC head says shift will affect industry competitiveness and daily finance
  • —Speakers flagged payment stability and financial stability risks
Why it matters: A major national payment operator formally embracing stablecoins and tokenization signals growing institutional adoption in South Korea.
Source: Bloomingbit