Kbank teams with Ripple on overseas blockchain remittance trial

Kbank partnered with Ripple to test blockchain-based overseas remittances as South Korean companies prepare for new stablecoin and digital asset rules.

South Korean internet-only bank Kbank has signed a strategic partnership with blockchain payments company Ripple to test blockchain-based overseas remittances. 

According to local media outlets like News1, The Korea Herald and Maeil Business, Kbank CEO Choi Woo-hyung and Fiona Murray, Ripple’s Asia-Pacific managing director, signed the agreement at Kbank’s Seoul headquarters. The bank said the partnership will use Ripple’s global network and blockchain infrastructure to test whether overseas remittances can be made faster, cheaper and more transparent.

The companies are already conducting a phased technical verification. The first phase reportedly tested a separate app-based remittance structure, while the second phase is digitally linking customer accounts and internal systems to test remittance stability. It includes onchain transfers to countries such as the United Arab Emirates and Thailand, according to local reports. 

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